Who knows how many lists were drawn up over the centuries, but long after Greece had been annexed by Rome and Rome itself had declined and fallen, the seven wonders of the world had become an established and familiar part of western mythology.   more »

I keep seeing adverts for the film about Thermopylae (opening 23rd March) on the television, and the Times has a piece about it. If you read the comments on the piece, you'll see that the reviewer is roundly accused:   more »

A HARDY band of Welshmen in red, who took on the might of the Italians 2,000 years ago, could prove inspirational for tomorrow's Welsh Six Nations warriors.   more »

ROMANS will be taking to the streets to raise money for Red Nose Day next Friday.   more »

Mary Beard had Boris Johnson to talk to her Classics faculty yesterday - she posted on her blog at 1.23 a.m., so clearly is a late bird - and reports on the occasion and on her feelings about the 'endearing toff'.   more »

I meant to write a review of the Stratford Coriolanus a week or more ago. I was there for the first night, and since it was my first (and last) experience of the theatre in its old form, I enjoyed the production for itself, without the background that Charles Spencer brought to it (review, below).   more »

Taking a stroll through history has been made a little easier at the new-look Fishbourne Roman Palace, which has been officially unveiled by Time Team's Tony Robinson.

Guests flocked to the palace to see the result of a major £3.5m building and refurbishment project on the site to help preserve it, and create valuable space to store and study artefacts.   more »