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Museum Exhibitions, Near Eastern History, Outreach, Persian History

Persian Power Dressing – Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Posted on 13 March 2025 by Henry Anderson

This post by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones reflects on the creation of a British Museum exhibition on Achaemenid court dress. Early in 2022 I was invited by Dr James Fraser to meet […]

Biblical History, Near Eastern History, Outreach, Podcasts

The Ancients Podcast: Dylan Johnson on Sodom and Gomorrah

Posted on 11 March 2025 by Henry Anderson

This week saw the release of an interview given by Cardiff's Dylan Johnson to Tristan Hughes of The Ancients Podcast. The discussion focuses on the Biblical cities of Sodom and […]

Current Affairs, Late Ancient History, Politics, Roman History

Trump, Zelenskyy, and a Late Ancient Diplomatic Spat

Posted on 7 March 2025 by Henry Anderson

In the wake of the now infamous Trump-Zelenskyy spat, this post looks at how a diplomatic encounter from Late Antiquity similarly turned ugly Last Friday evening (28th February 2025) I […]