Spartans! My podcasts and vlog on them.
Hello and welcome to 2020! This year I’m going to use my site a bit more to collate bits and pieces I have done on various subjects. Who better then… Read more »
The Ancient History Hound podcast on the Saturnalia.
In this podcast I talk about the Roman festival of the Saturnalia. It was a festival which changed format over time and incorporated different activities and elements. Join me as… Read more »
Babylonians and boots. A bad gift idea.
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… Read more »
Human sacrifice in Antiquity podcasts. Part One and Two.
For those of you who listen to the Ancient History Hound podcast (links on the main page and available on most platforms) you might have noticed I recorded a two-parter… 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 »
My visit to Italica.
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… Read more »
Spartan Women Podcast (episodes 1 & 2)
My Ancient History Hound podcast recently had a two-parter on Spartan Women. It’s available on a number of platforms, so just search for it wherever you get your podcasts. However,… Read more »
The war elephant in antiquity. Part two.
(for Part One click here) Pyrrhus in Italy. Pyrrhus was one of antiquity’s more curious characters. Part Odysseus in his wanderings and Achilles in his fighting he was unfortunate to… Read more »
The war elephant in antiquity. Part One.
In 55 BCE Pompey the Great held games as part of a dedication to a temple named Venus the Conqueror which celebrated his conquests in the East. These included beast… Read more »