Packing up and moving to a totally new land was difficult and dangerous. However, there were rewards along with the risks. In this issue, we explore the process, motivations, and impact of ancient colonizers.

Theme: Colonization in antiquity

• Louise A. Hitchcock, 'Understanding the process - Migration and colonization in the Mediterranean Bronze Age'.
• Dan Diffendale, 'To boldly go where no-one has gone before - The first generations of Greek overseas settlements'.
• Arjan Zuiderhoek, 'Foundations, motives, consequences - Ancient Greek colonization'.
• Emmanuel Greco, 'Name, meaning, origins - Magna Graecia'.
• Murray Dahm, 'The unusual case of Naucratis - Greeks on the Nile'.
• Lindsay Powell, 'Spreading Roman civilization through colonization - Remote replicas of Rome'.

Features:

• Benedict Davies, 'The royal artisans of Deir El-Medina - Servants in the place of truth'.
• Sean Mowbray, 'Getting away with it in ancient Rome - Fakes, frauds, and forgeries'.
• Dan Kershaw, 'The meaning behind Roman cameo imagery - Snapshots of propaganda'.
• Stephanie M. Matthews, 'The birth of a new social order - Rise of the equites'.
• Manon Henzen, 'New food culture on the Roman border - Eet smakelijk!'.
• Horia Neagu, 'Animals in Neo-Assyrian state ideology and propaganda - Ancient Assyrian "fake news"'.