Classics

Jul 6, 202211 min

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...

Mar 9, 202211 min

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,...

Mar 2, 202211 min

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...

Feb 4, 20228 min

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...

Jan 28, 20227 min

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...