The Garamantes.
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… Read more »
Category: Rome
Latest podcast out. Kings of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.
The latest Ancient History Hound podcast has dropped and I’m continuing my theme on the kings of Rome. This time it’s the 5th King. He has a great backstory and… Read more »
Home workout Roman style.
After watching some home workout videos I thought I’d give it a go myself, albeit with a Roman twist. Yes, those are shorts and trainers, but at least the latter… Read more »
Marching in Roman armour. What’s it like?
In recent years I have walked 5km for charity at Brighton’s Rise Superhero Run. I use the verb ‘walk’ because I have undertaken this in my Roman armour. The only… Read more »
The Ancient History Hound podcast on the Saturnalia.
In this podcast I talk about the Roman festival of the Saturnalia. It was a festival which changed format over time and incorporated different activities and elements. Join me as… Read more »
Pompeii and Herculaneum. How it ended.
Recently I rewrote a podcast I had done on Pompeii and re-recorded it. You can find it in the below player, alternatively download it from wherever you get your podcasts… Read more »
Ancient History T-shirts. New designs in and a promo code!
As someone who has a website/blog, podcast, youtube channel and takes the odd day off work to talk to kids about ancient Rome whilst dressed in Roman armour I’d say… Read more »
Podcast. Rome’s Foundation Myth.
My latest episode has dropped and it’s all about Rome’s foundation myth. I pick up from Aeneas’ arrival and work through to Romulus’ suspicious demise. Just to note that this… Read more »
My visit to Italica.
To the north west of Seville is the site of Italica. It can be easily visited via bus taken from the Plaza de Armas which takes 30 minutes. A quick… Read more »