Peter Wiseman
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Peter Wiseman offers some intriguing thoughts on the world of the emperor Domitian - its traumas and terrors - to mark the 1900th anniversary of his assassination.
Published August 31 1996
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A reflection on the life of one of the most colourful Habsburg rulers the 'Last Knight', Maximilian. Published August 31 1996
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Peter Wiseman reconstructs the splendour and intrigue of Imperial Rome
Published July 31 1991
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Is there a direct link between Julius Caesar, the Rome of the 1st century BC and a medieval world map in Hereford Cathedral? Peter Wiseman investigates the origins and purpose of one of the Age of Chivalry's exhibits. Published November 1 1987
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