A free weekly-style newsletter covering the ancient world, pairing a long guest essay by a scholar with a roundup of new books, discoveries, journals and research. It emphasizes a global view of antiquity and the public role of history.

A classicist's newsletter introducing ancient history and how Greek and Roman worlds still shape modern life, covering topics like Cleopatra and Rome, Homer's Ithaca, and Roman Republican influence on America. Issues mix museum talk transcripts, close readings of Homer, and essayistic reflections with a personal voice.

Illustrated articles on ancient history and archaeology, covering recent excavations and the everyday lives of people in ancient Near Eastern and Nile Valley societies. Issues combine reporting on new academic findings with narrative retellings built around primary sources such as clay tablets, with some content behind a paywall.

A full-time historian with a PhD shares narrative vignettes and archaeological insights about ancient Pompeii, especially its religious life and cults such as Isis worship. Readers get accessible, story-driven history grounded in specific sites, objects and rituals.