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.

Talos, the bronze guardian
An Attic red-figure vase of the early fourth century BC depicts the death of Talos, the bronze guardian of the island of Crete.

The Phaistos Disc
The earliest “printed” text
One of the most curious finds from the Minoan palace at Phaistos is a small, clay disc featuring a stamped text on both sides.

The palace at Phaistos
Controlling the Messara Plain
At Phaistos, near Crete’s southern coast, on a hill overlooking the Messara Plain, are the impressive remains of a large Minoan palace.

War’s effect on society
A fragment of Ennius
War drives society to the limits of civility. This is beautifully illustrated in a surviving fragment of the Annals of Ennius.

Jumping the bull
The bull-leaping fresco from Knossos
We take a closer look at the bull-leaping fresco from Knossos (now in Iraklion), one of many depictions of ancient Minoan bull-sports.

Horns of Consecration
A closer look at a Minoan symbol
When he excavated Knossos, Arthur Evans happened across artefacts that he believed were stylized horns of a sacred bull. Was he correct?

Home of the Minotaur
The palace at Knossos
The second most popular archaeological site in Greece, Knossos features impressive remains of a Bronze-Age Minoan “palace”.

The island of Minos
Crete in the Bronze Age
Crete is the largest island in the Aegean Sea and dotted with archaeological sites, including many that date back to the Bronze Age.

The Villa Jovis
Tiberius’ villa on Capri
Located at the edge of a tall cliff on the island of Capri is the large villa once owned by the reclusive Roman emperor Tiberius (r. AD 14-37).

Home of the Sibyl
The Greek colony of Cumae
About 18 kilometres west from Naples is the archaeological site of Cuma, which in antiquity was the home of the Cumaean sibyl (oracle).