I hope you enjoyed the third episode. As mentioned this was going to cover way too much and I had to leave quite a bit out to accommodate this topic. A shoutout to Sistory History who did a promo swap – check out their podcast. Don’t forget you can contact me directly (and if you […]
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Boreas and bad weather. In his Works and Days, the poet Hesiod, writing in the 8th century BC, noted how bad the weather could be in the month of Lenaion (January/February). This was largely attributed to one character, Boreas the god of the north wind. According to the poet his winds would pierce the hides
Boreas, Greek god of the north wind. Read More »
Boeotia – the basics. When it comes to art and ancient Greece Boeotia doesn’t get much of a discussion. However, there are some fine examples of this which I was able to see during my recent visit to the British Museum. In case you aren’t aware Boeotia was a region in central Greece, perhaps the
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The Brygos painter is a celebrated name attached to a number of Athenian pieces dating to the early 5th century BC. On occasion artists might sign their pieces, but this was something potters might do as well. As such Brygos could be the name of the potter, and to complicate things further it could even
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Sometimes an object give us an insight into the past which isn’t initially obvious and here is one such example. The helmet below is a bronze Etruscan one, it dates to circa 500 BC and is doubtless a fascinating object purely on this basis alone. However, as you can see there’s an inscription on the
An Etruscan helmet with a message. Read More »
I hope you enjoyed the episode and here is the extra content. I mentioned an episode all about Mad Honey at the end of it and here’s a link to it. https://ancientblogger.libsyn.com/mad-honey Images. Below is a diagram of the earliest depiction of apiculture in Egypt. Here’s a good site with a bit more about
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In 1949 three brothers in Panagyurishte, a small Bulgarian town southeast of the capital Sofia, came across a number of artefacts whilst digging for clay. In total the nine objects weighed in at just over 6kg. They were made of 24-karat gold, though their worth cannot be measured on this alone. The Panagyurishte treasure, as
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Whenever I get the chance I like to jump on the train and make a visit to the British Museum. It’s not just a trip, it’s a walk down memory lane. I studied for my part time MA nearby at Birkbeck and spent many an hour wandering around the place. This year I took the chance
Persia to Greece (British Museum). Read More »
Something I stumbled upon many years ago was that Barbie released a Greek Goddess series in 2008. Three figures from Greek myth got the treatment, the dolls designed by Linda Kyaw. Here they are. Medusa. Curiously the first released in 2008 was Medusa, a character notable for not being a Greek goddess. In recent times
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Potnia Theron. For a while I’ve been considering a new tattoo, the last one I had celebrated passing my MA in Classical Civilisation and was inked back in 2003. The image I had chosen was taken from the Francois Vase, a large piece which dates to the 6th century BC. It’s an astounding piece with
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