By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) This month we launched our research and outreach project “Annie’s Box”. It came to fruition through a generous grant from Friends of the…Read More >
Allen Seaby, Leon of Massalia, Chapter 6: The “Owls” of Athens
Those Athenian coins, Finely engraved, well struck, Acknowledged the world over By Greek and by Barbarian, We make no more. Instead Base copper and poor dies Are now our counters….Read More >
Allen Seaby, Leon of Massalia, Chapter 5: The Dionysiac Revels
The maddened Bacchanal, Holding aloft her pine-tipped wand, Whirls round and round in dizzy step. Euripides, The Bacchanals Leon was tired from his day’s outing. His guide had taken him…Read More >
Allen Seaby, Leon of Massalia, Chapter 4: The Theatre of Dionysos
Dionysos! What deity is he? Euripides, The Cyclops 520 Leon awoke from a deep sleep to find the sun shining into the courtyard. The inn was strangely quiet after the…Read More >
