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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Drink, talk, and praise the gods!

Drink, talk, and praise the gods!

Cultural aspects of the Athenian symposium

8 min read

Four Lost Cities

Four Lost Cities

A book by Annalee Newitz

12 min read

Incompetent or scapegoat?

Incompetent or scapegoat?

Publius Quinctilius Varus and the AD 9 “Varus Disaster”

11 min read

Sir Orfeo and Heurodis

Sir Orfeo and Heurodis

A medieval take on the story of Orpheus

13 min read

Exekias and the Aithiopis

Exekias and the Aithiopis

Scenes from a lost epic on two black-figure amphoras

12 min read

Nisus and Euryalus

Nisus and Euryalus

Poetry as philosophy

9 min read

History as inspiration, part 4

History as inspiration, part 4

Halo and the ancient world

16 min read

Atalanta wrestling Peleus

Atalanta wrestling Peleus

A black-figure hydria from the Manchester Museum

5 min read

Assassin’s Creed: Origins

Assassin’s Creed: Origins

Exploring Ptolemaic Egypt

13 min read

Phrasikleia and the boy

Phrasikleia and the boy

Two sixth-century Attic funerary statues

11 min read

An ancient stigma

An ancient stigma

Greek tattoo culture, part 2

7 min read

An ancient stigma

An ancient stigma

Greek tattoo culture, part 1

8 min read