I have just finished this excellent book and excited that it does seem to be part of the jigsaw I am putting together. A little bit of background. I love Greek tragedy. It has been the window I hav…

A look at Curtis Dozier’s detailed critique of the weaponisation of Classics by the far-right. Essential reading? Could be…

The triennial Cambridge Greek Play returns to The Arts Theatre Cambridge

It was the best of times, it was the…. no, it was the best of times. We had thought of a quick trip to Rome to celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary but, as it coincided with Easter Sunday, it…

It is not for Dionysus to force women to be chaste, but chastity [in all circumstances and at all times] depends on their nature. You must look at all the facts. The chaste woman will not be corrup…

Thoughts of an old, Classical Studies fan

Thoughts of an old, Classical Studies fan

David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a "virtually untouched" secret location in north Wales.

You may have noticed that I haven’t been around much this year. I used to post on this blog every week, but now I post very rarely. I used to be on all sorts of Classics-related committees, but ear…

Some museums can be just like the last one, blending into one another, buildings with rooms of artifacts in display cabinets too close to each other, surrounded by people so it is difficult to get a good view - but not this one. It might not be the biggest but is one of the best, the Corfu Archaeological Museum in Corfu Town.

I love everything about Greek drama, what it tells us about concerns, questions and tensions in ancient times and how, through reception, it can be relevant throughout the ages to modern times. I a…

Sophocles’ tragic play Ajax was performed in Athens probably in 442 or 441 BCE. Tragedy was invariably, apart from Aeschylus’ Persians, set in ancient and mythical times so distancing the audience …

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once used the plants to experiment with new scents

A family wedding meant that it was a trip back to one of our favourite counties – Albania. As opposed to last year’s trip we stayed more to the north and decided to have a few days next to the beac…

A Carnival of Classics is a celebration of all things classical studies.  It’s a poem for anyone unfamiliar with the discipline, anyone like 16 year-old me who saw classics on a course option for...

It's All Greek (and Latin) To Me · Episode

The slim-fit uniform of grindset entrepreneurs and right wing podcasters can be traced back decades.

Modern day Chester, has its roots in Roman Britain with the establishment of the legionary camp Deva Victrix.. Plan of the fort from the Grosvenor Museum View from the Eastgate Arch Founded in 79 C…

Bad poetry, bad behaviour and a bizarre use for heated walnut shells. In this episode I pick and and finish with Dionysius I of Syracuse. It's quite a rollercoaster with a dramatic finish. Episode not...

Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.

Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.