The war elephant in antiquity. Part two.
(for Part One click here) Pyrrhus in Italy. Pyrrhus was one of antiquity’s more curious characters. Part Odysseus in his wanderings and Achilles in his fighting he was unfortunate to… Read more »
Spartan Women. Part One (podcast).
What was the experience of the average Spartan woman in the 5th century BCE? In the first of two podcasts I start with the newborn Spartan girl up to her… Read more »
The war elephant in antiquity. Part One.
In 55 BCE Pompey the Great held games as part of a dedication to a temple named Venus the Conqueror which celebrated his conquests in the East. These included beast… Read more »
What did it for Caesar. The Pugio.
Hi there, Around this time of year you’ll see a fair amount of posts, tweets and blogs all about the Ides of March. The weapon most likely used that fateful… Read more »
Falling for you. The dangers of unrequited love in Ancient Greece.
Lefkada (or to use its earlier name Leucas) is located in the Ionian Sea. It was here that Aphrodite grieved for the loss of her lover Adonis and where she… Read more »
#Podcast. Thersites, Scamander and Sarpedon, the Linear B-listers
In this podcast I look at how we can understand more about the Iliad, its characters and wider themes through these three characters. Fell free to check out my other… Read more »
#MythicMovieMonsters – Minotaurs
As a kid I remember hearing the tale of Theseus for the first time and being quite scared, a half man half bull creature lurking in winding corridors will spook… Read more »
Festive podcast – The Haloa, a Greek festival which makes Boxing Day look civilised.
In this podcast I discuss the Haloa which involved phallic food, bad language and wine.
Battle of the Trebia – a shortish Vlog
Around this time of year in 218 BCE Hannibal fought Rome in his first major battle with them. In a vlog from a few years ago I use cutting edge… Read more »
Camels in Ancient Greece and early Imperial Rome
In the context of this article I’ll be looking at the two species of camel you may be familiar with. The first is the Bactrian camel, which has two humps… Read more »