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 »
Category: Rome
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 »
Roman helmet overview
As you may be aware – I’m on TikTok and here’s a recent video I did about the helmet (and shared on my YouTube channel).
The Roman shield – vlog on the scutum.
Ever wonder how the scutum was used by a Roman legionary? Wonder no more. In this vlog I talk about its design and usage. Hope you enjoy! Ever wonder what… Read more »
Gardens in Pompeii. Podcast shownotes.
I hope you enjoyed the discussion and the insight Jess was able to give. Jessica Venner is an AHRC-M3C funded Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham studying Classics, Ancient… Read more »
The hills of Rome.
Rome has always been associated with seven hills and a visitor today is somewhat detached from just how prominent the hills were. In the mythical foundation it was the hills… Read more »
The Saturnalia – podcast.
Happy Saturnalia! If you wanted to hear how the Saturnalia came to be, what happened and possibly the worst outcome from karaoke then check out the Ancient History Hound podcast… Read more »
Eclipses in Antiquity – podcast notes
My latest podcast gives an account of eclipses in antiquity. Here are some handy resources, to help understand the science behind the eclipse and some other points of interest. if… Read more »
Kings of Rome, podcast miniseries.
As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day and this certainly applies to its political development. Originally Rome was ruled by 7 mythical Kings. In this series of… Read more »