ANCIENT HISTORY IN THE NEWS: DAN'S ALL-STARS
Patricia Claus, "Pausanias,
Cultural Geographer Of Ancient Greece,"
Greek Reporter, May 2, 2021.
Patricia Claus, "Xenophon:
Warrior And Chronicler Of Ancient Greece,"
Greek Reporter, April 24, 2021.
Esther Addley, "Was
Nero Cruel?: British Museum Offers Hidden Depths To Roman Emperor,"
Guardian, April 22, 2021.
Patricia Claus, "Sacred
Band Of Warriors Part Of Classical-Era Greece,"
Greek Reporter, April 22, 2021.
Wael Hussein, "Egypt
Mummies Pass Through Cairo In Ancient Rulers' Parade,"
BBC News, April 3, 2021.
Nick Kampouris, "Should
We Blame Ancient Greece For Today's Trend Of Male Six-Pack Abs?,"
Greek Reporter, March 21, 2021.
Phillip Chrysopoulos, "The
Antikythera Mechanism: New Research Uncovers Secrets Of The World's First
Computer," Greek
Reporter, March 13, 2021.
Tasos Kokkinidis, "Ancient
Greek Women Who Left Their Mark In History,"
Greek Reporter, March 8, 2021.
Roland Betancourt, "Why
White Supremacists And QAnon Enthusiasts Are Obsessed -- But Very Wrong About
The Byzantine Empire,"
Conversation, March 4, 2021.
"Pompeii:
Archaeologists Unveil Ceremonial Chariot Discovery,"
BBC News, February 27, 2021.
Jane Arraf, "In
Beleaguered Babylon, Doing Battle Against Time, Water And Modern Civilization,"
New York Times, February 6, 2021.
"Remnants
Of Mosque From Earliest Decades Of Islam Found In Israel,"
Guardian, January 28, 2021.
Franz Lidz, "Caligula's
Garden Of Delights, Unearthed And Restored,"
New York Times, January 12, 2021.
Ted Scheinman, "The
Hunt For Julius Caesar's Assassins Marked The Last Days Of The Roman Republic,"
Smithsonian, November 2, 2020.
Todd E. Caissie, "Hidden
Women Of History: Kyniska, The First Female Olympian,"
Conversation, October 15, 2020.
Mark Munn, "Massive
Spending In A Crisis Brought Bloody Consequences In Ancient Athens,"
Conversation, April 17, 2020.
"Romulus
Mystery: Experts Divided On 'Tomb Of Rome's Founding Father,"
BBC News, February 21, 2020.
Thomas Martin, "Only
The Richest Ancient Athenians Paid Taxes -- And They Bragged About It,"
Conversation, November 3, 2020.
Megan Gannon, "Ancient
Greeks Voted To Kick Politicians Out Of Athens If Enough People Didn't Like
Them," Smithsonian,
October 27, 2020.
Tate Paulette, "Brewing
Mesopotamian Beer Brings A Sip Of This Vibrant Ancient Drinking Culture Back
To Life,"
Conversation, August 24, 2020.
Marc Santora, "1,100-Year-Old
Treasure Is Unearthed By Teenagers In Israel,"
New York Times, August 24, 2020.
"Hagia
Sophia: Turkey Turns Iconic Istanbul Museum Into Mosque,"
BBC News, July 10, 2020.
Asma Afsaruddin, "Islam's
Anti-Racist Message From The 7th Century Still Resonates Today,"
Conversation, July 6, 2020.
Nicola Davis, "Talk
Like An Egyptian: Mummy's Voice Heard 3,000 Years After Death,"
Guardian, January 23, 2020.
Jennifer Pinkowski, "Brains
Turned To Glass? Suffocated In Boathouses? Vesuvius Victims Get
New Look," New York
Times, January 23, 2020.
"Minoan
Disposable Cup Shows Ancients Were Not Green Either,"
Guardian, December 16, 2019.
Timothy Joseph, "What
The Roman Senate's Grovelling Before Emperors Explains About GOP Senators'
Support For Trump,"
Conversation, December 10, 2019.
Marguerite Johnson, "Hidden
Women Of History: Neaera, The Athenian Child Slave Raised To Be A Courtesan,"
Conversation, December 3, 2019.
Jonathan Jones, "Original
Tomb Raider: Was Tutankhamun Buried In Someone Else's Grave?,"
Guardian, November 27, 2019.
Louis Pryke, "Nebuchadnezzar
Explained: Warrior King, Rebuilder Of Cities, And Musical Muse,"
Conversation, November 25, 2019.
Ashish Sinha and Gayatri Kathayat, "Climate
Change Fueled The Rise And Demise Of The Neo-Assyrian Empire, Superpower Of
The Ancient World,"
Conversation, November 13, 2019.
Alastair Sooke, "The
Mysterious Ancient Figure Challenging China's History,"
BBC Culture, October 9, 2019.
Zach Zorich, "Online Map Leads Archaeologist To May Discovery," New York Times, October 8, 2019.
Sam Roberts, "Michael Coe, Maya Scholar And Codebreaker, Is Dead At 90," New York Times, October 8, 2019.
Tony Joseph, "New Reports Clearly Confirm 'Arya' Migration Into India," Hindu, September 13, 2019.
"Ancient
City Of Babylon Designated Unesco World Heritage Site,"
BBC News, July 5, 2019.
Louis Pryke, "Hidden
Women Of History: Ennigaldi-Nanna, Curator Of The World's First Museum,"
Conversation, May 21, 2019.
Nina Martyris, "The
Lavish Roman Banquet: A Calculated Display Of Debauchery And Power,"
Salt, NPR, May 20, 2019.
Peter Hessler, "The
Long Read: Into The Pharaoh's Chamber -- How I Fell In Love With Ancient Egypt,"
Guardian, April 26, 2019.
Jonathan
Marcus, "Could
An Ancient Greek Have Predicted A U.S.-China Conflict?,"
BBC News, March 25, 2019.
Louis Pryke, "Hidden
Women Of History: Enheduanna, Princess, Priestess And The World's First Known
Author,"
Conversation, February 12, 2019.
Cavan W. Concannon, "Immigration:
How Ancient Rome Dealt With The Barbarians At The Gate,"
Conversation, February 13, 2019.
"The
Women Who Love Mummies,"
BBC News, February 2, 2019.
Julia Kindt, "Hidden
Women Of History: The Priestess Pythia At The Delphic Oracle, Who Spoke Truth
To Power,"
Conversation, January 22, 2019.
Soutik Biswas, "Harappa Grave Of Ancient 'Couple' Reveals Secrets," BBC News, January 9, 2019.
Tony Joseph, "How Ancient DNA May Rewrite Prehistory In India," BBC News, December 30, 2018.
Silke Wunsch, "The
Secrets Of The Luxor Mummies Revealed,"
DW, November 28, 2018.
Jonathan Jones, "'Some
Of The Most Appalling Images Ever Created' -- I Am Ashurbanipal Review,"
Guardian, November 6, 2018.
Jason Daley, "Lessons
In The Decline Of Democracy From The Ruined Roman Republic,"
Smithsonian, November 6, 2018.
Caillan Davenport and Meaghan McEvoy, "Rome:
City And Empire Contains Wonderful Objects But Elides The Bloody Cost Of
Imperialism,"
Conversation, October 2, 2018.
Armand D'Angour, "Ancient
Greek Music: Now We Finally Know What It Sounded Like,"
Conversation, July 31, 2018.
Mark Brown, "British
Museum Shines Light On Assyrian 'King Of The World,'"
Guardian, June 19, 2018.
"Macedonia
And Greece: Deal After 27-Year-Row Over A Name,"
BBC News, June 12, 2018.
Kevin Ponniah, "Zhao
Kangmin: The Man Who 'Discovered' China's Terracotta Army,"
BBC News, May 26, 2018.
Louise Pryke, "In
Ancient Mesopotamia, Sex Among The Gods Shook Heaven And Earth,"
Conversation, April 22, 2018.
Mary Shepperson, "Destruction
At The Ancient Site Of Mari In Syria,"
Guardian, April 19, 2018.
Theodore Christou, "The
Byzantine History Of Putin's Russian Empire,"
Conversation, March 15, 2018.
Kathryn Hughes, "'Nefertiti's
Face' By Joyce Tyldesley Review -- The Creation Of An Ancient Egyptian Icon,"
Guardian, February 23, 2018.
Shushma Malik and Caillan Davenport, "Mythbusting
Ancient Rome: Cruel And Unusual Punishment,"
Conversation, January 16, 2018.
Peter Schwartzstein, "The
Greatest Clash In Egyptian Archaeology May Be Fading, But Anger Lives On,"
Smithsonian, December 11, 2017.
Mark Brown, "How
Digital Technology Is Taking Mayan Culture Back To The Future,"
Guardian, November 29, 2017.
Lorraine Boissoneault, "Before
The Fall Of The Roman Republic, Income Inequality And Xenophobia Threatened
Its Foundations,"
Smithsonian, November 16, 2017.
Louis Pryke, "Friday
Essay: The Recovery Of Cuneiform, The World's Oldest Known Writing,"
Conversation, October 5, 2017.
Paul Laity, "Lakes
Of Mercury And Human Sacrifices -- After 1,800 Years, Teotihuacan Reveals Its
Treasures,"
Guardian, September 24, 2017.
David Coady, "Ancient Indian Mathematical Document Earliest Known Use Of Zero, Carbon Dating Reveals," World Today, ABC News, September 15, 2017.
Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik, "Mythbusting
Ancient Rome -- Did All Roads Actually Lead There?,"
Conversation, August 16, 2017.
Alastair Blanshard, "Roman
Gladiators Were War Prisoners And Criminals, Not Sporting Heroes,"
Conversation, June 26, 2017.
Mary Shepperson, "Did
Children Build The Ancient Egyptian City Of Amarna?,"
Guardian, June 6, 2017.
"Rome
To Restore The Mausoleum Of Augustus,"
DW, May 23, 2017.
Shushma Malik and Caillan Davenport, "Mythbusting
Ancient Rome -- Caligula's Horse,"
Conversation, May 3, 2017.
Heather Chen, "Journey
To The West: The Endlessly Remade Chinese Folk Tale,"
BBC News, April 28, 2017.
Benjamin Ramm, "The
X Factor Of Ancient Athens,"
BBC Culture, April 24, 2017.
Lorraine Boissoneault, "When
Actors Mixed Politics And Comedy In Ancient Rome,"
Smithsonian, April 24, 2017.
Nina Lakhani, "Mexico's
Ancient City Guards Its Secrets But Excavation Reveals New Mysteries,"
Guardian, April 24, 2017.
Jonathan Glancey, "The
Army That Conquered The World,"
BBC Culture, April 12, 2017.
Lorraine Boissoneault, "The
Man Who Brought The Swastika To Germany, And How The Nazis Stole It,"
Smithsonian, April 6, 2017.
Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik, "Mythbusting
Ancient Rome -- The Truth About The Vomitorium,"
Conversation, January 19, 2017.
Maximilian Lau, "Trumpus
Andronicus?: What The Byzantine Empire Can Tell Us About The Rise Of Populist
Leaders,"
Conversation, January 17, 2017.
Alastair Sooke, "The
Ancient Place Where History Began,"
BBC Culture, December 5, 2016.
Lea Albrecht, "Mesopotamia:
Where History Got Its Start,"
DW, November 23, 2016.
Shushma Malik and Caillan Davenport, "Mythbusting
Ancient Rome -- Throwing Christians To The Lions,"
Conversation, November 21, 2016.
"Western
Contact With China Began Long Before Marco Polo, Experts Say,"
BBC News, October 12, 2016.
Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik, "Mythbusting
Ancient Rome -- The Emperor Nero,"
Conversation, September 27, 2016.
Craig Barker, "Ben-Hur
Can Be Fun On Film But The Real Roman Spectacle Would Have Thrilled Anyone,"
Conversation, August 22, 2016.
Eliza Buzacott-Speer, "A
Mayan Copernicus: Venus Table May Have Been A Major Mathematical Innovation,"
ABC News, August 18, 2016.
Akhilesh Pillalamarri, "When History Gets Political: India's Grand 'Aryan' Debate And The Indus Valley Civilization," Diplomat (August 18, 2016).
Justin Marozzi, "Lost
Cities #1: Babylon -- How War Almost Erased 'Mankind's Greatest Heritage
Site,'" Guardian,
August 8, 2016.
Julia Kindt, "Friday
Essay: Secrets Of The Delphic Oracle And How It Speaks To Us Today,"
Conversation, July 21, 2016.
Colin Dwyer, "Long
Buried By Bad Reputation, Philistines Get New Life With Archaeological Find,"
Two-Way, NPR, July 10, 2016.
"Sands
Of Time: Ancient Egypt Excavated In The 1910s -- In Pictures,"
Guardian, June 15, 2016.
Jonathan Amos, "El
Chichon Eruption Implicated In Maya Upheaval,"
BBC News, April 20, 2016.
Philip Ball, "The
Truth About Hannibal's Route Across The Alps,"
Observer, April 3, 2016.
Justin Marozzi, "Story
Of Cities #3: The Birth Of Baghdad Was A Landmark For World Civilisation,"
Guardian, March 16, 2016.
Adrian Mourby, "Story
Of Cities #2: Rome Wasn't Planned In A Day . . . In Fact It Wasn't
Planned At All,"
Guardian, March 15, 2016.
Jack Shenker, "The
Story Of Cities, Part 1: How Alexandria Laid Foundations For The Modern
World," Guardian,
March 14, 2016.
Alistair Sooke, "How
Ancient Egypt Shared Our Idea Of Beauty,"
BBC Culture, February 4, 2016.
Rebecca Morelle, "Ancient
Babylonians 'First To Use Geometry,'"
BBC News, January 29, 2016.
"Sunnis
And Shia: Islam's Ancient Schism,"
BBC News, January 4, 2016.
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, "Talking
Heads: What Toilets And Sewers Tell Us About Ancient Roman Sanitation,"
Conversation, November 19, 2015.
Nicholas Wade, "Grave
Of 'Griffin Warrior' At Pylos Could Be A Gateway To Civilizations,"
New York Times, October 26, 2015.
Sean Coughlan, "Snake
'Not Guilty Of Killing Cleopatra,'"
BBC News, October 21, 2015.
Jessica Lee, "Queen
Nefertiti Dazzles The Modern Imagination -- But Why?,"
Guardian, August 15, 2015.
William Irvine, "Putting
The Greek Back Into Stoicism,"
BBC News, July 3, 2015.
Jan Keulen, "The
Chinese Through Abbasid Eyes,"
Middle East Eye, June 12, 2015.
David Laskin, "Herod
The Great's Israel,"
New York Times, April 2, 2015.
Patrick Kingsley, "Egypt's
4,600-Year-Old Pyramid Of Zoser: A History Of Cities In 50 Buildings, Day 1,"
Guardian, March 23, 2015.
Daniel Silas Adamson, "The
Men Who Uncovered Assyria,"
BBC Newsmagazine, March 22, 2015.
Razia Iqbal, "The Ancient City That's Crumbling Away," BBC News, March 21, 2015.
Phil Edwards, "6
Myths About The Ides Of March And Killing Of Caesar,"
Vox, March 15, 2015.
Amanda Ruggeri, "The
Gate Of Ishtar: A Door To Wonder,"
BBC Culture, March 2, 2015.
Jonathan Glancey, "The
Ajanta Caves: Discovering Lost Treasure,"
BBC Culture, February 23, 2015.
Giorgos Christides, "Greeks
Captivated By Alexander-Era Tomb At Amphipolis,"
BBC News, September 22, 2014.
Timothy Lee, "Caesar
Augustus Died 2000 Years Ago: Here's Why He Was One Of History's Greatest
Leaders," Vox,
August 19, 2014.
William Dalrymple, "The Ajanta Cave Murals: 'Nothing Less Than The Birth Of Indian Art,'" Guardian, August 15, 2014.
Tim Masters, "Tutankhamun:
How 'Tut-Mania' Gripped The World,"
BBC News, July 24, 2014.
Robin Banerji, "Unlocking
The Scrolls Of Herculaneum,"
BBC Newsmagazine, December 19, 2013.
Armand D-Angour, "How
Did Ancient Greek Music Sound?,"
BBC News, October 23, 2013.
Colin Schultz, "How
Third-Century China Saw Rome, A Land Ruled By 'Minor Kings,'"
Smithsonian Smartnews, September 3, 2013.
Mary Beard, "Viewpoint:
Does Caligula Deserve His Bad Reputation?,"
BBC Newsmagazine, July 29, 2013.
John McHugo, "Coffee And Qahwa: How A Drink For Arab Mystics Went Global,"
BBC Newsmagazine, April 17, 2013.
Joann Fletcher, "Women
In Ancient Egypt Were More Than Just Mummies,"
Guaridan, March 28, 2013.
"Cyrus
Cylinder: How A Persian Monarch Inspired Jefferson,"
BBC News, March 11, 2013.
Randal C. Archibold, "As
Doomsday Flops, Rites In Ruins Of Mayan Empire,"
New York Times, December 21, 2012.
Carrie Gracie, "Liu
Bei: China's Warlord Who Teaches Good Management,"
BBC News, October 16, 2012.
Carrie Gracie, "Qin
Shi Huang: The Ruthless Emperor Who Burned Books,"
BBC News, October 15, 2012.
Carrie Gracie, "Li
Bai And Du Fu: China's Drunken Superstar Poets,"
BBC News, October 11, 2012.
Carrie Gracie, "The
Duke Of Zhou: The Man Who Was Confucius's Hero,"
BBC Newsmagazine, October 9, 2012.
Carrie Grace, "Sima
Qian: China's 'Grand Historian,'"
BBC News, October 8, 2012.
Ali Ansari, "Alexander
The Not So Great: History Through Persian Eyes,"
BBC Newsmagazine, July 14, 2012.
Aleem Maqbool, "Mohenjo Daro: Could This Ancient City Be Lost Forever?," BBC Newsmagazine, June 26, 2012.
John Noble Wilford, "Painted
Maya Walls Reveal Calendar Writing,"
New York Times, May 10, 2012.
John Noble Wilford, "Who
Was That Masked Man?: 'Tutankhamen,' By Joyce Tyldesley,"
New York Times, May 4, 2012.
Mary Beard, "'The
Pushy Parent' Syndrome In Ancient Rome,"
BBC Newsmagazine, April 16, 2012.
Alida Becker, "The
Archaeologist As Titan,"
New York Times, December 2, 2011.
Susan Huntington, "The Story Of Modern India," Guardian, November 12, 2010.
Frances Wood, "China:
Enduring Empire,"
Guardian, November 11, 2010.
Michael Wood, "Mesopotamia:
Birthplace Of Civilisation,"
Guardian, November 10, 2010.
Colin McEwan, "The
Americas: The Old New World,"
Guardian, November 9, 2010.
Tom Holland, "Rome:
Emperors And Poets,"
Guardian, November 8, 2010.
Paul Cartledge, "Greece:
Birthplace Of The Modern World?,"
Guardian, November 7, 2010.
Richard Parkinson, "Egypt:
A Life Before The Afterlife,"
Guardian, November 5, 2010.
Vincent Dowd, "Epic
Artwork Of The Persian Book Of Kings,"
BBC News, September 15, 2010.
David Willey, "24
August 410: The Date It All Went Wrong For Rome?,"
BBC News, August 24, 2010.
Stella Duffy, "Theodora:
The Empress From The Brothel,"
Guardian, June 10, 2010.
Charlotte Higgins, "Sappho: The Great Poet Of The Personal," Guardian, January 11, 2010.
Edward Rothstein, "Mystique
Of Tut, Increasing With Age,"
New York Times, April 22, 2010.
Charlotte Higgins, "The Rest Is History," Guardian, January 3, 2009.
Ethan Bronner, "Find
Of Ancient City Could Alter Nations Of Biblical David,"
New York Times, October 29, 2008.
Daniel Sokol, "A
Guide To The Hippocratic Oath,"
BBC News, October 26, 2008.
Edward Rothstein, "The
Dead Sea Scrolls: Peering Into The Mystery Of Those Enigmatic Fragments,"
New York Times, October 6, 2008.
Charlotte Higgins, "Stoics, Cynics And The Meaning Of Life," Guardian, October 1, 2008.
Edward Rothstein, "Herodotus Now: 'Omnivorous Curiosity' And Double Vision," New York Times, December 10, 2007.
James Davidson, "Mad About The Boy," Guardian, November 10, 2007.
Geraldine Fabrikant, "Imperial
Nights In Tunisia, With Mythology Underfoot,"
New York Times, April 11, 2007.
Paul Reynolds, "In Jerusalem Archaeology Is Politics," BBC News, February 9, 2007.
"Gibson
Film Angers Mayan Groups,"
BBC News, December 8, 2006.
John Noble Wilford, "On
Ancient Walls A New Maya Epoch,"
New York Times, May 16, 2006.
John Noble Wilford, "Symbols
On The Wall Push Maya Writing Back By Years,"
New York Times, January 10, 2006.
Neil Arun, "Mass
Grave Yields Mayan Secrets,"
BBC News, November 21, 2005.
"Restoring Iraq's Cultural Heritage,"
BBC News, April 29, 2003.