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Mary Beard: ‘The last thing I’d want is a world in which we all agreed’

The classicist on autocrats ancient and modern, free speech in universities and whether Twitter has been a force for good

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Is Theresa May cosplaying as Napoleon? What this portrait tells us about powerful women

Saied Dai’s painting captures the former PM’s sternness and stoicism, her failure and her femininity. But it also raises questions about how artists use male traits to depict female leaders

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023

Prigozhin crosses his Rubicon in echo of Caesar’s march on Rome

Wagner leader’s abortive mutiny was an irrevocable step that may yet have serious consequences

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

‘Big books by blokes about battles’: why we need the Women’s prize for nonfiction

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

On my radar: Jessica Hynes’s cultural highlights

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022

Joyce Reynolds obituary

Classicist and academic who transformed our understanding of Roman imperial history

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Who is Cincinnatus? How did Boris Johnson use reference to imply he will return?

The outgoing Tory leader said: “Like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plough”

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2022

Who is Cincinnatus and what could Boris Johnson’s reference to him mean?

Speaking in Downing Street for the final time as Prime Minister, Mr Johnson said: ‘Like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plough.’

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Who is Cincinnatus? Boris Johnson compares himself to Roman politician in final speech as PM

IN his final speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson hinted at a possible return when he alluded to a Roman politician.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2022

Boris Johnson farewell speech: Who was the Roman statesman Cincinnatus?

‘I am returning to my plough and I will be offering this government nothing but the most fervent support,’ says outgoing prime minister as he makes way for Liz Truss

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022