Ryszard Kapuściński, one of journalism's most feted names, is the subject of controversy following the release in Poland of a new biography of his life.
In Kapuscinski: Non-fiction, the Polish journalist Artur Domoslawski alleges that some of Kapuscinski's acclaimed writings were nothing short of lies. Domoslawski argues that Kapuscinski embellished some of the stories he included in his books and, worse, claimed to be present at historic events when he was elsewhere. He is also accused of never having met famous and influential people – such as Che Guevara – whom he wrote about befriending.
The allegations have been met with outrage by Kapuscinski's widow, Alicja, whose bid to have publication of the book blocked in the Polish courts failed.
Ross, who is currently preparing a doctorate on the archaeology of the Roman provinces of the Eastern Empire, has lectured at a range of institutions in Australia. He also leads study tours to Syria and Jordan for British and Australian travel companies.
He explains why narrowing Syria's ancient treasures down to a top 10 proves such a challenge:
The tourist climb to the top of Australia's most famous ancient site, Uluru, could be closed following the approval of a new management plan for the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. However the final decision to close the controversial climb will not be made until one of the following three conditions is met.
There are some excellent ancient history titles on the market this year, and you can get your hands on some of them for free by entering Heritage Key's Ancient World in London bloggers' challenge. It's part of our three-month-long celebration of Ancient London, an interactive online and offline event featuring HD video, virtual worlds, competitions and live events.
Thames & Hudson has up for grabs five books from its latest catalogue for whoever can best answer our first bloggers' challenge question: 'Which invaders have had the biggest impact on London?' The winner will also receive 50 bonus HK points to boost their online tally.
Thames & Hudson is one of the biggest names in publishing, with history among its specialist subjects. Its mission includes the challenge to "create a museum without walls" and to make academic research available to the mass market at affordable prices.
Since the economic downturn, colleges and universities around the world have found themselves in a pickle: their income is not what it used to be. Endowment-rich, private American institutions have seen an unprecedented decline in the value of their investments, while publicly funded universities around the world have seen their tax-generated budgets shrunken by unimaginable margins. For the first time in a long time (or, perhaps, for the first time ever) publicly funded and privately funded universities are in the same boat – and that boat is sinking.
Best-selling author Caroline Lawrence has added her name to a growing list of celebrities supporting the fight to save Colchester's Roman Circus.
Lawrence, the author of the ‘Roman Mysteries’ series of children’s books, joins other high-profile people backing the appeal, including authors Ronald Blythe, Guy de la Bedoyere and Adam Hart-Davis, Time Team presenter Tony Robinson, architectural historian and TV presenter Dan Cruickshank, broadcaster Peter Snow, and former MP and cabinet minister Tony Benn.
David Pybus describes himself as a “21st century alchemist and aromancer”, and says his mission in life is to “get people to stop their frenetic living from time to time and to smell the roses”. He’s underselling himself, of course. He’s really a chemist with more than 20 years’ experience at the world’s largest perfume makers.
During an appearance on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den in 2007, he convinced entrepreneurs Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones to part with £40,000 each to help launch Scents of Time, a range of fragrances based on ancient themes.
Canterbury City Council is the latest local authority set to close museums as part of cost-cutting measures. The council is wielding the budget axe – and it’s decided that saving the city’s Christmas lights is more important than keeping the Roman Museum open to the public.
Before Herodotus, travel writing didn’t exist - nor did journalism. No-one had ever travelled anywhere with the sole intention of finding something out and writing it all down “so that human achievements may not become forgotten in time”. Travel writing was not so much a road less travelled, but a road never travelled at all. Not only did Herodotus change all that - but he set an extremely high benchmark for future writers of the genre, who are still struggling to beat his best-seller, The Histories.
There can be few books – the Bible is perhaps one – that have proven a more popular travelling companion than The Histories. Herodotus would have been a modern publisher’s dream, an ancient literary sensation akin to morphing Hemingway, Kapuscinski, Theroux and Palin (Michael, not Sarah...), and one who could generate sales (and arguably as much fiction) to rival Dan Brown.
While human footprints lead back thousands of years to prehistoric times, the seeds of modern London were sown in 43AD when Claudius crossed the Channel to claim Britain for the Roman Empire. He put a bridge across the river Thames and built a city called Londinium. Now, London is a thriving, heaving, sprawling metropolis, a bustling crossroads of cultures and languages, and a rich modern economy that draws ideas and artists and entrepreneurs.
With HK's Ancient World in London set to launch this month, we've put together this list of books to help you get to know the city just that little bit better, and understand how history has helped shape and define one of the world's great modern cities.
Choose between general histories, books for kids, maps and more - or get fully clued up about one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations by covering all the bases.
Archaeologist and historian 
There are some excellent ancient history titles on the market this year, and you can get your hands on some of them for free by entering Heritage Key's 
David Pybus describes himself as a “21st century alchemist and aromancer”, and says his mission in life is to “get people to stop their frenetic living from time to time and to smell the roses”. He’s underselling himself, of course. He’s really a chemist with more than 20 years’ experience at the world’s largest perfume makers.
While human footprints lead back thousands of years to prehistoric times, the seeds of modern London were sown in 43AD when 
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