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...thinking about ancient literature and historiography, we need to consider more than just the words written, but the aims of the author, role of the translator, political and cultural issues of the time of writing as well as the period in history...Historiography and ancient literature: it’s more than words This second introductory article provides some ideas about how...

...think there is a tendency to think that Reagan was especially influenced by the film, having been a Hollywood actor before turning to politics. In The Reagan Diaries, he wrote that the film was ‘very effective and left me greatly depressed.’ From the autumn of 1983 onwards, he did adopt a much more conciliatory approach towards Moscow, especially after Gorbachev came...

...think what we wish – within limits – is defended in modern British law...[Person holding a sign for free speech] But that wasn’t always the case. And in many parts of the world today, like China, Russia and Turkey, governments are cracking down on free speech and protest through censorship, surveillance and mass detention. Meanwhile in the West, there have been...

...system since 2006, when his health began to deteriorate, but his legacy, both within Cuba and internationally, is hard to overestimate. This is the man who led a small band of guerrilla fighters to power in the late 1950s, outlasted nine US presidents and ended up at the centre of the most dangerous moment in the Cold War. He even holds the record for the longest speech...