“The Rape of the Sabine Women” – A Founding Myth of Rome on my Latest Roman Denarius
My latest Roman coin acquisition offers a spectacular look at one of the most famous foundational myths of Rome: the Rape of the Sabine...
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- May 11, 2015
- 2 min
The Didcot Hoard
The Didcot Hoard on display at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford This incredible Roman hoard was found by metal detectorist Bill Darley in...
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- Dec 30, 2013
- 5 min
Aelius 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,...
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- Sep 15, 2013
- 8 min
Apollodorus 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...
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