Who Invented Idolatry?
June 2023 | Vol. 11.6 By Daniel Barbu In late antiquity, Christian authors triumphantly celebrated the end of polytheism and idolatry: Christ had vanquished the demons and the Chur
Baths of the Roman and Byzantine Southern Levant: Roman Ideas and Local Interpretations
June 2023 | Vol. 11.6 By Arleta Kowalewska and Craig A. Harvey Bathhouses are one of the most iconic remains associated with the Roman world, easily recognized by their distinctive
Dig Deeper: Revisiting the Excavations of a Glass Workshop at Jalame el-Asafna
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Katherine A. Larson “How was glass made in antiquity?” This is the question that drove a team from The Corning Museum of Glass and the Universit
“Proto-Rams”: Piecing Together the Early History of Naval Ram Development
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Stephen DeCasien The naval ram was the predominant weapon of navies throughout much of antiquity, playing a decisive role in many consequential confrontatio
The Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Katherina Velentza From the 16th century onwards, hundreds of Greek and Roman sculptures have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, both from shipwrecks
A Sea of Law: The Romans and Their Maritime World
May 2023 | Vol. 11.5 By Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz The sea was key for Rome’s success; it served as the setting of several battles that granted them hegemony over the Mediterranean
The Ishtar Gate of Babylon: One Monument, Multiple Narratives
april 2023 | Vol. 11.4 By Helen Gries The lavishly decorated Ishtar Gate was one of the city gates of ancient Babylon in present-day Iraq, built by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezz
The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
april 2023 | Vol. 11.4 By Andrew Tobolowsky The twelve tribes of Israel are, in a nutshell, how the Hebrew Bible’s historical narratives define Israel. Even today, the tribes are
The Başbük Rock Wall Panel: Serving Empire, Honoring Syro-Anatolian Gods
april 2023 | Vol. 11.4 By Mehmet Önal , Celal Uludağ, Yusuf Koyuncu and Selim Ferruh Adalı Authors’ note: A catastrophic earthquake, the epicentre of which was Türkiye’s so
The Meaning and Symbolism of Swimming-Girl Spoons from Egypt
april 2023 | Vol. 11.4 By Peter Lacovara In ancient Egypt, cosmetics were important for both the living and the dead, as maintaining a youthful and beautiful appearance was deemed