Ancient History
Thistles by Ted Hughes
Came across this highly evocative reflection on the archaeological secrets hidden under fields, in a sublime little book from Eland, The Ruins of Time (in
16th March 2013
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19th Century
Pursuing Byron at The Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion
It has been a schoolboy dream to visit this place (yeah, I know; I was, and am still, a bit of a classics geek): the
21st November 2012
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Ancient History
Breathing life into the dry bones of ancient Corinth: Witherington’s Week in the Life
It seems that everyone’s joined in the cross-over craze. Rock stars are writing ballets and operas, chick-lit writers are getting elected to Parliament, and now
2nd July 2012
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Ancient History
A journey from Perga to the Lycus Valley
I had one day to sightsee in Turkey last week which was fabulous. I even came back a bit sunburnt (much to the chagrin of
2nd May 2012
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Ancient History
From Attalia, Paul sailed back to Antioch…
It is a privilege to spend time with friends in Antalya – right on the south Mediterranean coast of Turkey. (Incidentally, and quite interestingly, in Turkish,
24th April 2012
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21st Century
Perfect potboiler plots? Rely on centuries-old Ecclesiastical Conspiracies
So… you want to write a runaway bestseller in 2012? Hoping to fill the cabin luggage of air-travellers the world over? Well, here is just
10th January 2012
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Ancient History
Corinthian Caption Competition: the Crunchie Winners
So at last, the time has come. The time for the announcement of the prizes. The Virtual Crunchie can be printed off and enjoyed at
23rd November 2011
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Ancient History
Friday Fun 16: Corinthian Caption Competition
Am in Greece this weekend for the launch of Langham Greece. It’s gone really well so far – lots of great discussion. Around 35 attending
19th November 2011
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Ancient History
Jerusalem – the city with its very own book.
I really don’t think this book lives up to its hype, but I did work my way through roughly 3/4 of Simon Sebag-Montefiore’s epic Jerusalem,
5th October 2011
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Ancient History
Want to know what a triumph is?
It’s a word that gets used very lightly these days. It might besaid that Djokovic triumphed over Nadal on Sunday at Wimbledon. Or that Obama
5th July 2011
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Ancient History
Istanbul’s Golden Glow
Just 3 nights in Istanbul hasn’t given a huge amount of time to see sights but I’ve had a few hours in between meetings. Managed
25th June 2011
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16th Century
15 questions to ask of popular history
Having come up with a couple of other similar lists for Lars Dahle’s online culture project (20 Questions for Novels & 12 Questions for Albums),
25th April 2011
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