“Heroic” Rape/Abduction in Classical Antiquity (2022) Rosanna Lauriola’s Brill’s Companion to Episodes of “Heroic” Rape/Abduction in Classical Antiquity and Their Reception (2022) focuses on sexual violence in the ancient world, drawing attention to the fact that many ancient “love stories” are, in fact, stories that focus on rape.
https://www.ancientworldmagazi....ne.com/reviews/heroi

Was Caesarion the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra? The Egyptian prince Caesarion is known to history as the son of Cleopatra and the Roman statesman Julius Caesar. He was enough of a threat to Caesar’s heir Augustus, that the emperor had him executed. But was he really the son of Caesar or merely a pretender?
https://www.ancientworldmagazi....ne.com/articles/caes

Our new nightmare As the world turns ever bleaker, it’s important to figure out how we got here and, more importantly, how we get the hell out of here. And that does not involve getting on a spaceship and flying off to Mars.
https://www.ancientworldmagazi....ne.com/articles/our-

House of the Dragon The fantasy series House of the Dragon is inspired by the Ptolemaic dynasty, a royal house infamous for intrigues, incest and civil wars. The show’s portrayal of a divided kingdom mirrors popular misconceptions about kingship and imperial collapse.
https://www.ancientworldmagazi....ne.com/articles/hous

Early Rome Dr Joshua Hall talks with Dr Ulla Rajala (Stockholm University) about Early Rome, with special reference to books that have been recently published on this topic.
https://www.ancientworldmagazi....ne.com/podcast/early