Hello and welcome…. Many years ago I left Uni and after doing a part time MA in Classical Civ I missed the contact I had with a subject I had grown to love. Five years ago I started a Tumblr blog and a twitter account purely to chat and revisit the subject I’d left behind. […]
New VLOG! All about the aspis, the hoplite shield, Ahh, the gladius. Where it came from and how it evolved, and a themed T-shirt for effect. A guide to the Roman legionary helmet, it’s that simple. The pugio, or dagger, turns out there might be a bit more to it than you expect The Roman […]
I’ve got my podcasts, Medusa’s Selfie, on iTunes and Soundcloud (see player below) All you wanted to know about bees and honey in antiquity but were too afraid to ask… In this episode I look at a variety of topics, beard, anaesthetics, prostitutes and Julius Caesar. It’s all here…. A mix of the new and […]