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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
Flavius Josephus was a Jewish rebel turned Roman collaborator in the 1st century CE who wrote histories of the Jews. But is he reliable?
When was the Arch of Titus in Rome built and why? What do the reliefs adorning the arch communicate about Roman imperial iconography and ideology?
The 13th-century Icelandic author Snorri Sturluson is our most important source for Norse mythology. But who was he and why did he write his books?
What did apotheosis mean to the ancient Romans and how did it pave the way for the deification of the Roman emperors?
Sejanus was a Praetorian Prefect close to Tiberius who had imperial designs.
Egil Skallagrimsson is the most famous Viking hero from the Norse sagas. But how true is the tale of this larger-than-life poet and warrior?
Olaf Tryggvason was a Viking prince exiled from Norway. When he returned, he tried to forcibly convert all of Scandinavia to his new Christian faith.
Cultures around the world share a flood myth about a great deluge that destroyed mankind, except for a few souls who survived on a boat.