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The Roman Denarius and the Euro: A precedent for monetary union?

A look at the way the Roman Empire has sometimes...

Ancient Greek Ideas of Justice

In the poetry of the Athenian lawgiver Solon, justice (dikē)...

Landscapes of Roman Britain

We used to think Roman Britain was a largely untamed...

Iran’s Constitutional Revolution of 1906

Iran’s first revolution in 1906 provided the country with a...

Ancient Goddesses of Sex and War

This lecture looks at a series of divine female figures...

Iran’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement

The death of the Kurdish woman, Jina Mahsa Amini, in...

Current Trends in European and Middle Eastern Mortality

Plato and the Idea of Political Office

Is politics merely a gaslighting of the oppressed, a cloak...

From Tyranny to Athenian Democracy

When – and how – did Athenian democracy begin? There...

Artefacts and the Study of Life in Roman London

From jewellery and domestic utensils to weaponry and religious objects...