Rather than doing what I should be doing concerning the really rather tedious late Roman Republic, I have been thinking about your Ephesus/Damascus streets. Street names are generally given to ancient cities by archaeologists and only on a few occasions… Continue Reading →
Closer to home, I read in the Sunday Times Houses of the Week section that Biddulph Old Hall is up for sale. Andyphiles may remember that Biddulph in Staffordshire was a key location in his book “The Seventh Sword” and… Continue Reading →
A study at Loughborough University has found that the most effective “war on drugs” was carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan. They managed to cut the worldwide heroin supply by 65% in 2001. (See BBC article). What should we… Continue Reading →
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