Ancient

Danny Wood visits Carranque Archaeological Park, near Madrid, recently opened to the public.

Corinne Atkins examines the events in Iraq in the 7th century AD, which precipitated the first and only great division of Islam, the ramifications of which are seen today in Iraq and more widely.

Mary Harlow and Ray Laurence look at what it meant to become a senior citizen in ancient Rome, and how this early model has a bearing on our attitudes towards ageing today.

Museum of London site offering an overview of life in Roman London...

Philip de Souza considers the impact of piracy on Roman economic and political life

Aubrey Burl explains how the myth of the stones transported from south Wales to Salisbury Plain arose and why it is wrong.

Jeri DeBrohun looks at the meanings expressed in the style of clothes and personal adornment adopted by men and women in the ancient world.

Simon Thurley, Director of the Museum of London, describes the discovery at the bottom of his garden that changed his life.

P.G. Maxwell-Stuart examines the impact of early Christianity on notions of magic and definitions of witchcraft.

Paul Cartledge explores the differences between today’s interpretation of the Olympic Games and their significance in the ancient world