Category: Features
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The Trauma of Independence
American Independence was a humiliating blow to British national pride, evoking fear for the future of the British Empire and impacting British policy. Emilio Luppino explores American Independence from the British perspective.
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The Modern Relevance of ‘Debts and Lessons’ from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
Marcus Aurelius was a well-known and well-educated Roman Emperor who lived by a set of his own principles in his work Mediations. Gilbert Edwards discusses how Aurelius’ writings provide insight into how he served as Emperor.
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Riordan’s Roaring Success
The Percy Jackson series has captured audiences with a plethora of media adaptations growing the genre’s popularity. Oscar Virdee highlights the success of author Rick Riordan at creating an engage universe based around the study of classics.
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Aqua Tofana: Bottled Revenge of the 17th Century Wife
What is this notorious poison, and who are the women responsible for its creation? Lila Winstanley explores the use of the poison Aqua Tofana, first used in Rome in the 1650s.
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Cabinets of Curiosities, Teapots and Dressing Gowns: How Can We Use Material Culture to Rethink Motivations behind the Early Modern Consumption of Exotic Goods?
Early Modern Europe saw a rise in the fashionability of “exotic” imports from Asia and the Middle East. Nancy Britten discusses how interest in imported consumer goods strayed beyond elite classes and provided women and those with lower socio-economic status greater mobility to access knowledge.
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From Rick Riordan to Marcus Tullius Cicero- the writers that made me a classicist
Classical scholar Edith Martell discusses the books that introduced her to Classics and gives some recommended readings.
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Andromeda and the Erasure of Black Beauty
Popular depictions of Andromeda persist in portraying her as a white woman. Ariana North Castell returns to the classical sources to undo this whitewashing, poignantly arguing for a centering of black beauty.
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A History of Spanish Colonial Control in Equatorial Guinea, 1778 – 1968
The Spanish control of Equatorial Guinea is a contentious episode in the history of European colonialism. Isabelle Shaw offers a concise history of the Spanish involvement.
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