Africa

When Sparta fought Rome in Africa.

Africa, roman military, Rome / By ancientblogger

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 (255 BCE) and then besieged the city of Adys. This caused panic at Carthage. What were they to do? Well, the policy of recruiting mercenaries …

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The Garamantes.

Africa, Rome / By ancientblogger

The Fezzan is an area of approximately 212,000 square miles of unforgiving desert and valleys. Situated in the south west of modern day Libya it’s not an area you’d easily traverse, let alone live in. Yet in the 1st millennium BCE a people did exactly that. They created art, irrigated the baked earth and sustained …

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In this episode I’m joined by a guest expert Dr Carla Ionescu to discuss the goddess Artemis. There’s so much about Artemis which is often left in the background so here we look into the aspects and associations of her you may not have heard of. From bloody rituals to a cake based rescue she’s a fascinating deity.

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Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).