The Computer in the Aegean
The Antikythera Mechanism is ingenious, intricate and highly sophisticated. But what is it?
Ancient Greece
No Army? No Problem
Defending the Home Front in Ancient Greece.
Plato to NATO
The spread of Hellenic ideas from Greece to the world.
Salamis: the Battle that Made History
The victory of the Greeks over Persia in 480 BC was more than just a landmark in naval warfare. It shaped the way the past is understood.
Fallen Idols
In the ancient world, statues were not symbols of virtue and could take revenge on those who attacked them.
The Discovery of Sparta
Warriors in red cloaks battling against the odds at Thermopylae is the image usually associated with Sparta. But a richer and more contentious tale lies in the ancient city’s stones.
Thebes: The Forgotten City
The city of Thebes was central to the ancient Greeks’ achievements in politics and culture. For many centuries it has been largely – and often deliberately – forgotten.
Theft is Property
Antiquities were high stakes and high profit in 16th-century Rome, and no one was above breaking the law for loot.
The Temple of Artemis Burns
On 21 July 356 BC, the day Alexander the Great was said to have been born, the temple burned to the ground.
Inside the Ancient Bull Cult
King Minos and the Minotaur remain shrouded in mystery and mythology, yet evidence of a Bronze Age ‘Bull Cult’ at the Minoan palaces abounds. Were bulls merely for entertainment or did they have a deeper significance?