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 »
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Troy Fall of a City, Episode 1: Backsides and backstories
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the first epsiode I consider the difficulty in transferring oral myth to the screen, large flightless birds… 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! If you like it, why not share?
