Ancient Rome
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
They, Claudius
It is folly to project modish contemporary norms backwards
The layers of ancient Rome
Emperors existed at the intersection of many seeming incompatibilities
Populists: doing us all a favour
Don’t sneer at those who challenge the vested interests of the elite
Warfare in the classical world
Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the nature of warfare in Ancient Greece and Rome
Nero: zero or hero?
Despite everything we thought we knew, Nero may just possibly be regarded as a half-decent emperor
Et tu? The grim fate of the usual suspects
Peter Stothard’s depiction of the demise of Caesar emphasises the humanity of the emperor’s killer
Fake news, Roman edition
Twisted tales are as old as time
Dress code
How did Starmer not know how it would look? (The donation, not the clothes)
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
International Society for Libdem Consciousness
It’s a cult, but at least it’s one of the cheerful ones
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
How the West fell out of love with mass migration
Restrictionist opinion is breaking through the establishment cordon sanitaire
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Against autumn
Throw away your Pumpkin Spice Lattes
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
