George LongleyJul 26, 20216 min readTWO WOMEN FROM HERODOTUSWhen Herodotus opens his monumental nine-book history, he declares his intentions as follows: ὡς μήτε τὰ γενόμενα ἐξ ἀνθρώπων τῷ χρόνῳ...
George LongleyJul 12, 20212 min readOlympiasOlympias was the formidable mother of Alexander the Great. Today (12/07/2021), I am inspired to writer about her, not just because of the...
George LongleyMay 22, 20212 min readFulvia, Wife of Mark AntonyFeisty, assertive, violent, Fulvia definitely deserves an article of her own. She is not quite so well-known as the imperial women, such...
George LongleyMay 14, 202111 min readWomen and the Internet in the Ancient WorldOur Communication Needs Then and Now (Originally Delivered for St. Swithun’s School Academic Lunch 07/05/21) This may seem a rather odd...
George LongleyMar 9, 20213 min readArria - For International Women's Day‘She has quite the ‘tude!’. So said one of my year ten pupils when I was teaching Pliny’s letter about Arria as a set text back in 2015....
George LongleyFeb 25, 20211 min readThe Remarkable Women of the Ancient WorldThis category will contain a series of articles on women of the ancient world. However, the approach will not be a story of women’s lives...