By Nick Barksdale (host) and Rebecca Futo Kennedy Abstract: Dr Futo Kennedy describes the 2017 controversy around the presence of non-white soldiers in Roman armies stationed in Britain which Mary Beard and other…
by Christa Steinby Abstract: Steinby provides an account of the Second Punic War which shows that whilst there were relatively few direct naval engagements in the Second Punic War, events at sea should not be…
By Melvyn Bragg (host), Mary Beard, Jo Quinn and Ellen O’Gorman (guests) Abstract: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Destruction of Carthage. The North African city of Carthage was rich and powerful, but in the…
By Hannah Cornwell Abstract: In this article, Cornwell examines the place of imperialism in the Roman mindset. She shows that the extension of Roman influence abroad was conceived of by some as a profoundly ethical…
By Sarah Elise Phang Abstract: In this book, Sara Phang explores the ideals and realities of Roman military discipline, which regulated the behaviour of soldiers in combat and their punishment, as well as economic…
By Barbara Levick Abstract: In this article, Levick discusses Pliny the Younger’s posting to Bithynia, a Roman province south of the Black Sea. She contests that this sought to address the mismanagement of urban…
By Alison E. Cooley Abstract: The chapter starts with an assessment of the importance of Italy’s support for Augustus in the lead up to Actium, and how the theme of tota Italia continued to be promoted afterwards. It…