Ancient Rome’s fascination with nudity and lovemaking will be celebrated with an exhibition revealing how ‘eroticism was everywhere’ around Pompeii ‘thanks to Greek influence’ A new exhibition in Pompeii will celebrate the city’s history with eroticism Frescos featuring big penises and sex
The compact Dutch city of Assen has always punched above its weight. Originally the site of a 13th Century Cistercian nunnery until its dissolution in 1600, the town had just 600 residents in 1809 when it was visited by the younger brother
It was an operation described by Winston Churchill as the ‘worst journey in the world’. The Arctic Convoys braved horrendous weather and the threat of U-boat attacks to deliver vital supplies to the Soviet Union in the Second World War, helping them
One of history’s most bloody tyrants, Nero appears to have derived much of his chilling ambition from his wealthy widowed mother, Agrippina. One of history’s most bloody tyrants, Nero appears to have derived much of his chilling ambition from his wealthy widowed