5km march in Roman armour: the numbers are in.
In May of this year I donned the Roman armour for the charity Rise UK and marched, or more accurately waddled, 5km (my JustGiving page is here). In thie piece… Read more »
Between the rockery and a hard place. Priapus and the garden gnome?
In 1847 Sir Charles Isham journeyed back from Germany, ever the eccentric Sir Charles returned with 21 smaller friends. These small figures were all the rage in Germany and had… Read more »
5km march for charity in Roman armour
I’m going to document my training and race day on my blog and also via twitter/instagram (both at @ancientblogger using the hashtag #milesaway) to help raise money and awareness of… Read more »
Here today, bacon tomorrow. A pig’s tombstone.
Those more familiar with my blog may notice a pattern of the more bizarre and unusual topics or objects from antiquity appearing here. So this continues with a stele found… Read more »
Marius’s mule – doing 5km in Lorica Segmentata
A few years back I did a charity 5k run (a strong walk at best in reality) in my lorica segmentata. You can watch the vlog below on how I… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 8. We got there in the end.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the final epsiode I go over what happened during the sack of Troy, why the wooden horse… Read more »
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 7. Mr Ed or just Mr Dead.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the seventh epsiode I unwrap the dialogue between Priam and Achilles, what the chariots did and wonder… Read more »
#VaseVlog 2018. The Francois Vase
Third #VaseVlog2018 of the year and it’s the turn of the Francois Vase and in particular the depiction of a the Calydonian Boar hunt.
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 6. Taxi for Hector.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the sixth epsiode I consider whether we can date Patroclus’ death, why Penthesilea would have terrified Hitler… Read more »
Eclipses in Antiquity
All history is based on dates, well, mostly, yet the further you go back the less specific they become. Not only do you have the difficulty of securing anything remotely… Read more »