With thanks to Dr Edith Lister In the late 1990s, building work in the heart of Rome brought to light some fascinating ancient ruins. Known
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A visit to Pella and Vergina
By Alan Brown In August 2019, while on holiday in northern Greece, my wife and I took a day trip to the two archaeological sites
The trial of Calpurnius Piso
By Alan Brown and Dr Edith Lister This year marks the 2000th anniversary of one of the great political scandals in ancient Rome. Germanicus Julius
The Roman mass poisoning of 331 BC
Contributed by Dr Edith Lister According to the historian of ancient Rome, Titus Livius Patavinus (‘Livy’), a sensational trial took place in 331 BC which
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