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

Daniel Woon

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Four Lost Cities
Four Lost Cities
A book by Annalee Newitz

Matthew Lloyd

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Incompetent or scapegoat?
Incompetent or scapegoat?
Publius Quinctilius Varus and the AD 9 “Varus Disaster”

Jo Ball

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Sir Orfeo and Heurodis
Sir Orfeo and Heurodis
A medieval take on the story of Orpheus

Josho Brouwers

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Exekias and the Aithiopis
Exekias and the Aithiopis
Scenes from a lost epic on two black-figure amphoras

Matthew Lloyd

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Nisus and Euryalus
Nisus and Euryalus
Poetry as philosophy

Harrison Voss

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History as inspiration, part 4
History as inspiration, part 4
Halo and the ancient world

Josho Brouwers

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Atalanta wrestling Peleus
Atalanta wrestling Peleus
A black-figure hydria from the Manchester Museum

Owen Rees

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Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Exploring Ptolemaic Egypt

Josho Brouwers

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Phrasikleia and the boy
Phrasikleia and the boy
Two sixth-century Attic funerary statues

Matthew Lloyd

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An ancient stigma
An ancient stigma
Greek tattoo culture, part 2

Owen Rees

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An ancient stigma
An ancient stigma
Greek tattoo culture, part 1

Owen Rees

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