Signs and Wonders
In the first century AD a man was born to a Greek family in the town of Tyana in Anatolia in Turkey, an ancient Hittite city later known as Christopolis … Continue reading
Five pictures of ancient Egypt
Egypt lives in everyone’s imagination as one of the most ancient of civilisations. Whether it be vanished glories buried in the sand, like those that inspired Shelley’s Ozymandias, or Hollywood … Continue reading
Aphrodite, goddess of love and sex
An early statue fragment by an unknown 4th century BC master Aphrodité is the Greek god associated with love (and its various activities), and often referred to as Venus. Her … Continue reading
Crossing the divide
I WATCHED A BBC/TimeLife series recently called Ancient Voices. The 11 episodes presented what was then (the series dates from 1995) up-to-date research which attempted to give new light on … Continue reading
