Harrison Voss takes a look at the intrigue surrounding the rise of Basil I, and his swift replacement by Basilikinos.

A proper Christmas classic features a rather lovely Classical sub-plot. Pour yourself a mulled wine, snaffle a mince-pie and let Isabel Hood tell you a festive tale…

Did they really launch ships in the Colosseum? Did they really wear fancy breastplates?

Alexandra Sills, checks how accurately Ridley Scott’s film presents the life of a gladiator.

A victim of a man driven by a heroic code, or a woman of strength brought low by something altogether darker? Arianna J. Baggett has thoughts...

More than just a goddess of Spring and flowers, it seems Flora was a powerful deity for Rome’s working class, who could bring the city to a standstill…

Hand-wringing liberal commentators would be joined by the likes of Tacitus were he still alive, argues Sahal Abdi.