Cunning, charming and captivating, the Egyptian Cleopatra was horrifying, yet fascinating to many of Rome’s citizens. Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the ...
For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat and the power of Rome was questioned. In 60 AD, Britain had been a Roman province for less than 20 years. Like the other frontier ...
The New York version of an art carnival has lost the anarchic charge it was born with almost four decades ago (though a new act may thrill the kids). By Blake Gopnik In her cityscapes ...