Below is a complete overview of all the materials published on this website, including articles, podcasts, videos, and interviews.

Aeneas in Vulci
An Etruscan black-figure amphora
One of the most dynamic heroes of the Trojan Cycle is Aeneas, whose depiction can be found throughout Italy before Rome usurped him as a national icon.

The story of Rome’s first rival
A review of a new book on Veii
The early history of Rome is dominated by its rivalry with the Etruscan city of Veii, just up the Tiber. Until now, Anglophone readers had few resources to explore the latter’s story.

Who’s Pallas?
Or: Greek mythology is a mess
The stories of the ancient Greeks are a mess, as this look at (the various people called) Pallas demonstrates. We should embrace the chaos.

Ancients on the fringe
A review of Classics in Extremis
Classics in Extremis (2019), edited by Edmund Richardson, looks to the “margins” to better understand classical receptions.

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
A farewell to arms
All good things must come to an end. I wrap up this series on Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey with a look at the associated books.

A noble bastard and a globalizing world
Few Greek vases have spawned as much discussion as one found in Cerveteri and dating to the seventh century BC.

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
The glory of Athens
We finish up our chores in Phocis, talk to Herodotus at Thermopylae, and then head over to Athens, the greatest city in Greece.

The Spartans at war
Myth vs reality
Were the Spartans really so great in war? What are the roots of their image as invincible super-soldiers? A deep dive into their history and institutions shows that there is some truth, but also a great deal of distortion.

Holding the bridge
The legendary bravery of Horatius Cocles
A well-known legend of early Rome describes Horatius Cocles almost single-handedly defending a bridge against Etruscan aggressors.

Dancing warriors
A plaster cast of a Greek relief
One of the plaster casts currently in the Allard Pierson in Amsterdam is of a relief that depicts a group of warriors engaged in a dance.