Minerva - November/December 2014

The king who made England
Discovering why King Alfred was great and where he may have been buried. Edoardo Albert and Dr Katie Tucker

No more heroes?
With so many high achievers in their ranks, the overly ambitious Ancient Greeks had an awful lot to live up to. David Stuttard

Digging deeper
Professor Vincent Gaffney outlines the mapping of Doggerland and the recent Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project. Diana Bentley

Home sweet home
Domestic life played a surprisingly important role in prehistoric times – as it should today. Francis Pryor

What was so great about Herod?
He is reputed to have ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, but did Herod have any good points? Geza Vermes

Harbouring the past
Mosaics and sculpture from Ostia Antica are displayed alongside modern art inspired by Rome’s original port. Alice Bygraves

The lost capital of the Khmer
Overgrown and abandoned for more than a millennium, the ruined city of Koh Ker should be visited before it becomes too popular. Carol Howland

Best foot forward
From walking erect to teetering in high heels, human equilibrium is celebrated in the museum of Italy’s most famous shoemaker. Dalu Jones