Articles on the ancient world

This page lists all of the articles that have been published on this website in reverse chronological order.

Displaying items 157 to 168 of 389

Aeneas in Vulci

Aeneas in Vulci

An Etruscan black-figure amphora

4 min read

Who’s Pallas?

Who’s Pallas?

Or: Greek mythology is a mess

5 min read

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

A farewell to arms

9 min read

A noble bastard and a globalizing world

A noble bastard and a globalizing world

6 min read

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

The glory of Athens

13 min read

The Spartans at war

The Spartans at war

Myth vs reality

Roel Konijnendijk

20 min read

Holding the bridge

Holding the bridge

The legendary bravery of Horatius Cocles

7 min read

Dancing warriors

Dancing warriors

A plaster cast of a Greek relief

2 min read

Ramesses III

Ramesses III

Last defender of the New Kingdom

17 min read

A lion attacking a leopard

A lion attacking a leopard

A mosaic from Pompeii

3 min read

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Consulting the Oracle in Delphi

13 min read

Why do we write book reviews?

Why do we write book reviews?

4 min read