George LongleyJun 15, 20212 min readUs Then: Chapter II - "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’Polybius, History, and Human Nature For Polybius, as for Thucydides, human nature was the key causative factor in history, apart from ...
George LongleyApr 22, 20213 min readThe Ancient Contribution to Climate ChangeFor World Mother Earth Day Thursday 22 April 2021 Just like us, the Greeks and Romans were adept at exploiting the environment for their...
George LongleyApr 12, 20213 min readPrime Ministers and Proconsuls12/04/2021 Whilst reading a short piece by Quintus Slide in the latest issue of my husband’s MoneyWeek (9/04/2021), I was struck by an...
George LongleyMar 9, 20214 min readSOLON, FAREWELL!A Herodotean Lesson for our Times.The Histories of Herodotus are a lively, varied, and highly readable work, a rather lighter experience than the gloomy, disgruntled...
George LongleyFeb 21, 202114 min read#Friends, Romans, CountrymanWHAT WOULD THE ROMANS HAVE MADE OF SOCIAL MEDIA? ‘Write the Facebook page of (insert famous ancient figure)’ as a revision activity has...
George LongleyFeb 19, 20214 min readUs Then: Intro and Chapter 1Intro: The Classical Mirror All languages open up new worlds, new peoples, and new ideas, illuminating the awe-inspiring diversity of the...
