As a Roman historian, I'm struck by how often people ask why the Roman empire ended, since a far more interesting question is surely how it managed to survive for such a long time while extended over ...

The C-Suite. Near mythical in status. The Valhalla you reach in corporate life when you’ve made it. So, how do you get there? The tried and tested route of hard work and influence gets you a long way ...

People who call for a return to traditional teaching methods should be looking to the Romans, not the Victorians - say Reading academics. An analysis of ancient texts and a real-life re-creation of a ...

The Classical Outlook, Vol. 93, No. 4 (2018), pp. 135-145 (11 pages) Corporals Corner. “How to Make Roman Concrete,” YouTube video, 18:45, July 30, 2017, https ...

What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, they did at least try to warn us that intensive farming would render our soils and civilisation unviable... I've been reading the old Roman husbandry ...

The topics covered in these audio clips include the invasion of Britain, Julius Caesar, Roman gods and goddesses, Roman buildings, Roman roads, Boudicca and resistance to Roman rule, Roman food, Roman ...