History reflections from behind the lens
Atrocity, Humiliation, and the Seeds of War — N...
“A man-beast in bronze scales was flogging a woman, her long hair blood dabbled and fouled; and I knew it was the Queen. The beast in bronze scales checked for...
Atrocity, Humiliation, and the Seeds of War — N...
“A man-beast in bronze scales was flogging a woman, her long hair blood dabbled and fouled; and I knew it was the Queen. The beast in bronze scales checked for...
Walking the Queen of Roads: A Winter Walk Down ...
A Crisp December Morning The morning air was sharp against my face as I set out from the Baths of Caracalla, my breath forming small clouds in the crisp December...
Walking the Queen of Roads: A Winter Walk Down ...
A Crisp December Morning The morning air was sharp against my face as I set out from the Baths of Caracalla, my breath forming small clouds in the crisp December...
Storm over the Acropolis
A Moment Suspended in Time There are moments when the weight of history presses in on you. Standing here as we were on the Acropolis, watching the skies darken and...
Storm over the Acropolis
A Moment Suspended in Time There are moments when the weight of history presses in on you. Standing here as we were on the Acropolis, watching the skies darken and...
Eumachia: A Remarkable Woman of Ancient Pompeii
A Woman of Substance We rarely hear much about independently successful and capable women in antiquity, but Eumachia is a striking exception. She was both an entrepreneur and a priestess...
Eumachia: A Remarkable Woman of Ancient Pompeii
A Woman of Substance We rarely hear much about independently successful and capable women in antiquity, but Eumachia is a striking exception. She was both an entrepreneur and a priestess...
The Cobbler’s Shop, and The First Socratic Dial...
Some sights take your breath away with their grandeur; towering columns, marble statues gleaming in the Mediterranean sun, or sweeping vistas across ancient theatres. This modest little sign, perched atop...
The Cobbler’s Shop, and The First Socratic Dial...
Some sights take your breath away with their grandeur; towering columns, marble statues gleaming in the Mediterranean sun, or sweeping vistas across ancient theatres. This modest little sign, perched atop...
The Custodian of the Collegium of Augustales at...
The Final Moments We can only speculate why the custodian of the Collegium of Augustales was alone in bed at the time the pyroclastic flow swept over Herculaneum on that...
The Custodian of the Collegium of Augustales at...
The Final Moments We can only speculate why the custodian of the Collegium of Augustales was alone in bed at the time the pyroclastic flow swept over Herculaneum on that...