Phillip de László’s remarkable portrait delves into the character of a powerful man, but makes no attempt to disguise his awareness of that power.
This week’s lost history looks at the mysterious suicide of the Italian pop singer Luigi Tenco and why the causes of his death remain disputed.
In this week’s poem, Niccolo Degli Albizzi describes the sorry sight of a procession of Roman soldiers returning from battle.
The great Puccini transcribed the real bells of Rome into his iconic opera.
Some praised Alexander as the greatest to ever live, but other Roman statesmen and writers from the Republican era discerned plenty to detest in the conduct of the king.
Rome’s economic decline echoes Venezuela’s, where decentralised money is offering hope of a return to financial normality.
One of Europe’s most revered statesmen, the Roman heir to Demosthenes and a master of his native prose, Marcus Tullius Cicero has cast a long
After several months of enduring semi-isolation save for the diversions provided by a handful of country house gardens, we were itching to go abroad.
In ancient Rome, you could tell a lot about a person from the look of their garden. Ancient gardens were spaces used for many activities,
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