by Eleanor Cowan, Ashley Finn, Kimberly Harris, Kirsten Parkin and Tim Parkin. Abstract: These authors argue for the near-total pervasiveness of domestic violence against women and children in ancient Rome facilitated…
by Katharina Volk Abstract: Volk argues for a move away from Stoicism towards emotional openness in Cicero’s philosophical outlook as his personal political predicament became increasingly precarious. Published in…
by Bijan Omrani. Abstract: The essay argues that Caesar was particularly adept in finding pretexts to justify his wars of European conquest, shown through his military action in the Gallic Wars. Published in Antigone.…
by Adrienne Mayor Abstract: Mayor argues that Plato’s Laws imagine an idealised social model, seen as extant amongst the Scythians and the much-renowned Amazons, in which women made equal contribution to the military…
by Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik. Description: The authors argue that investment in road infrastructure was used by emperors from Augustus onwards to stimulate trade and facilitate the imperial centre’s dominance…
By Sarah E. Bond Abstract: The equation of white marble with beauty is not an inherent truth of the universe; it’s a dangerous construct that continues to influence white supremacist ideas today. Drawing on various…
By Rachel H. Lesser Abstract: Rachel Lesser reviews feminist scholarship’s contributions to Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. By drawing on Helen and Penelope as two opposing examples, Lesser suggests queer theory as an…