Nero bust: Nero may have poisoned Britannicus, Claudius's son
Politics & History

Poisoning like the Romans

The Romans certainly have a reputation for using poisons, but what do we really know about this form of assassination in the classical era?
Photograph: Sunrise between the stones at Stonehenge on the Winter Solstice in the mid 1980s. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StonehengeSunrise1980s.jpg
Education & Society

Celebrating Solstice the Ancient Greek Way

The winter solstice Festival of Poseidon was epic.