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Jessica Suess
Jessica holds a BA Hons in History and Archaeology from the University of Queensland and an MPhil in Ancient History from the University of Oxford, where she researched the worship of the Roman emperors. She worked for Oxford University Museums for 10 years before relocating to Brazil. She is mad about the Romans, the Egyptians, the Vikings, the history of esoteric religions, and folk magic and gets excited about the latest archaeological finds.
Education:University of Oxford (2007)MPhil Ancient HistoryUniversity of Queensland (2004)BA Hons History & ArchaeologyExpertise:Articles by Jessica Suess
Otho is one of the four men who vied for power in Rome during the year of civil war that followed the death of Nero.
Gaius Marius was one of the Republic’s great military heroes with incredible success in the Jugurthine and Cimbrian wars, but his career ended in controversy.
Cicero was one of the last great senators of the Roman Republic, whose writings have shaped our perception of the Roman world and the Latin language.
While Osiris ruled the afterlife, he was just as important to the living as he was to the dead in ancient Egypt.
While the Vikings wrote very little about themselves, they have left us a variety of symbols that provide insight into their beliefs and values.
In one strange story from Norse mythology, Thor, Loki, and two servants travel to Jotunheim in what feels like a trip to Wonderland.
Freyr, a Norse god of virility and fertility, was extremely popular during the Viking Age but is relatively unknown today compared with Thor and Odin.
Discover the Ashmolean Museum’s ten most amazing treasures.