The Saturnalia
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…. Read more »
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Witches and Demons in Mesopotamia – shownotes.
Happy Halloween! I hope you enjoyed the episode, it was a chance to cover a slightly different area from Greece and Rome. I referred to a few scholars in the… Read more »
Thebes: Revenge and Rivalry. Podcast episode notes.
Just to say again, thanks to all first time listeners and to those returning ones. Really appreciate your support and I hope these notes help you enjoy the episode and… Read more »
Leptis Magna and Septimius Severus – podcast episode shownotes.
If you listened to my recent podcast I spoke with Maria LLoyd about both Leptis Magna and the Roman Emperor, Septimius Severus. Here are some notes, details, images and extra… Read more »
The Battle of the Trebia – a vlog.
In 218 BCE Rome fought Hannibal at Trebia. In what seems almost as many year ago I made a vlog all about it. CGI, cutting edge graphics and smooth editing… Read more »
AD 69, Domitian and Daily life in Ancient Rome. My podcast interview with LJ Trafford.
I recently had LJ Trafford on the Ancient History Hound podcast and she spoke on a number of topics. First up LJ Trafford went over the events up to and… Read more »
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 »
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 »