History blog round

Greg tells us about the good and bad points of the Alexander biopic.
Gallic war hoard unearthed. From David at Cronaca. (Oops I almost missed it! Also see this older story about a ceramics theft from the V&A)
The Tale of the Revolutionary teapot. From Siberian Light.
Joel tells us about the origin of the Sumo championship system.
Scribbling woman brings us news of an auction of 17th-century porn.
Le Corbusier in America from Rhine River.