TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features…

The ruin of Britain?

What happened when the Romans left By Michael Wood

Do the right thing

The case for and against realism in US foreign policy By Sam Freedman

Showdowns and shootouts

The song remains: Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer By A. E. Stallings

Writing from fiction

A flâneur’s journey through Paris and the self By Michael Caines

Englished Homer

The enduring influence of the classical epics By Peter McDonald