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orpheus

Issue 5...

This edition is based loosely on the theme of poetry and craft, and include:

Two Ticks for Ovid and Horace: poet Maureen Almond reworks the classics

What Not To Weave: fashions and fabric in the ancient world

"Don't Look Back: poetry, the poet and the tale of Orpheus"

Greeks bearing gifts: the place of pottery in classical society

Ancient magicians: instructions on classical wizardry chat with author Caroline Lawrence about writing and filming her books

Exploring Tunisia: travelogue in North Africa

... as well as all the usual features and pieces

 

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