A Lifetime Exploring the Achaemenid Empire
A tribute to a lifelong scholar, this blog explores the travels and research behind Coinages in the Achaemenid Empire.
5 things you never knew about Gregory of Tours
Discover 5 surprising facts about Gregory of Tours, from fishing and stargazing to fear, faith, and confronting kings in the late sixth century.
Diversity and the Physical Reality of the Late Roman World
A new series rethinks the late Roman world, exploring its diversity, transformations, and wide-reaching historical significance.
Who needs advice? Self-help literature’s suprisingly ancient Byzantine heritage
Margaret Mullett investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.
Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World: Q&A with the author
by Maijastina Kahlos Tell us a bit about Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World My book examines how Roman identity was redefined during two major transformations of Late Antiquity: the Christianisation of imperial power and the…
Who were Roman freedwomen? Reconstructing their lives through inscriptions
Explore the lives of Roman freedwomen through inscriptions, family networks and daily experiences, revealing the overlooked stories of women once enslaved in ancient Rome.
Alexander the Great and Persian Kingship
Stephen Harrison explores how Alexander the Great inherited and adapted Persian imperial traditions.
Towards a Promethean European Cosmo-politeia
Michail Theodosiadis explores what the European Union can learn from the transcendent values of the Byzantine Empire.
The use and abuse of antiquity for life
Ryan J. Johnson examines the journey that brought him and his co-editors to Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Practice.