I hope the below helps with the episode. Here’s the episode in case you wanted to listen, the transcription is at the bottom. Maps. Hannibal started out near modern day Bologna (red pin), crossing the Apennines he arrived near Pistoia (yellow pin). Next was the march through a flooded landscape before arriving on dry land. …
The Battle of Lake Trasimene – episode notes and transcription. Read More »
Around 511 CE a man called John arrived at Constantinople seeking employment in the Imperial Palace. John had travelled from Philadelphia, in modern day Turkey and already had some experience as a clerk. Upon securing a minor bureaucratic position in the Imperial Palace he worked his way up, by the time of his death (circa …
As I mentioned on the episode I am adding a transcription which I have included at the bottom. It should be pretty accurate as I work from a script. I hope it helps. Otherwise I hope that you enjoy the supporting information below. The Episode. I did mention the Costa del Carthage episode as well. …
The Battle of the Trebia – episode notes and transcription. Read More »
The term ‘crossing the Rubicon’ is a term many people are familiar with but perhaps not so much as to its origin. The name ‘Julius Caesar’ is invariably linked, but less so the context behind it. So what was it all about and how does a musical phantom link in? The Rubicon. Until recently the …
The Saturnalia was a festival which began around the 17th of December, many of its elements (partying and gifts) have been linked to events of December in the modern day. But what went on exactly? Origins. The main character involved in all of this was the god Saturn, primarily an agricultural deity, but with one …
A quick video showing what happens when you have a set of Lorica Segmentata and some leftover decorations…
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 being very suitable for a pumpkin, for a starter it’s a curved surface. One thing I’ve learned since doing these is how much that curved …
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 part of its course survives today. It later came to be known as Stane Street, though the part I walked goes by the name of …
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 …
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).
