The below image is a bit of a curious one. Halloween fancy dress or lycanthrope in casual attire? The answer is less fun but much more revealing, it’s a priest of official wearing a mask of Anubis. This jackal-headed deity belonged to the Egyptian pantheon, but this fresco was found far from the shores of …
As I’ve created a few podcasts and an article on Pompeii I thought I’d put these on one page along with the sources I have used. Podcasts. The original podcast I did focuses on the history of Pompeii, how it developed and what it was when disaster struck. Pompeii wasn’t a city Rome founded or …
Hi and thanks for listening, if you haven’t well, here’s a way to do so below: I’ve got his work cited in the reading list below but Phil De Souza’s ‘Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World’ made this episode possible. If you’ve the faintest interest in piracy in antiquity you’ll need it! Don’t forget to check …
On my recent trip to the British Museum I saw a great many objects and these were certainly novel. They are baby feeders which date to 300-320 BCE from Sicily. Perhaps not something unusual until you consider the design. Rats. In fairness there wasn’t much of a difference made between mice and rats at this …
Rat style baby feeders from Ancient Sicily. Niche! Read More »
Well – this is my first mini episode (minisode?) and I’d love to hear feedback. Something which people aren’t always aware of is how demanding podcasting can be. It’s great fun but myself and many like me pour hours each week (and weekends) into creating content. So I hope this will allow me a bit …
The experience of studying ancient history at any level is to deal with dates as amorphous and ranging. Even where we can assign a year to an event the idea that you can whittle this down to a specific date and, shock horror, an hour makes the hairs on the neck bristle. Yet this option …
The Eclipse in Antiquity. Can we provide dates from these? Read More »
In May I took the day off and journeyed up to the British Museum. I had planned on doing this anyhow, but the Feminine Power exhibition was on and so I thought I’d check it out. Here are some of the artefacts with notes. Female figurines. These formed some of the oldest pieces. From left …
A trip to the Feminine Power exhibition at the British Museum. Read More »
I hope you enjoyed the episode and if you haven’t listened – well you know what to do! The promo on the episode was from the Ancient Office Hours podcast. They are on iTunes, Spotify and other platforms. You should also check out their website to learn about their archaeogaming, digital magazine, and more! Maps/Diagrams. …
The ancient Mediterranean was flush with cultures which existed prior to and alongside the Greeks and Romans who often soak up our attention. On the island of Sardinia there were a people who came to dominate the skylines with their towers and demonstrated their skill on a much smaller level with their figurines. This was …
If you weren’t aware I have a TikTok channel and have been posting content on there for a while. I’ve had a Youtube channel longer and have been uploading compilations to it. Anyway – here’s a short overview of Rome’s mythical 5th King. Hope you enjoy it!
