For a while I’ve been considering a new tattoo, the last one I had celebrated passing my MA in Classical Civilisation and was inked back in 2003. The image I had chosen was taken from the Francois Vase, a large piece which dates to the 6th century BC. It’s an astounding piece with an array …
I hope you enjoyed my latest episode on the helots – don’t forget to rate or review on the platform you use! You can find the episode below and others on my Podcast site. As you might expect Ancient History Hound is on most platforms – so check it out! Maps. In the southern Peloponnese …
As a piece of art, the Nike of Paionios is a wonderful thing. In its day it stood on a tall triangular column in front of the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Made of Parian marble it would have looked out across the thousands who would regularly visit the sanctuary for the famous Olympic Games. …
The Nike of Paionios, a statue with a backstory. Read More »
I hope you enjoyed the episode and here are the episodes notes I mentioned. First of all, here are some of my podcast episodes which link in to this topic. You can find the episode in question and many others on my Libsyn site, but you can also find Ancient History Hound on most platforms. …
For several years I’ve volunteered at schools to help with their topics, until now it’s mainly been Romans. Recently I got the chance to change things up a bit and so I helped Year 5 at Steyning Primary School. The topic was Ancient Greece and it was great fun to come up with some activities. We …
In book 3 of his work Histories Herodotus refers to sheep which had big tails (3.113). So big in fact that the shepherds would make small carts which could carry the tails. Was it another Herodotus special? Well, probably not. The fat-tailed sheep is a real species. These are located in Arabia, which is a …
The aulos was a double-pipe played in ancient Greece and which features on a number of vases. The aulos was used for entertainment but also possibly to keep marching hoplites in step. In the below two images this is shown, the second image shows the aulos player to the rear of the army of the …
First of all – if you haven’t listened to the episode. Here’s my podcast (you can find it on most platforms). Or listen using the player below: Eleusis. Here’s a plan what Eleusis may have looked like. As you can see the Telesterion was a main building and the use of it as an indoor …
I always relish coming across a new artist who is creating scenes from antiquity. I’ve got a wardrobe of tshirts to evidence this and have been adding prints on the walls in my pseudo office. Well, here’s another artist I’ve stumbled upon and just so you know I’m not earning commission or getting any freebies …
This year I used a design from a 6th century Greek vase for my pumpkin. You can read about it here. Here’s the original image from the Francois Vase. Here are some pics! Here’s a video about it. What do you think? Let me know.
