Delatores (political informants) and accusatores (malicious prosecutors) were a major part of life in imperial Rome. Contemporary sources depict them as cruel and heartless mercenaries, who bore the m
In antiquity, Rome represented one of the world's great cultural capitals. The city constituted a collective repository for various commemoratives, cultural artefacts, and curiosities, not to mention
In The Biographical Turn leading scholars explain why biographical research has a lasting impact on the way we interpret history. The volume showcases the latest research through which the field of bi
