The Prado of North Africa
Roman mosaics preserved in situ are a rare delight—most are typically uprooted and whisked away…
Apollo
This category is about fine arts.
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A Salon in the Medina
We thought we were going to the city museum, and found ourselves at a selling…
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A Multicultural Pantheon
Carthage had a most curious religion. The Carthaginians had inherited it from the Phoenicians, of…
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Bronze Masterpieces from the Deep
I adore ancient sculpture. Do you? Today I have assembled a selection of bronzes for…
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Before Alexander
In 334 BC Alexander the Great set out from Thrace on his eastern campaign—by very…
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The Wrong Nomads
The Scythians have always been useful to other people. Herodotus devoted the fourth book of…
