Archeology, Heart of Ancient Rome tour
Tweet When showing people around Rome I think it’s important to mention how we know what we do (& indeed whether that information can be trusted). I can tell you that the Colosseum was inaugurated with 100 consecutive days of games, or that a 120 ft statue...
Archeology, Art History, Empire, Esquiline, Rome
Tweet I was delighted to be asked to lead the first in Context Travel’s Rome series of “Tours in the Public Interest” last month at the Auditorium of Maecenas. It embodies the idea behind Context’s initiave which seeks to draw under-visited sites to public attention....
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Archeology, Etruscans, Out of Town
Tweet When I was in London over Christmas I met my friend Annabel at the British Museum. After coffee and a look at about four things (the BM is free which makes this wonderfully possible) we wandered over to the London Review Bookshop. I vowed I wasn’t going to buy...
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