Classical Antiquity

c. 100–600 CE

Life in Roman Stobi: Streets, Spectacles and Belief

Explore Stobi through its theatre, streets, residences and religious buildings, following the changing uses of a Roman provincial city.

6 min readLibradia Editorial

c. 150 BCE–1700 CE

Roads, Rivers and Sea Routes: How the Balkans Connected Worlds

Follow three connections through Balkan history: the Roman Via Egnatia, Trajan’s Danube works and the maritime economy of Ragusa.

5 min readLibradia Editorial

c. 500–322 BCE

Athenian Democracy: Who Could Take Part—and Who Was Excluded?

Explore the Assembly, citizenship and jury service in ancient Athens, and discover why living in the city did not give everyone a political voice.

5 min readLibradia Editorial

AI-generated illustration

c. 334–330 BCE

How Did Alexander the Great Defeat the Persian Empire?

Look beyond individual genius to the army, supplies, battlefield decisions and political arrangements behind Alexander’s conquest.

5 min readLibradia Editorial

c. 44 BCE

Why Was Julius Caesar Assassinated?

Explore Caesar’s concentration of power, the senators who turned against him and why his assassination failed to restore stable republican government.

5 min readLibradia Editorial

AI-generated illustration