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Content:

The dark side of Augustus’ ‘Imperial image’ – Christopher Burden-Strevens

Gladiators in the Roman east – Zahra Newby

The simile in Homer – Robert Philp

‘For some, war becomes home’: the pain of nostos in Uberto Pasolini’s The Return – Joanna Paul

Objects, curators, and meaning – Roberta Jenkins

Swallowing stories: the many layers of Aeneid 2 – Bill Freeman

Beyond the Olympian gods: introducing Ennodia – Maria Mili

The death of Pentheus – Sara Sheikh

Solving a war problem with Aristophanes – Constanze Güthenke

When is a donkey a bird? Bird omens an Aristophanes’ Birds – Holly Hunt

Bringing Verres to trial: Cicero, corruption, and creative writing

Blue blood turned black: Hecuba between image and text – Peter Thompson

2026 Gladstone Memorial Essay Prizes

2026 Omnibus Sam Hood Translation Prizes