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Ancient and modern / Greek tips on how to beat Iran

In 500 BC, Persia (modern Iran) was the most powerful state in the known world, ruling an area of more than two million square miles from the Balkans...

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Ancient and modern / How the Romans picked their friends

What a lot of friends Jeffrey Epstein appears to have had! But what did friendship mean to him? Was it simply a matter of reciprocal benefits and...

23.02.2026 7

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Ancient and modern / How the Romans picked their friends

What a lot of friends Jeffrey Epstein appears to have had! But what did friendship mean to him? Was it simply a matter of reciprocal benefits and...

23.02.2026 8

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Ancient and modern / The Romans would have known how to deal with Epstein

09.02.2026 9

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Ancient and modern / The Romans would have known how to deal with Epstein

09.02.2026 8

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The Romans would have known how to deal with Epstein

08.02.2026 10

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Where Trump would have stood on Athens vs Sparta

01.02.2026 20

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Ancient and modern / What a shame Andrew Tate didn’t live in ancient Greece

13.01.2026 20

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Ancient and modern / What a shame Andrew Tate didn’t live in ancient Greece

13.01.2026 6

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Stoppard, Sappho and me

16.12.2025 8

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Ancient and modern / How the Roman plebs made modern democracy

15.12.2025 10

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Ancient and modern / How the Roman plebs made modern democracy

15.12.2025 4

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How I bonded with Tom Stoppard over the classics

04.12.2025 9

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Ancient and modern / How to create an educational elite

07.10.2025 5

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Ancient and modern / How to create an educational elite

07.10.2025 4

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Ancient and modern / The ancient Greek take on human rights

09.09.2025 4

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Ancient and modern / The ancient Greek take on human rights

09.09.2025 5

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Is Trump playing the same game as Nero?

02.08.2025 7

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Is Trump playing the same game as Nero?

02.08.2025 7

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Ancient and modern / Orcas, dolphins and the ancient question of animal sentience

16.07.2025 10

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Ancient and modern / Orcas, dolphins and the ancient question of animal sentience

16.07.2025 6

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A Spartan’s guide to body shaming

06.07.2025 10

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Ancient and modern / Who could persuade you to fight for Britain today?

08.05.2025 7

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Ancient and modern / How Roman emperors handled hair loss

17.04.2025 7

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Ancient and modern / Cicero’s case against astrology

15.04.2025 6

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Ancient and modern / Cicero’s case against astrology

15.04.2025 3

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Ancient and modern / Cicero’s case against astrology

15.04.2025 4

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Ancient and modern / How the Romans handled rival religions

21.03.2025 10

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Ancient and modern / Does might make right?

18.03.2025 10

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Ancient and modern / Does might make right?

18.03.2025 7

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