Eleni Aggelakopoulou, chief conservator at the Acropolis in Athens: ‘I, too, have cried in front of the Parthenon’
The specialist, who has been working on the monument for 15 years, emphasizes that the colors that covered it were anything but kitsch
Mary Beard, historian: ‘There is a deeply far-right appropriation of the classics’
In her latest book, ‘Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old,’ the leading popularizer of the history of Ancient Rome shows how Trump, as Hitler and Mussolini did in their day, uses the Roman Empire for his own purposes
Pompeii’s new secrets revealed: Beauty, sex and slavery
The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of the Empire, but also a world of slavery and violence. We tour this villa with Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the site
‘Gladiator 2’: Rhinos in the arena demonstrated Rome’s power over the world
These animals, captured in either Africa or Asian, could often be seen in the Colosseum, fighting against bulls or being killed by Emperor Commodus
No fancy lingerie at the Forum: For the women of ancient Rome, underwear was hardly sexy
Emma Southon, whose new book explores Roman history through 21 notable women, says that the era’s intimate apparel was based on functionality
To visit authentic dictatorships, travel back in time
To say that we live under tyranny means to ignore the cold, poverty, and terror in which millions of people lived for hundreds of years, and that many millions still suffer
Mary Beard’s ‘Emperor of Rome’ explores the exploits of its pitiless rulers
The Cambridge classicist uses a racy combination of facts and anecdotes to present 30 leaders of imperial Rome
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