As promised in my podcast here are some supporting notes on the mountains I discussed in the podcast. Links, photos and even podcasts – hope you enjoy! Parnassus. Firstly, here’s the location (you can see Mount Cithaeron on this map as well). A great photo of the temple of Delphi with Parnassus looming in the […]
Mountains in Myth: Podcast notes. Read More »
My latest podcast gives an account of eclipses in antiquity. Here are some handy resources, to help understand the science behind the eclipse and some other points of interest. if you want to listen to it you can find it below: [libsyn_podcast id=14988395] The Eclipse. This is a good video to help understand how eclipses
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Herodotus and the Garamentes. The Fezzan is an area of approximately 212,000 square miles of unforgiving desert and valleys. Situated in the south west of modern day Libya it’s not an area you’d easily traverse, let alone live in. Yet in the 1st millennium BC a people did exactly that. They created art, irrigated the
After watching some home workout videos I thought I’d give it a go myself, albeit with a Roman twist. Yes, those are shorts and trainers, but at least the latter are Adidas Etruscans. If you want to read about how I got on when I marched 5km for charity wearing the Roman armour (with stats)
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Troy in London. The Troy Exhibition at the British Museum was a fantastic opportunity to finally meet some of the vases and artwork I’ve only ever seen in books (or online). Here are some of them. In case you are interested here are some posts on the Feminine Power Exhibition and the Persia to Greece
Visit to the British Museum’s Troy Exhibition. Read More »
Roman armour and a 5km walk. In recent years I have walked 5km for charity at Brighton’s Rise Superhero Run. I use the verb ‘walk’ because I have undertaken this in my Roman armour. The only exception, as was pointed out to me, was the lack of caligae. Trust me, having marched decades ago in
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The problems with giving a gift. 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 my recent podcast on the Saturnalia (or read the blog piece I have written) you will have heard of
Babylon and boots. A bad gift idea. Read More »
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 it’s fair to conclude I like ancient history. Each birthday and Christmas I furnish relatives with a list of books and hope they don’t waver
Ancient History T-shirts. New designs in and a promo code! Read More »
Italica – the basics. 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 tip here, you don’t need to queue and buy tickets in the main part of the station, just wander down to
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Love on the rocks. Lefkada (or to use its earlier name Leucas) is located in the Ionian Sea. It was here that Aphrodite grieved for the loss of her lover Adonis and where she found a cure for her heartbreak (Aphrodite wasn’t the only deity to have a mixed record when it came to dating
Falling for you. The dangers of unrequited love in Ancient Greece. Read More »
