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In this issue

The king who made England
Discovering why King Alfred was great and where he may have been buried. Edoardo Albert and Dr Katie Tucker

No more heroes?
With so many high achievers in their ranks, the overly ambitious Ancient Greeks had an awful lot to live up to. David Stuttard

Digging deeper
Professor Vincent Gaffney outlines the mapping of Doggerland and the recent Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project. Diana Bentley

Home sweet home
Domestic life played a surprisingly important role in prehistoric times – as it should today. Francis Pryor

What was so great about Herod?
He is reputed to have ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, but did Herod have any good points? Geza Vermes

Harbouring the past
Mosaics and sculpture from Ostia Antica are displayed alongside modern art inspired by Rome’s original port. Alice Bygraves

The lost capital of the Khmer
Overgrown and abandoned for more than a millennium, the ruined city of Koh Ker should be visited before it becomes too popular. Carol Howland

Best foot forward
From walking erect to teetering in high heels, human equilibrium is celebrated in the museum of Italy’s most famous shoemaker. Dalu Jones

Minerva Magazine Description:

Publisher: Aurora-Publications

Category: Art

Language: English

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Now available for iPad, Minerva magazine gives anyone with an interest in archaeology and antiquities a compelling insight into the ancient world. Minerva explores the lost civilisations of the past, from Ancient Egypt to Greece, Rome and the mighty empires of the Middle East and Asia.

For over 25 years, Minerva has revealed record-breaking auction results, exciting new finds, and untold stories of the distant past, spanning the Stone Age to the Dark Ages and beyond.

Each issue includes:

• News of finds and research from around the world

• Original research by international experts

• Reviews of major new exhibitions

• Latest trends and auction reports from the antiquities market

• In-depth features on history’s most fascinating people and events

• Profiles of leading figures from the world of archaeology

• Reviews of new publications and a must-have events diary