Rolling dice and crossing the Rubicon.
The term ‘crossing the Rubicon’ is a term many people are familiar with but perhaps not so much as to its origin. The name ‘Julius Caesar’ is invariably linked, but… Read more »
The Saturnalia
The Saturnalia was a festival which began around the 17th of December, many of its elements (partying and gifts) have been linked to events of December in the modern day…. Read more »
Lorica SegmenSanta!
A quick video showing what happens when you have a set of Lorica Segmentata and some leftover decorations…
Fantasy Dinner Guests with Helen McVeigh – episode notes.
Well, I’ve been thinking about this format for a while. So I hope you enjoyed the episode. Please rate/review if you can. The episode. My guest. You can find Helen’s… Read more »
Carving a Roman style pumpkin, a how to guide.
Each year I try and carve a pumpkin with a design from antiquity. In fairness it’s been all Greek designs so for. This is mainly due to Greek vase designs… Read more »
Witches and Demons in Mesopotamia – shownotes.
Happy Halloween! I hope you enjoyed the episode, it was a chance to cover a slightly different area from Greece and Rome. I referred to a few scholars in the… Read more »
Jason of Pherae – episode shownotes.
If you haven’t listened to the episode then you can listen below (or find on the platform you use. As I mentioned in the podcast you can find me on… Read more »
The Golden Fleece – myth or reality?
For many of a certain age the myth of the Golden Fleece invokes a bunch of skeletons fighting soldiers (I’m talking about the 1963 film Jason and the Golden Fleece)…. Read more »
A walk on a Roman road.
Chichester (Noviomagus Reginorum) was an important Roman site, initially a fort settled shortly after the Roman invasion of Britain. It was linked to London by a 57 mile road and… Read more »
When Sparta fought Rome in Africa.
In the 1st Punic War Rome took the fight to Carthage literally and landed a force under the general Regulus in North Africa. Regulus defeated a Carthaginian force at Aspis… Read more »