Rome and the USA: Why Ancient History Still Matters
Even in the ancient world Rome was recognized as having a mixed constitution that had a little bit of the best of everything. It kind of had democracy in that males citizens got to vote. It kind of had oligarchy – rule of the few – in that then a smaller group made all the decisions, and it was kind of a monarchy in that you had chief executive officers.
Mummification: Resurrection of a Lost Art
Brier is the first person in 2,000 years to mummify a human cadaver using the exact techniques of the ancient Egyptians and will share his expertise on mummy preservation gained through experimental study.
Ancient Greek Technology and Astrology
The ways that technology, religion, mythology and seafaring overlap one another in antiquity.
The end of Roman Britain: what ended, when and why?
A crucial event in the formation of the culture and identity of Britain occurred 1600 years ago – or did it?
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome
Argues that Julius Caesar was assassinated because wealthy and conservative elites wanted to block Caesar’s reforms.
Climate Change and the Fall of the Roman Empire
McCormick explores what bio-molecular evidence and climate change data suggest about the impact of volcanic events on the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of Carolingian Europe.
Mistaken Identities: How to Identify a Roman Emperor
What did the Roman emperor look like? Among the thousands of surviving Roman imperial marble heads, how do we put a name to a face, or a face to a name?
The archaeology of a vampire or digging up ancient Lesbos
Examining the archaeological discoveries on the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, close to Turkey.
The Delphic Oracle
Julia Kindt (Classical Scholar, Sydney University) discusses the Delphic oracle as an ancient seat of knowledge. This talk was part of the event…
Maritime Connections of the Arabian Peninsula in the Network of Indo-Roman Trade: Study of Ports and Harbours
Maritime Connections of the Arabian Peninsula in the Network of Indo-Roman Trade: Study of Ports and Harbours Paper by Anna M. Kotarba-Morley (University…