04/08/2026 - 1:01am

Bibi has become the new King Herod Imperial intrigues are a disaster for Jews

Ben Judah

18.02

Ancient Rome was built on gossip Tittle-tattle is a powerful weapon

Boyd Tonkin

12.03

The most important immigration story of all The West doesn't share the same fate as Rome

Peter Heather

23.10

Violence stalks Gaza through history Palestinians have been the collateral of so many empires

Justin Marozzi

10.08

Stop comparing the West to Rome Hysterical parallels mask our true weakness

Alexander Poots

06.06

Will America share Rome’s fate? Our empire's over-extension could be its downfall

Robert D. Kaplan

23.12

Have yourself a countercultural Christmas Let's recover the Nativity's true egalitarianism

Terry Eagleton

25.02

Don’t cancel the Classics The ancient world has become the latest battlefield in today's culture wars

Daisy Dunn

15.02

The dangers of decadence What starts as silliness can eventually turn into something far more sinister

Julie Burchill

08.09

The greatest stories never told Introducing ‘Alt Histories’ – a series in which we explore what we can learn from what didn't happen

Peter Franklin

09.04

Britain’s first Brexit was the hardest There's warning – and reassurance – to be found in the chaos of the fifth century

Tom Holland