Mar 29, 20206 min“The Rape of the Sabine Women” – A Founding Myth of Rome on my Latest Roman DenariusMy latest Roman coin acquisition offers a spectacular look at one of the most famous foundational myths of Rome: the Rape of the Sabine...
May 11, 20152 minThe Didcot HoardThe Didcot Hoard on display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford This incredible Roman hoard was found by metal detectorist Bill Darley in...
Dec 30, 20135 minAelius Caesar – Forgotten Prince“He was a man of joyous life and well versed in letters. In the palace his stay was but a short one but he was considerate of his family,...
Sep 15, 20138 minApollodorus of Damascus: Architect of Empire“But when he came to the Forum of Trajan, a creation which in my view has no like under the cope of heaven and which even the gods...