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Wild bees, and honey a beginning. 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 a figure collecting honey and given the bees swarming around, he or she is certainly working hard for it. […]
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Hellenic History. Thanks to Elke whose advert you heard. If you want to know more here are some links. Hellenic History website. Instagram / Facebook / Redbubble site / Twitter. Map of Boeotia and Thebes. Appreciate this is in French but hopefully you can work out the relevant locations I mention including the regions (Beotie/Boeotia […]
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Came across this poster which features Greek mythical monsters by their rumoured location. It’s by Neil Parkinson and you can get a copy on his etsy shop. I’ve already ordered mine, as I work from home it’ll sit above my desk and give me something different to look at. Excellent work!
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Around this time of year in 218 BCE Hannibal fought Rome in his first major battle with them. In a vlog from a few years ago I use cutting edge visual effects* to recreate what went on and discuss the tactics employed by both sides. I also wear a nifty Christmas jumper. *deliberately made to […]
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My guest – Helen McVeigh. You can find Helen on her website H.M. Classics Academy or on twitter (@ClassicsAcademy). If you fancy giving this a go then feel free to contact me (email on this site or via my twitter). Book recommendations (possible spoilers). Country by Michael Hughes Here, The World Entire by Anwen […]
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Halloween with added Mesopotamia. I hope you enjoyed the episode, it was a chance to cover a slightly different area from Greece and Rome and there’s so much to learn about in Mesopotamia. I referred to a few scholars in the episode and you can find their work in the reading list/bibliography. To start with
Witches and Demons in Mesopotamia – episode notes. Read More »
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I was joined by Dr Michael Furman, you can find him on twitter @ProfBoeotia or via his email [email protected] – he was a great guest to have and thanks again to him. Where is Thessaly? It’s a good question, initially I checked on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (always good for a screenshot!). But it wasn’t there.
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Hellenic History. Thanks to Elke whose advert you heard. If you want to know more here are some links. Hellenic History website. Instagram / Facebook / Redbubble site / Twitter. Map of Boeotia and Thebes. Appreciate this is in French but hopefully you can work out the relevant locations I mention including the regions (Beotie/Boeotia
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Pompeii expert Dr Jess Venner. I hope you enjoyed the discussion and the insight Jess was able to give. Jessica Venner is an AHRC-M3C funded Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham studying Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology. Her thesis is on the subject of subsistence and commercial food cultivation in the urban gardens of
Gardens in Pompeii. Podcast episode shownotes. Read More »
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I hope you enjoyed the podcast, if you haven’t listened to it yet you can do so below or just look up the Ancient History Hound podcast wherever you download from. I hope the below gives you more information which I detail in the podcast. [libsyn_podcast id=17664845] The Rural Dionysia. An image from a black
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Ancient Greece thronged with holidays, sacrifices and events throughout the year. It’s no surprise that there was one such festival in the the mid-winter period. The Haloa was celebrated towards the end of the Attic month of Poseidon. This corresponds to late December in the modern calendar. It was a festival where women were front
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I recently had LJ Trafford on the Ancient History Hound podcast and she spoke on a number of topics. First up LJ Trafford went over the events up to and including AD69. This is otherwise known as the ‘Year of the 4 emperors’. It was hectic, brutal and not without some bizarre events. For example,
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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
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Bees in Greek myth. 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 facilitated an easy exchange of ideas and technologies. One civilisation, the Minoan may well have passed on technologies or offered alternatives […]
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Priapus, between a rockery and a hard place. In 1847 Sir Charles Isham journeyed back from Germany and returned with 21 smaller friends. These were small figures which themselves had evolved from what the Italians had called Gobbi. The garden gnome had arrived. It wasn’t until the 1930s that the term ‘gnome’ entered usage in England […]
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Priapus, between a rockery and a hard place. In 1847 Sir Charles Isham journeyed back from Germany and returned with 21 smaller friends. These were small figures which themselves had evolved from what the Italians had called Gobbi. The garden gnome had arrived. It wasn’t until the 1930s that the term ‘gnome’ entered usage in England […]
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A friendly pig. The relationship between people and their pets isn’t a new thing. Perhaps though it took an unusual form in once instance found on a stele. It dates to the Hellenistic period, though possibly a Roman date may apply. In either case it’s not so much when as what it reveals. The stele
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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.
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The scene of a deity pursuing a mortal libinously is not exactly a rare event in antiquity. From vases to reliefs and even the backs of mirrors the love affairs of the Greek gods were an easy option for an artist to bake into life on a vase or tease out of marble. Normally the
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Medusa and Perseus. On my YouTube channel I look at a famous Greek vase which depicts Medusa being decapitated by Perseus (it’s currently in the British Museum). I hope you find it interesting. Let me know here or on my YouTube channel.
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Hirsuite Hellenes, Greeks and the beard. 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 in the societies of the Classical period (and earlier) this was not to be taken lightly. Presuming that you were a
Taking it on the chin: The beard in Greece and Rome. Read More »
Bees in Greek myth. 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 facilitated an easy exchange of ideas and technologies. One civilisation, the Minoan may well have passed on technologies or offered alternatives
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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 part of a museum Roman day, always great fun. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
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Sarpedon on leadership. 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 themes and motifs are examined and codes reinforced. He isn’t a frontrunner in the fame stakes and probably known more for the
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