Rampant slaughter! Sexy armour! Tiger maulings! We bust the gladiator myths
Mogens Herman Hansen obituary
June 2024
‘They had no idea it was Caligula’: bronze bust of Roman emperor found after 200 years
A tiny Roman rarity cast near Vesuvius and once owned by the writer and politician Horace Walpole has been discovered by an eagle-eyed curator
March 2024
‘Truth behind the myths’: Amazon warrior women of Greek legend may really have existed
Excavations of bronze age graves have found battle-scarred female archers, says the historian Bettany Hughes
February 2024
Can these 1,800-year-old-wellness tips help you live better?
Newham pupils to be offered classical education
October 2023
Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius
University of Kentucky challenged computer scientists to reveal contents of carbonised papyrus, a ‘potential treasure trove for historians’
September 2023
Books interview
Mary Beard: ‘The last thing I’d want is a world in which we all agreed’
University Guide 2024
Best UK universities for classics & ancient history – league table
August 2023
Colosseum review – a barnstorming spectacle of blood, guts and gladiators
‘Somehow I failed to clock her magnificence’: was the world’s first literary hero a woman?
July 2023
Brief letters
For Boris Johnson, Homer is where the heart is
Brief letters: A naming odyssey | Frankly, Mr Johnson | Bird nest scoop | Vole in a hole | Odes to Northampton
June 2023
Brief letters
Champagne Charlie at the crematorium
Nice to teach you: Brucie can help boost children’s speech, says classics professor
April 2023
Other lives
John Ellis Jones obituary
Other lives: Classical scholar and archaeologist whose studies revolutionised understanding of the rural economy of Greece
March 2023
Contest launched to decipher Herculaneum scrolls using 3D X-ray software
Global research teams who can improve AI and accelerate decoding could win $250,000 in prizes
Greek tragedies like Medea are an ethical nightmare. That’s why we need them
Charlotte Higgins
Ancient classics can reinforce patriarchal lies about women, but they also take us back to the origins of pernicious narratives, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer
Brief letters
For once, Matt Hancock speaks for us all
Brief letters: WhatsApp betrayal | Johnson ploughs on | Marks and Engel | Another use for turnips | What’s in a name
November 2022
Books interview
Philologist Irene Vallejo: ‘Alexander the Great’s library was the first step towards the internet’
The Spanish writer on how Papyrus, her bestselling history of literature in the ancient world, changed her life at a difficult moment, and why it’s a mistake to undervalue books
October 2022
New exhibition to explore mythology of Alexander the Great
British Library showcases two millennia of storytelling inspired by the ancient Macedonian conqueror
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