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...
top of page
zine
Search
Alexandra Sills
- Aug 13
- 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...
133 views0 comments
Miri Teixeira
- Jul 5
- 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...
253 views0 comments
Emily Small
- Apr 14
- 8 min
The Course Choice Rubicon
Emily Small's short story shows the difficult process of choosing school subjects, based on an unusual visitation...
130 views0 comments
Dries Cuykx
- Apr 7
- 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...
57 views0 comments
Alexandra Sills
- Mar 24
- 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.
151 views0 comments
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...
156 views0 comments
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.
114 views0 comments
Alexandra Sills
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
Eating Rome: Apicius’ Alexandrian Pumpkins
In the near-future you may have a few pumpkins around the house. Fortunately, Alexandra Sills has come up with something ancient, delicious
1,055 views0 comments
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.
207 views1 comment
Working Classicist Admin
- Aug 5, 2022
- 6 min
Nobody’s Business but the Gauls? – Total War, the Iron Age and Popular Media
The excellent Ralph Moore takes a look at attempts to make the presentation of "barbarians" a bit better in the Total War: Rome games...
554 views0 comments
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".
424 views0 comments
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...
225 views0 comments
Alexandra Sills
- Jun 10, 2022
- 2 min
Eating Rome
Alexandra Sills introduces a new and delicious series of ancient recipes. Stuff your napkin into your collar and tuck in!
449 views0 comments
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...
493 views0 comments
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.
469 views0 comments
Working Classicist Admin
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
Barbarian Voices and Ventriloquisms
Ralph Moore has a look at Rome: Total War and the portrayal of historical prejudice and othering in popular media .
185 views0 comments
Cora Beth Fraser
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Taking a Name
A familiar tombstone to Classicists has particular resonance to @drcorabeth
713 views0 comments
Andy Roberts
- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
Power to the Plebs!
Teacher @EduAndyR gives his pupils some examples of popular protest in ancient Rome.
330 views0 comments
Alexandra Sills
- Sep 10, 2021
- 7 min
Thumbs up?
A nuanced look at our perception of Gladiators.
1,364 views0 comments
bottom of page