For thousands of years, across various societies and cultures, humans have enjoyed consuming alcohol. From beer at a feast in Early Dynastic Ur to wine at a Roman taberna, alcohol has played a major role in civilization's development.

Theme: Beer and wine in antiquity

• Tate Paulette, 'Beer in ancient Mesopotamia - The land of Ninkasi'.
• Pauline Komar, 'Innovation, libations, and intoxication - Drinking with the Etruscans'.
• Paula Lock, 'All about Roman drinking culture - Vines, Venus, and vomiting'.
• Bettina Arnold, 'The politics and ritual of Celtic feasting - Competitive commensality'.
• Emlyn Dodd, 'The nectar of humans and gods - Winemaking in Roman Italy'.

Features:

• Anthony Adolph, 'Aeneas: prince, refugee, founder of Rome - From Troy to Rome'.
• Guy Halsall, 'Barbarian settlements in fifth-century Gaul - Imperial policy or imaginative experiment'.
• Owain Williams, 'Canine aspects of classical sea monsters - Salty sea dogs'.
• Henriette Broekema, 'The Egyptian origins of the Nimrud Ivories - The "Woman in the Window"'.
• Trevor J. Davis, 'Tiberius' character in Roman sources - General, emperor, and tyrant'.
• Philip Matyszak, 'Roman religion beyond state sacrifices - Personal piety'.