The British prime minister is fond of a common form of political rhetoric especially loved by the Romans: the promise of a ‘new age’.
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Ancient frescoes suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.
The Babylonians’ calendar was passed down from civilization to civilization.
Although the universe of “Game of Thrones” evokes the medieval era, several key figures in the series are directly inspired by characters from Roman antiquity.
Writing has only been a part of the human story for the last 5,000 years. In comparison, humans began to communicate using speech some 50,000 years ago.
DNA found in chewing gum from 10,000 years ago is helping scientists learn about prehistoric humans.
Members of the European Research Group are right to compare themselves to ancient Spartan warriors. Behind their combative stance, they seem to have no plan for when the Brexit war is over.
The first mummy was wrapped up about 7,000 years ago, and it was from South America.
From the amphitheatre at Arles to London’s Wembley, stadiums can be adapted to serve their cities.
From about age seven, Spartan children learned to fight and practise obeying orders. They also staged pretend battles. Boys and girls were trained separately.
The Otobo remains an ancient symbol of democracy; it almost certainly helped to shape Nigeria’s modern democracy in some ways.
Ancient quarry workers left messages carved on walls like a 4,500-year-old form of social media.
Tapping into ancient knowledge can help us feel connected to our ancestors – but that doesn’t mean we should take their advice.
Anything is possible in the world of computers games – except women who fight, apparently.
Without the scientific knowledge we have today, ancient cultures turned to myths and legends to understand celestial objects.
Sex was central to life in ancient Mesopotamia. And the authors of Sumerian love poetry, depicting the exploits of divine couples, showed a wealth of practical knowledge about the stages of female sexual arousal.
Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and priestly duty schedule.
We think of the Druids as being embedded in British culture from the mists of ancient times. But what we think we know about Druids is of surprisingly modern provenance.
Journeys to the Underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
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Our new podcast, Essays On Air, features the most beautiful writing from Australian researchers. Today, classics expert Paul Salmond explores how modern cinema directors borrow from Greek legends.
Until this discovery, theropod dinosaurs were thought to be considerably smaller, at three to five metres in body length, during the Early Jurassic.
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Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University
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Honorary Research Associate, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Archaeology and Classical Studies, Adelaide University ; School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professor in Archaeology, University of Bristol
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Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University
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PhD Candidate in Classics and Archaeology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Classics and Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Greek History, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Roman Archaeology and Art, Royal Holloway, University of London