Superheroes in antiquity #classicsandcomics
Recently I stumbled upon a few unusual, if not downright quirky clashes of superheroes and antiquity. After tweeting out a few and noting the use of #classicsandcomics by @tophocles I… Read more »
Category Archives: greece and rome
Between the rockery and a hard place. Priapus and the garden gnome?
In 1847 Sir Charles Isham journeyed back from Germany, ever the eccentric Sir Charles returned with 21 smaller friends. These small figures were all the rage in Germany and had… Read more »
Here today, bacon tomorrow. A pig’s tombstone.
Those more familiar with my blog may notice a pattern of the more bizarre and unusual topics or objects from antiquity appearing here. So this continues with a stele found… Read more »
Eclipses in Antiquity
All history is based on dates, well, mostly, yet the further you go back the less specific they become. Not only do you have the difficulty of securing anything remotely… 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 »
Taking it on the chin: The beard in Greece and Rome
For the ancient Greeks the beard was a cornerstone of masculinity, to be in possession of a full beard marked you out as a fully adult male and in the… Read more »
Bees in Antiquity Part Two: Greece and Rome
As we have seen in the previous article, apiculture had become a sophisticated industry by the time Homer was composing epithets and gruesome deaths. It would also be foolish to… Read more »