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The classicist released her book Emperor of Rome with impeccable timing

The radio presenter revealed he was sick of media controversies plaguing the landscape

After some hard-fought victories, women’s rights are threatened again in many parts of the world. In the United States, the Supreme Court overturned women’s right to abortion in June 2022; women have also been leaving the workforce since the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases to care for children and elderly…

There’s an entitlement around going grey that’s reserved just for men. It cuts to the heart of male privilege, reckons Oliver Keens, in a world where women who go grey are mostly scorned. Isn’t it time to re-evaluate the cliché of the wise, sophisticated and desirable grey-topped gent?

The classicist on life on the culture wars’ frontline, what she owes her mother – and how pizza shaped her TV career

Classicist shared her opinion on the royal couple in a recent interview

Authors and publishers discuss the gender imbalance in nonfiction writing, and ask whether the newly announced award can redress it

The actor and director on what the Romans have done for her, a beguiling staging of a Japanese animation and a peerless podcast

Classicist and academic who transformed our understanding of Roman imperial history