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James Binks

The transmission of Ancient Greek texts from antiquity to today.

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Forget elections. Consider EJECTIONS

An ancient citizen casts his vote. (Getty Images, edited James Binks)

A great parade, billions strong, heads to vote in democratic elections this year. If you have an eardrum or an eyeball then you’ve felt the debate and rancour of one pol...

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Documentary | Herculaneum Scrolls

In May 2024, I travelled to southern Italy with grand plans. I returned (exhausted) with thousands of photos and hours upon hours of videos.

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This Is Not Plato

In 1511, 28 year-old Raphael was putting the last touches on a fresco in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. Shuffling in slowly behind him was his patron, the elderly Pope Julius II, here to gaze at the masterpiece. The Pope knew his time on E...

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How do we know what the ancient Greeks looked like?

Italy has the pleasure and the headache of being home to the most concentrated material remains of history in the world, including many from ancient Greeks. Naturally, I was drawn to these remains and have returned from visiting the eclecti...

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I’m incredibly excited to announce that I will be travelling to southern Italy in May 2024! I’ll split my time evenly between: 1) Naples and its surrounding bay and 2) the east coast of Sicily with a focus on Syracuse. I will be researching...

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    After reading one too many uncited historical facts about ancient Greece, Binks is answering the question "How do we know what the ancient Greeks said?" by writing about surviving Greek material evidence.

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