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Dec 29, 20214 min read

How Saturnalia became Christmas: The transition from ancient to present and pagan to Christian

Saturnalia might sound a world away from its successor Christmas but in this article we explore the evolution the two winter festivals

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Sep 10, 20214 min read

The Pergamon Altar - by Jess Huang

The Pergamon Altar is a symbol of the reign of the Attalids in Asia Minor, and a great example of how ancient art is multifaceted.

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Jan 22, 20215 min read

The Amasis Painter's Amphora 'Dionysus and the Maenads' - by Lucy Moore

The Amasis Painter's Amphora 'Dionysus and the Maenads' is a black-figure vase depicting the god Dionysus and his female followers

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Nov 18, 20205 min read

The Enigma of Pompeii's Villa of the Mysteries - by Valentino Gargano

Pompeii has become famous as it is very well preserved. The Villa of the Mysteries contains frescoes that continue to baffle modern scholars

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Oct 26, 20207 min read

The So-Called 'Alexander' Sarcophagus: A Confluence of Cultures

The so-called 'Alexander' Sarcophagus reveals to us how the different cultures of Greece, Macedon and Persia may have interacted.

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Oct 7, 20208 min read

Issues of Gender in Antigone - by Mansi Dhokia

Discover how modern feminist theory effects our reading of Sophocles' Antigone

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Sep 30, 20201 min read

The Tyche of Antioch by Sophie Park

Lady of Fortune, Mystery and Propaganda In the ancient world, Tyche (Gk. τύχη; Lat. Fortuna) was the goddess of fortune