We make two mistakes about the ancient world…– Mary Beard
We make two mistakes about the ancient world. One is to assume they were better than us – that, for instance, the ancient Olympics didn’t
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We make two mistakes about the ancient world. One is to assume they were better than us – that, for instance, the ancient Olympics didn’t
I think you have to realize that most ancient warfare is really kind of hit and run, honestly. You go and you bash down the
One of the downsides of working in antiquity is that you don’t have many female voices, but you certainly have a lot of male terror
Barring some sociopaths, probably, there is nobody who doesn’t care about their appearance.
The history of art is not just the history of artists; it is also the history of the people who viewed art. And that wider
Classics isn’t about the ancient world. It’s partly about the ancient world, but it’s about our conversation. It’s how we try to talk to antiquity.
All religions throughout history have been concerned about – and have sometimes fought over – what it means to represent God, and they have found
There is no argument that I won’t take seriously.
People who exploit others come to spend an enormous amount of energy wondering about and justifying that exploitation.
My mother took me to the British Museum aged five. I had thought people from the past weren’t as good as we were, and then
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