Ancient World Magazine

Ancient World Magazine

We publish well-researched and engaging material about the ancient world, created by academically-trained archaeologists and ancient historians who are passionate about the past.

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Romantic love in Homer
Romantic love in Homer

Josho Brouwers

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The death of Seneca
The death of Seneca

Josho Brouwers

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
An artist inspired by Classical mythology

Josho Brouwers

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The movie Troy (2004)
The movie Troy (2004)
Podcast podcast #3

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Epic love story
Epic love story
Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles

Matthew Lloyd

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“Heroic” nudity?
“Heroic” nudity?
Naked men in ancient Greek art

Josho Brouwers

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An Egyptian Game of Thrones?
An Egyptian Game of Thrones?
The Second Intermediate Period

Arianna Sacco

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Aeneas before Virgil
Aeneas before Virgil
Early Greek sources about the Trojan hero

Josho Brouwers

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Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

Matthew Lloyd

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Enhancing the gods
Enhancing the gods
Pheidias and the Siphnian Frieze

Gareth Williams

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The park of Virgil’s tomb
The park of Virgil’s tomb
Monument to a famous Roman poet

Arianna Sacco

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Bending in the grave
Bending in the grave
Killing weapons in the Early Iron Age Aegean

Matthew Lloyd

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