Minerva - March/April 2014

Beware the Ides of March
If Julius Caesar had listened to his wife, his friends, and the soothsayer, he would not have gone to the Senate on that fateful day. Victor Zugg

Monsters of the deep
Coming face to face with a collection of powerful mythical creatures from the Classical world currently on show in Rome. Dalu Jones

Man of myth and mystery
The 20th-century artist Giorgio de Chirico was inspired not only by ancient Greece and Rome but also by Freud. Charles Darwent

Inside a Stone
The Rolling Stones’ former bass-player Bill Wyman explains how his passion for archaeology was ignited. Mark Merrony

The once and future saint
Should we reinstate St Edmund the Martyr as England’s patron saint and get rid of that foreign upstart St George? Mark Taylor

Living by the sword
An eagerly anticipated exhibition at the British Museum underlines the lasting influence of the Viking invaders. David Miles

Egyptomania in the US
America’s enthusiasm for ancient Egypt has encompassed Freemasons, obelisks, songs about lovesick mummies and Tutmania. Bob Brier

Archaeology in the Alentejo
The less visited, central part of Portugal yields some interesting Roman and megalithic sites. Lindsay Fulcher

Navigating the Middle Sea
An exploration of the different ways that historians and archaeologists have viewed and written about the Mediterranean. David Miles

The aura of Roman gold
The stories behind some of the Imperial faces stamped on the stunning gold coins in the Aurora Collection. Murray Eiland