Star Wars music played using ancient Greek instruments
Ever wonder what this would sound like? Check out this YouTube video.
Labouring the part – Hercules in cinema
In many ways Hercules is perfectly suited to feature in film, his adventuring and all-action attitude makes for a good story. Oh, and for bonus points he’s ripped. Yet his… Read more »
Pompeii and Herculaneum. The dead and their secrets.
Recently I took two earlier podcasts I had recorded and combined into one single Pompeii podcast, it covers the history of Pompeii and the events of the eruption. If you… Read more »
Ostracism, a very tall woman and tyrants. (Podcast)
In this podcast I look at the oddity that was ostracism in Ancient Athens. Why was it needed? What did it aim to do? There’s also a brief chat about… Read more »
My vlog on the Battle of Cannae
August 2nd 216 BC is traditionally the date for the Battle of Cannae. What better way to understand it better than via my vlog on it from a few years… Read more »
Ancient History Apparel! #AntiquiTshirts
Recently I have been expanding my collection of ancient history themed t-shirts and I thought I’d post about where I bought them from. It’s great to support the artists behind… Read more »
Argonauts Assemble! Interesting YouTube clip
Saw this on twitter and it seems that someone’s had the great idea of recreating the Argo, looks quite nifty! Here’s the text from the Youtube clip Original motion picture… Read more »
Wish you weren’t here: The Sicilian Expedition
Latest podcast and this time on the Sicilian Expedition and how Thucydides uses a variety of techniques to position it within his political views. We also find out why Nicias… Read more »
Superheroes in antiquity #classicsandcomics
Recently I stumbled upon a few unusual, if not downright quirky clashes of superheroes and antiquity. After tweeting out a few and noting the use of #classicsandcomics by @tophocles I… Read more »
5km march in Roman armour: the numbers are in.
In May of this year I donned the Roman armour for the charity Rise UK and marched, or more accurately waddled, 5km (my JustGiving page is here). In thie piece… Read more »
