At some point in the last few decades BC, Roman legionaries paused on the banks of the Mera River, to the north…
Fifty years ago, in June 1968, archaeologist Mario Napoli uncovered a beautifully painted tomb in a small necropolis just south of Paestum,…
What is it? This is a Roman stone sundial, a timekeeping device that had become quite common in the Roman world from…
Around 8,000 life-size terracotta warriors and horses were created in battle formation to protect the burial place of China’s first emperor. But…
Before September, the people in this picture had never picked up a chisel. Now, only a few months into World Monument Fund’s…
Richard Hodges traces different journeys in the 8th century AD Berlin seems an unlikely place to discuss the 8th century AD in…
Caitlin McCall explores Roman remains in the land of Dido, Hannibal, and Caesar. Tunisia, with its glorious sandy beaches wedged between Algeria…
David J Breeze visits Aquincum in Hungary to celebrate its connection to a famous emperor. The 1,900th anniversary of Hadrian’s accession as…
Stretching down from France between the sea and the mountains, the Italian region of Liguria is home to a wide variety of…
Why was a victory monument erected 20km from Rome? David J Breeze explores the extraordinary circumstances that led to an unsung triumphal…
We travel down the spectacular long and winding Siq that leads to Petra. There, the Nabataeans founded one of the most beautiful,…
Searching for Samnites in the ‘Region of Little Cities’ Surprisingly few people have heard of Molise. Yet this is one of…
Richard Hodges tours the island’s Greek temples. Sicily in February. Cheating winter with the smell of new grass and the first flowers…