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Taking it on the chin: The beard in Greece and Rome.

Hirsuite Hellenes. For the ancient Greeks the beard was a cornerstone of masculinity. To be in possession of a full beard marked you out as a fully adult male and… Read more »

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Bees in Antiquity Part Two: Greece and Rome

As we have seen in the previous article, apiculture had become a sophisticated industry by the time Homer was composing epithets and gruesome deaths. The Mediterranean and its trade routes… Read more »

greece and rome    ancient greece, ancient rome, apiculture, bees, ephesus

#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 »

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#VaseVlog 2018. Achilles and Penthesilea by Exekias

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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 »

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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 »

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Bees in Antiquity Part One: The Near East

A cave in southern Spain carries a simple image depicted on a wall. At first glance it might seem difficult to work out what is occurring. The picture is of… Read more »

greece and rome    ancient history, apiculture, bees

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!

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