As I am sure many of you know, Christmas is coming up, and naturally that raises the questions of what you want to ask for. If you are struggling for suggestions, we have just the list for you: a Christmas wish list in true Wimbledon High fashion:
For thousands of years humanity has been recording more than we realise. Whether it be Linear B tablets showing trades in Ancient Mycenae, extracts of epic poetry in Byzantium or a shopping list on the back of a receipt, the written word is an intrinsic part of the way our society functions. The key question when considering this is then, how do we still have records of these texts from over 2 millennia ago, and where do they come from?
Just twenty five days to Go!!! (Someone cue the Mariah)
Virgil’s epic, ‘The Aeneid’, tells the story of Aeneas; the dutiful Trojan hero who (after several sorrowful episodes) founds the city of Rome. It makes sense, therefore, that Virgil, writing under the first Roman emperor Augustus, creates links between the characters of his foundation myth and the powerful figures of ancient Rome which his readers inhabit.
As we’re twenty-five days away from the big day, I’ve been thinking about the most treasured parts of the holiday – the secret Santa debacles, the competitive gingerbread baking, and the Christmas dinner controversial opinions (as is expected when raised by a cooking-obsessed Dad, who wakes up at 7:00 on Christmas day to start prepping brussels sprouts, I’ve got quite a few strong thoughts). So, in honour of Christmas rapidly approaching, I gathered a group of my friends and asked (forced) them to rank parts of Christmas dinner out of ten. Here’s the official list!
