Mountains in Myth: Podcast notes.
As promised in my podcast here are some supporting notes on the mountains I discussed in the podcast. Links, photos and even podcasts – hope you enjoy! Parnassus. Firstly, here’s… Read more »
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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 »
Barbie meets the Greek Gods.
Recently @Vicky_Austen tweeted the picture below. It’s of Barbie and Ken as Psyche and Cupid. This reminded me that I had a piece from a while back which I hadn’t… 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 »
What did it for Caesar. The Pugio.
Hi there, Around this time of year you’ll see a fair amount of posts, tweets and blogs all about the Ides of March. The weapon most likely used that fateful… Read more »
Ostracism, a very tall woman and tyrants. (Podcast)
In this podcast I look at the oddity that was ostracism in Ancient Athens. Why was it needed? What did it aim to do? There’s also a brief chat about… Read more »
#MuseumSelfie Day
As it’s World museum selfie day on Jan 18th here’s a few pics from my visits to museums over the years. Couple in there of me in Roman kit as… Read more »
Sarpedon: Dying well.
The Iliad is full of characters, some of them less well known than others and Sarpedon is a really crucial part of the Homer’s tale. Through him a number of… Read more »
How the Trojan coastline may have changed
Just a quickie, found this a while back and it gives a reminder that the modern coastlines aren’t what may have been the ones back in antiquity (for example Ephesus… Read more »
New Year, New Website
Hi there, this is my new website. I’ll be adding old and new articles up soon so keep an eye out!