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Alexander the Great’s Dream of the Nemeses at Smyrna
Plaque of Alexander the Great, workshop of Colin Nouailher, Limoges, c. 1540, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (Photo in public domain) By Patrick...
Turin’s Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Dancer painted on limestone ostracon, XIXth Dynasty, c. 1200 BCE, 20 x 15 cm, (Photo: P. Hunt 2012) By Patrick Hunt - Every year for the past five...
Göbekli Tepe’s Oldest Temple in the World – an Archaeological Stone Age Site in Anatolia
Göbekli Tepe, Turkey, (photo Vincent Musi for National Geographic, 2011) By Ömer Bülent Sever Göbekli Tepe (“Stomach Hill“ in Turkish) is a unique...
Soft countries make soft men: Q&A with Mike Newell, director of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
By James Geary Mike Newell, acclaimed director of hits including Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire and Four Weddings and A Funeral, spoke to James Geary about...