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In the latest issue of Minerva, we travel to Mexico and its first civilisation: that built by the Olmecs, who created monumental works of art that are as striking today as they must have appeared 3,000 years ago.
The riches of Rome referred to on our cover encompass not only the extraordinary bounty of art and architecture that the Roman Empire produced, but also the fabulous wealth accumulated in later centuries by distinguished families of the city.
The Scythians were formidable nomadic warriors who flourished from about 900 to 200 BC. Living on the steppe, they…