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The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been getting its history wrong?

To Athens, where Alice Roberts visits the Sanctuary of Dionysus. Here, it’s said, a man called Thespis gave the world’s first theatrical performance. She also learns about the role of performance in ...

John Willis describes how ordinary Britons reacted to the defeat of Nazi Germany This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of ...