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Rene Russell
Jul 6, 202211 min read
Magical fishtery tour: salted-fish production around the Strait of Gibraltar
If you have a week or so free, how better to spend it than in pursuit of the Roman Empire’s favourite condiment: garum? Studying in the...
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Rene Russell
Mar 8, 202211 min read
The Image of Antinous: The Reimagination of an Icon
Antinous. If you have not heard his name, you might recognise his face. Of all the known portrait sculptures remaining from antiquity,...
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Jem Wickham
Mar 2, 202211 min read
Excavating the Global Village: Classics’ Online Legacy
With 1,000+ likes and 119,300+ followers, there is nothing inherently ominous about the ‘Daily Updates On The Roman Empire’ 2021 memorial...
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Polly Shorrock
Feb 4, 20228 min read
The Death of the Koroplast – Identification and Meanings of a Tanagra Figurine
More than simply being a visual delight, The Lawrence Room’s ‘Greek terracotta figurine of woman (Muse?)’ is an enigma, as its...
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Harry Derbyshire
Jan 28, 20227 min read
10 Lessons from Horace’s Odes to get you through Lent term
The Roman poet Horace (65-8BC) may have lived over 2000 years ago, but lines from his poetry have found a firm home in English idiom. A...
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