Painting of a European marketplace

Europe

An undated portrait of Hypatia

My history hero: Hypatia (cAD 370–415). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

White horse of Uffington

Who were the Celts?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Books interview with Mary Beard. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1985 production of 'Julius Caesar'. For all their despotism, Romans thanked their first three emperors for delivering them from the curse of civil war. (Photo by Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

The glorious Caesars. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My favourite place: Tracy Borman

Three men wearing hats inspect a sack of potatoes, c1917.

Q&AWhen did the potato catch on in Europe?

19th-century men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands.

General ancient history

Q&AWhen were trousers first worn?

Black and white image depicting engraving of Julius Caesar.

Q&AWhat is the earliest evidence for a battle in Britain?

Soldiers following the battle of the Somme

Books interview with Andrew Roberts: "I'd like to put an end to the 'Blackadder' view of the First World War". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roscoff, Brittany, France

My favourite place: Brittany, France

The LibraryThe History Essay: How Europe rose from the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vulcan caught Venus and Mars in a net and shows them to the laughing Gods. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

Religion in ancient Rome: what did they believe?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Life of the Week: Romulus Augustus

The 16th-century tower of Belém

My favourite place: Lisbon, Portugal

An attendant and his guard dog at the world's first pet cemetery, Paris,

A dog’s-eye view of Paris. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Death camp Britons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on... the battle of Agincourt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My favourite place: Mark Stoyle

When Hitler took cocaine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saranda Kolones, Kato Pathos Archaeological Park

My favourite place: Cyprus

Books interview with Janina Ramirez: the private lives of the saints. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward Whymper in climbing gear

Tragedy on the Matterhorn. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inishbofin, Ireland

My favourite place: Inishbofin, Ireland

A sack of red beans

Q&AWhy do we say ‘spill the beans’?

Photo of Derinkuyu Underground City

Q&AHave people ever lived underground?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo

Why Waterloo fires our imaginations. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Corfu: a Greek island getaway that owes much of its popularity to the Venetians. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Corfu, Greece

A dead German soldier during the Antwerp offensive

The LibraryArdennes 1944: Hitler's last gamble. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Roman galley warship

Q&AHow did a crow help Rome defeat Carthage?

A relief portrays patrons of a Roman tavern. (Photo By DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

The dangerous streets of ancient Rome. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.