Reception of the ancient world

Reception studies focus on how the ancient world has been received since antiquity.

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Old World (2021)

Old World (2021)

A deeply flawed historical strategy game

57 min read

Humankind

Humankind

Amplitude Studios’s new 4X strategy game

22 min read

Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida

A medieval love story

4 min read

Challenging Zeus

Challenging Zeus

The monstrous Typhon

6 min read

Sir Orfeo and Heurodis

Sir Orfeo and Heurodis

A medieval take on the story of Orpheus

13 min read

History as inspiration, part 4

History as inspiration, part 4

Halo and the ancient world

16 min read

Assassin’s Creed: Origins

Assassin’s Creed: Origins

Exploring Ptolemaic Egypt

13 min read

Alexander’s underwater adventure

Alexander’s underwater adventure

A medieval story about Alexander the Great

4 min read

Did Odin come from Troy?

Did Odin come from Troy?

The Anatolian origins of the Norse pantheon

10 min read

And brother, thus begins the tale...

And brother, thus begins the tale...

How Hadestown revitalized Greek mythology

Noemi Arellano-Summer

9 min read

Communities and computers

Communities and computers

Archaeology on the web

Eleanor Q. Neil

11 min read

The forgotten fascist legacy

The forgotten fascist legacy

Benito Mussolini’s role in preserving ancient Roman monuments

Alannah Campbell

6 min read