by uoladmin | Dec 7, 2022 | History & Classics, Uncategorized
By Dr Jessica Venner, Antiquarian Bookseller at Jonkers Rare Books in Henley-on-Thames In AD 62/3, some seventeen years before the eruption of Vesuvius, a major earthquake shook the town of Pompeii and the surrounding area. The effects were so dramatic that many of...
by uoladmin | Dec 7, 2022 | History & Classics, Uncategorized
By James Calvin Taylor, Assistant Professor at Colby College Environmental approaches to antiquity can arouse scepticism. Some worry about anachronistically forcing contemporary concerns onto ancient texts, while others question the relevance of antiquity to the...
by uoladmin | Dec 7, 2022 | History & Classics, Uncategorized
By Esther Meijer, Associate Lecturer in Latin Literature, University of St Andrews Thirty kilometres northeast of Rome, the town of Tivoli is probably best known for two villa complexes: Hadrian’s villa, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian around 120 CE, and Villa...
by uoladmin | Dec 7, 2022 | History & Classics, Uncategorized
By Andy Fox, Early Career Research Associate, ICS As the environmental crisis rumbles on, and governments around the world commit to action, it can be illustrative to reflect on how historic civilisations engaged with their changing environment. For the Romans, this...
by Talking Humanities | Feb 6, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, History & Classics, Public Engagement
Ahead of the 2020 Oscars, there is talk of the threat that streaming poses to traditional forms of cinema-going. This, however, is nothing new. The cinema industry has long been subject to fluctuations in audience figures, as Dr Sam Manning discovered in research for...
