Kane: Can you tell me about that experience and how it inspired your interest in the ancient world? 1998, I had two mates doing history of art and ancient history, and I was doing Latin and Greek. I'd always just loved the ancient world. You know, Pompeii I think is, is almost the most famous physical emblem of our connection to the ancient world, and it's a thriller because there's a volcano. Kane: There's a lot of ancient history to cover.