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 are Adidas Etruscans. If you want to read about how I got on when I marched 5km for charity wearing the Roman armour (with stats) […]
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Troy in London. The Troy Exhibition at the British Museum was a fantastic opportunity to finally meet some of the vases and artwork I’ve only ever seen in books (or online). Here are some of them. In case you are interested here are some posts on the Feminine Power Exhibition and the Persia to Greece
Visit to the British Museum’s Troy Exhibition. Read More »
Roman armour and a 5km walk. 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 exception, as was pointed out to me, was the lack of caligae. Trust me, having marched decades ago in
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The problems with giving a gift. With the recent festivities in mind the angst over gift giving could be thought of as a modern concept. However, gifts were given in antiquity and if you’ve listened to my recent podcast on the Saturnalia (or read the blog piece I have written) you will have heard of
Babylon and boots. A bad gift idea. Read More »
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 it’s fair to conclude I like ancient history. Each birthday and Christmas I furnish relatives with a list of books and hope they don’t waver
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Italica – the basics. 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 tip here, you don’t need to queue and buy tickets in the main part of the station, just wander down to
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Love on the rocks. Lefkada (or to use its earlier name Leucas) is located in the Ionian Sea. It was here that Aphrodite grieved for the loss of her lover Adonis and where she found a cure for her heartbreak (Aphrodite wasn’t the only deity to have a mixed record when it came to dating
Falling for you. The dangers of unrequited love in Ancient Greece. Read More »
As a kid I remember hearing the tale of Theseus for the first time and being quite scared, a half man half bull creature lurking in winding corridors will spook most kids. Add to that the predilection for young human flesh and you have the ultimate monster hiding under the bed. That is until a
The Minotaur on the big screen. Read More »
Around this time of year in 218 BCE Hannibal fought Rome in his first major battle with them. In a vlog from a few years ago I use cutting edge visual effects* to recreate what went on and discuss the tactics employed by both sides. I also wear a nifty Christmas jumper. *deliberately made to
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For those of you who have followed me on twitter you may have noticed that around early October my feeds hums with the various designs I challenge myself with. You see, pumpkins are near perfect in terms of recreating images from Greek vases. They don’t offer a flat surface which I think often renders an
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