The traditional story of the foundation of Falerii Novi is a dramatic one. This town lies in the Tiber valley, about 44km…
Richard Hodges reports from Florence where changes to the entrance of the Uffizi have caused a stir…
A tour of the archaeology of the UAE, with a focus on the sites of Marawah, Buhais, Hili and Muweilah…
After 30 long years in negotiation with the authorities, the photographer Reza was finally granted permission to visit and photograph inside a…
And now for the reviewers ultimate challenge: how to review a book written in two languages, neither of which the reviewer understands.…
In 1204, the Venetians, leading the Fourth Crusade, decided to postpone their attack on the infidel, and turned aside to sack the…
Many believe that Rome was glorious, and that Rome brought civilisation – law, architecture, literature, a better lifestyle – into the Barbarian…
The Jomon must be one of the most perverse cultures in the world: it does not fit into any of the usual…
This book is beautiful. Indeed, author Benoy Behl describes his work as a ‘labour of love’. With over 200 illustrations, 189 of…
A s the recent elections have shown, there are few items more controversial than the war in Iraq. Do we see it…
Beatrice has recently celebrated her 90th birthday, and here she recalls her far flung life in the field in Pakistan, Iran and…
The revelation of three First World War victims at Serre, resting place of Wilson Owen…
Deep in the heart of Transylvania, at the long dead colonia of Apulum, the archaeologists have been uncovering a shrine to the…