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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.

Egypt’s nightworld
An interview with Dr Kasia Szpakowska
Learn more about the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians in this interview with Kasia Szpakowska of the Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project.

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”.

Mercenaries in the ancient world
Experts Stephanie Craven and Hannah Ringheim join regular team members Joshua Hall and Josho Brouwers to talk about mercenaries.

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).