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Are You Not Entertained? (We Were.)

Working Classicist of the Year and self-confessed gladiator nerd, Alexandra Sills has been to a splendid exhibition in Colchester...

Eating Rome: The Colosseum Concession Stand

Alexandra Sills returns with more Roman comestibles. Ideal for the next time you're at your local arena...

The Perfect Modern Gladiator is Tom Hanks (Part Two)

Building from Part One, Alexandra Sills explains how the everyman actor, is an ideal everyman gladiator.

Ancient Games: 7 Wonders (2010)

Alex Imrie (@AlexImrie23) guides us through an ancient-world board game which is ideal for those new to board-gaming.

Ancient Games: Commands & Colors: Ancients (2006)

The second in our Ancient Games series. Alex Imrie unfolds the background and gameplay to this Carthaginian epic...

Ancient Games: Elysium (2015)

The Backdrop In the sixth book of Virgil’s Aeneid, the poet recounts Aeneas’ journey to the underworld. During this voyage, the destiny...