‘They Make a Desert….’: Tacitus, Palestine and the Logic of Liberal Colonialism
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A timely piece about perceptions of invasion, occupation and dehumanising language.
Alexandra Sills
- Apr 3
- 12 min
So You Want to Be a Roman Charioteer…
Alexandra Sills offers you a practical guide to working in the chariot-racing industry.
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Abigail Graham
- Jan 25
- 10 min
The Die is Cast…or is it?
ABigail Graham has a look at some enigmatic dodecahedra, and suggests some fascinating uses...
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Daniel Galef
- Nov 5, 2023
- 4 min
Imaginary Sonnets
Daniel Galef presents three Classically-themed sonnets.
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Micheal O'Crualoaich
- Sep 9, 2023
- 4 min
How the Plebs Punched Upwards
Ancient Roman society was incredibly class conscious, necessarily in fact, for the state to govern. The Censor, a political officer of...
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Alexandra Sills
- Aug 13, 2023
- 6 min
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...
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Alexandra Sills
- Jul 14, 2023
- 6 min
Eating Rome: The Colosseum Concession Stand
Alexandra Sills returns with more Roman comestibles. Ideal for the next time you're at your local arena...
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Miri Teixeira
- Jul 5, 2023
- 3 min
The best Classics PC games on the Steam Summer Sale
Our own Miri Teixeira has been skimming the Steam sale and has selected some cut-price bangers for you...
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Emily Small
- Apr 14, 2023
- 8 min
The Course Choice Rubicon
Emily Small's short story shows the difficult process of choosing school subjects, based on an unusual visitation...
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Dries Cuykx
- Apr 7, 2023
- 5 min
Pharsalae, on the necessity of Caesar's dictatorship
Dries Cuykx speculates a letter from Aulus Hirtius to the Roman Senate in 48BCE, suggesting dictatorship is the only way forward...
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Working Classicist Admin
- Mar 25, 2023
- 5 min
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.
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Alexandra Sills
- Mar 24, 2023
- 7 min
The Perfect Modern Gladiator is Tom Hanks (Part One)
Alexandra Sills looks at where the tradition of gladiator combat came from, and what it came to mean.
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Sascha Engel
- Mar 17, 2023
- 4 min
Eco-Worriers?
Sascha Engel has a look at some ancient books about botany and the health of the planet.
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Alexandra Sills
- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
Eating Rome: Apicius' Festive Pickle
Alexandra Sills (Twitter:
@BelovedOfOizys) returns, just in time for all those festive leftovers...
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Zac Murphy
- Dec 9, 2022
- 5 min
Rome’s Totalitarian Father
Zac Murphy has a look at an emperor's attempts to form the morality of a nation.
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Mike Delayo
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Ciceros of Civilization
Mike Delayo takes us through the iterations of Cicero as he is presented in the popular Civilization video game.
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Alexandra Sills
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Eating Rome: Moretum
Alexandra Sills takes Virgil's tale of culinary catastrophe, combines it with an offer at Lidl, and produces "something approaching divine".
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Alexandra Sills
- Jun 17, 2022
- 2 min
Eating Rome: Apicius’ Sauce for Lobster Tails
The latest in Alexandra Sills' exploration of Roman cuisine is the sauce your fish and chips has been waiting for...
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Alexandra Sills
- Jun 10, 2022
- 4 min
Eating Rome: Hypotrimma
In the first of her Eating Rome series, Alexandra Sills takes you through a rather moreish dip...
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Jackson Dugan
- Jun 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Key to Unlocking Classical Architecture: The De Architectura of Vitruvius
Jackson Dugan shines a light on t he debt we have to Vitruvius's cornerstone work on architecture.
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