Chicago is a very European city. With the wind whipping up Lake Michigan, it feels like Geneva on an autumnal day until…
We have all heard of Hannibal. The general who crossed the Alps with his elephants and nearly brought Rome to its knees…
This work is the opening salvo from a new flagship project aimed at re-defining the concept and identity of Europe’s prehistoric Celts.…
Most people think the Gutenberg Bible, printed in Latin in Germany c.1455, is the world’s earliest printed book. It is certainly the…
This is one of the most delectable anti-archaeology books I have read for a long time. The author is the Emeritus Professor…
How did a slab of black granite become the key to deciphering hieroglyphs…
Ancient Egyptians believed death was survivable. Far from resting in peace, their demise catapulted them into a disorientating netherworld roamed by gods…
Rome is an iconic city. From Grand Tour etchings to nocturnal portraits of the cityscape, Rome’s monuments have become familiar images. Yet…
Should you be caught in a heavy rain storm in modern Ercolano, you will understand why the local residents talk about ‘lava’…
The story of the rise of Rome is best studied not in the city itself, but in the area surrounding it. It…
Rome had a problem. The Tiber River is too shallow for maritime craft. So Roman vessels plying the Mediterranean routes had to…
Freezing on Kodiak My travels sometimes take me to relatively exotic places, like a recent brief stay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, which…