Troy Fall of a City, Episode 2. Perhaps tell the bride..
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the second epsiode I consider those awkward reality TV wedding show moments, how many Greeks and Trojans… Read more »
Monthly Archives: February 2018
#VaseVlog 2018. Perseus and Medusa by the Pan Painter
Second #VaseVlog2018 and it’s one of those cheery decapitation images courtesy of Perseus. But perhaps there is a bit of humour here, I hope you enjoy If you like it,… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 1: Backsides and backstories
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the first epsiode I consider the difficulty in transferring oral myth to the screen, large flightless birds… Read more »
Falling for you: unrequited love in ancient Greece
With Valentine’s Day upon us it would seem churlish not to have something on my blog about love in antiquity. Perhaps something about Narcissus, the patron deity of selfies? Or… Read more »
STIs in Antiquity (Part II)
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6038361/height/360/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”360″ width=”450″ placement=”top” theme=”standard”]Ever wonder what the worst thing to come out of a mythical King’s penis might have been? Feel the need to be put off figs… Read more »
The Lorica Segmentata – an overview
Ever wonder what the lorica segmentata looks on a grizzled veteran? Well, I can cover the grizzled look whilst I work on the veteran. A short overview of the lorica… Read more »