This page lists all of the articles that have been published on this website in reverse chronological order, so with the newest material listed first.

To the godfather of Greek art studies
A review
Few scholars can claim to be legendary within their field. However, within the discipline of Greek art studies, Sir John Boardman is most certainly that. This is a review of a Festschrift offered to him for his 90th birthday.

Cold water to a weary soul
Important news about contributions to the website
Thanks to the generous support of our Patreon backers, we will be able to start paying some of our contributors starting on 1 January 2021. We also intend to schedule our podcast more regularly.

Dating the Dark Age, part I
The relative chronology of Early Iron Age Greece
Our understanding of the ancient world depends on its chronology – the order in which events happened and the time elapsed in between them. In this series of articles, Matthew will look at how the chronology of the Early Iron Age or “Dark Age” of Greece has been constructed, and new radiocarbon dates that suggest a radical revision of that chronology.

An equid from Phaistos
A closer look at a terracotta figurine
The Archaeological Museum of Iraklion has a terracotta rhyton of an equid carrying two vessels. Over time, the interpretation and date for this object have changed. Let’s take a closer look.

This is the way
Establishing the direction your network will take
When studying networks, there are fundamental aspects that you need to consider and options that you need to weigh during the first steps of your analysis.

Playing with history
Thoughts on historical strategy games
Following the disappointment of A Total War Saga: Troy, Josho has been playing a number of other historical strategy games, especially Age of Empires II and Rise of Nations.

A Minoan harbour town
The ancient site of Kommos in Crete
On the southern coast of Crete, a little north of Matala, lies Kommos, the site of a Minoan harbour town. While not open to the public, you can get a good sense of the site from behind the fences.

A maze of choices
How do you select which data to analyse?
The first step when conducting network analysis is to select what material to include in your database and how to structure the data. Arianna explains how you would go about creating a database, and how your database impacts the analysis of the evidence.

A Total War Saga: Troy
Thoughts on the game
The newest entry into the Total War series of strategy games is inspired by the Trojan War. While the game looks beautiful, it’s not something that I have enjoyed playing.

Wandering the wine-dark sea
Greek migration and dialects
The ancient Greeks were, like all people, highly mobile, and they founded a large number of settlements beyond the Aegean basin. What are some of the characteristics of Greek migration, and did these settlers bring their dialects and customs with them?