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Us 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 Longley
Jun 15, 20212 min read


The Ancient Contribution to Climate Change
For World Mother Earth Day Thursday 22 April 2021 Just like us, the Greeks and Romans were adept at exploiting the environment for their...

George Longley
Apr 22, 20213 min read


Prime Ministers and Proconsuls
12/04/2021 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 Longley
Apr 12, 20213 min read


SOLON, 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 Longley
Mar 9, 20214 min read


#Friends, Romans, Countryman
WHAT WOULD THE ROMANS HAVE MADE OF SOCIAL MEDIA? ‘Write the Facebook page of (insert famous ancient figure)’ as a revision activity has...

George Longley
Feb 21, 202114 min read


Us Then: Intro and Chapter 1
Intro: The Classical Mirror All languages open up new worlds, new peoples, and new ideas, illuminating the awe-inspiring diversity of the...

George Longley
Feb 19, 20214 min read
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