Guy D Middleton
Visiting Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University
Guy Middleton is a visiting fellow in the school of history, Classics and archaeology at Newcastle University, Newcastle. His books include Understanding Collapse: Ancient History and Modern Myths (2017), Collapse and Transformation: The Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age in the Aegean (2020) and Women in the Ancient Mediterranean World: From the Palaeolithic to the Byzantines (2023),
Written by Guy D Middleton
essayThe ancient world
The horrors of Pompeii
The name ‘Eutychis’ was etched into a wall 2,000 years ago. Finding out who she was illuminates the dark side of Rome
Guy D Middleton
essayArchaeology
Poseidon’s wrath
Vanished beneath the waves in 373 BCE, Helike is a byword for thinking about disaster, for ancients and moderns alike
Guy D Middleton
essayThe ancient world
Do civilisations collapse?
The idea that the Maya or Easter Islanders experienced an apocalyptic end makes for good television but bad archaeology
Guy D Middleton