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Naked, not nude

Classicist Caroline Vout argues that it’s time to take the dust covers off the Ancient Greeks and Romans, and to encounter their bodies not nude, but naked.

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The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols

What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.

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Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids

This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.

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Booze and bad behaviour

Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.

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  • Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities. Engraving.
  • Ancient Roman and Greek surgical instruments (1-9)
  • Greek and Roman sculpture in the Wellcome Collection
  • Ancient Roman and Greek surgical instruments (A-G):
  • Roman and Greek bronze spatulae some with probe-ends
  • Ancient Greek and Roman wind and string instruments. Engraving by J. Pass, 1818.
  • Ancient Greek and Roman wind and string instruments. Engraving by J. Pass, 1818.
  • A Roman soldier and an old man walking among colossal Greek and Roman inscriptions and reliefs; a Greek fragment representing horses and a man's head in the foreground. Etching by A. Cardon after G. Bracci, ca. 1766.
  • A Roman altar, a Greek metal vase and an Etruscan altar. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
  • A curule chair, a Greek metal candelabra, a bowl supported by sphinxes, a Roman standard, a clay torch and a Roman dagger. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
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