Category Archive: Archaeology/History
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A visit to the Legions: a review of the British Museum's exhibition The Roman army is one of the reasons I’m sitting here writing this. As a child living around the fringes of army bases that sort of topic was always going ... Read More
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Ancient Lycia in Turkey - History and Mystery Lycia is in many ways an archaeological wonderland. Even within Turkey, a country rich in well-preserved ancient sites, the region stands out for its wealth of evocative ancient remains, all ... Read More
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A Byzantine quarter at Ephesus in Turkey found in 2022 During archaeological excavations at Ephesus in 2022, a well-preserved Byzantine quarter was unearthed, rightly hailed by the excavators as the most spectacular discovery made at the site in many decades. ... Read More
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'Gold of the Great Steppe' at the Fitzwilliam Museum Some time in antiquity - we can’t be sure exactly when, but some time around the eighth-sixth centuries BC - grave robbers broke into a large burial tumulus near its ... Read More
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"Gods in Color (Bunte Götter) - Golden Edition" in Frankfurt (The exhibition has been extended until January 17, 2021, and we have amended this post accordingly.) Gods in Color - Golden Edition awaits you in Frankfurt and it's worth adapting ... Read More
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The hidden pyramids at the ancient city of Phoenix in Carian Turkey Pyramids in Anatolian Caria? Yes, it sounds a bit strange… yet they do exist! Of course, apart from their funerary connection, these have nothing to do with the Egyptian ones. ... Read More
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Finding Lydae: a remote Roman city off the beaten track The city of Lydae, one of the westernmost of the Lycian region, is still a riddle for most scholars. Located in the middle of a peninsula, in a basin surrounded ... Read More
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Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum Putting on an exhibition about Troy and the Trojan War carries a particular weight of expectation. It’s at the centre of everything for so many of us: archaeologists, ancient historians, ... Read More
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The Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian in Split, Croatia Split! The second biggest city in Croatia, a hub of activity during the summer travel season, a place that is fun and friendly, a good location for fine dining, and ... Read More
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"Eleusis: the Great Mysteries" exhibition at the Acropolis Museum in Athens Last week, Peter Sommer, Michael Metcalfe and myself visited the Acropolis Museum's current temporary exhibition: Eleusis - the Great Mysteries. The exhibit, open until the end of May (unless it ... Read More
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Discovering Ancient Lycia: A Timeless Travels Article By Theresa Thompson "Discovering Ancient Lycia" was first published in the spring 2018 edition of the UK's 'Timeless Travels' Magazine. Theresa travelled on our "Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore" ... Read More
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"Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia" at the British Museum, London Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia follows on in a way from the British Museum’s recent Celts exhibition in being an overarching introduction to a whole people. This isn’t unlike the ... Read More
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Medusa - An Image Of Female Rage? There she is, her face an ugly, fearsome grimace, with fanged grinning mouth, protruding tongue and bulbous eyes. Her hair is not just a mess: it’s actually snakes sprouting from ... Read More
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Symi in the Dodecanese islands of Greeece and her Neoclassical Houses The harbour town of Symi is – as we often state in our brochure and on our website – widely regarded as one of the most picturesque in the Greek ... Read More
