Ancient History Magazine

Ancient History Magazine The leading magazine on the culture, society, and politics of the ancient world. It is aimed at a casual, but informed audience.

Ancient History magazine is a paper periodical published every two months by Karwansaray Publishers and distributed globally. The magazine deals with the culture, society, and politics of the ancient world. The magazine is edited by Owain Williams. Each issue is devoted to a particular theme, such as ancient explorers, food in the ancient world, Athens in the fourth century BC, slaves and serfs, a

nd more. In addition, each issue contains a number of non-theme-related articles. Karwansaray Publishers also publishes three other magazines that may be of interest to you: Ancient Warfare, Medieval World: Culture and Conflict, and Wargames Soldiers & Strategy. Aside from the paper editions, digital versions of all of our magazines are also available for purchase.

Lucian of Samosata, writing in the mid-second century AD, describes what could be expected at the rowdy revels during th...
19/12/2025

Lucian of Samosata, writing in the mid-second century AD, describes what could be expected at the rowdy revels during the Saturnalia: drinking, feasting, singing, dancing, and dicing ('Saturnalia' 2).

The celebrations for the Saturnalia could get quite raucous. Pliny the Younger would retire to his country villa to avoi...
18/12/2025

The celebrations for the Saturnalia could get quite raucous. Pliny the Younger would retire to his country villa to avoid his servants' partying ('Letters' 2.17), while Horace writes how he fled the city ('Satires' 2.3)!

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16/12/2025

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12/12/2025

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Hengistbury Head is a charming headland on the coast of southern England, yet over 2000 years ago it was an important ce...
10/12/2025

Hengistbury Head is a charming headland on the coast of southern England, yet over 2000 years ago it was an important centre in Iron Age Britain, with trade connections reaching the Mediterranean, as Stephen Roberts discusses in AH 57!

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08/12/2025

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"I curse Tretia Maria and her life..."One way the Romans sought divine assistance was through the use of curse tablets, ...
05/12/2025

"I curse Tretia Maria and her life..."

One way the Romans sought divine assistance was through the use of curse tablets, which often had quite sinister requests of the gods.

Stuart McKie explains the Romans' use of curse tablets in AH 57!

Ancient fortifications at a Roman frontier fortress-city in Syria, erected during a desperate defence, have preserved a ...
03/12/2025

Ancient fortifications at a Roman frontier fortress-city in Syria, erected during a desperate defence, have preserved a remarkably diverse religious landscape.

In AH 57, Jennifer Baird explores the many religious communities at Dura-Europos.

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