– Page 8 of 10 – All about ancient history
As a kid I remember hearing the tale of Theseus for the first time and being quite scared, a half man half bull creature lurking in winding corridors will spook most kids. Add to that the predilection for young human flesh and you have the ultimate monster hiding under the bed. That is until a …
#MythicMovieMonsters – Minotaurs Read More »
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 …
Battle of the Trebia – a shortish Vlog Read More »
For those of you who have followed me on twitter you may have noticed that around early October my feeds hums with the various designs I challenge myself with. You see, pumpkins are near perfect in terms of recreating images from Greek vases. They don’t offer a flat surface which I think often renders an …
Halloween Pumpkin Pics #PumpkinVase Read More »
Last year I sat down with a guest and we chatted about stories from ancient history and how they track against modern day horror. It turned into a two-part podcast called #NightoftheLivyDead (you can listen to them below) This year it’s #NightoftheLivyDead2 where I pick up some of the older points and add some …
Halloween Podcast #NightoftheLivyDead2 Read More »
In this podcast I’m discussing how the Romans and Greeks bathed, probably. I start with the development of bathing, what made Menelaus the Liberace of rubber-ducky time and finish with a chat about what went on in the Roman baths. Content is clean but there is some adult references, thanks to Martial.
Ever wonder what this would sound like? Check out this YouTube video.
Back to Italy. The link between Italy and Hercules may not seem obvious. Yet there was a relationship between the two. The myth of Geryon’s cattle and the defeat of Cacus both involve Hercules in and around Rome, although it’s worth pointing out that Rome hadn’t yet been founded. Roll forward to 1951 and to …
Labouring the part. Hercules in cinema. Read More »
In this podcast I look at the oddity that was ostracism in Ancient Athens. Why was it needed? What did it aim to do? There’s also a brief chat about tyrants and which includes an instance which Herodotus calls the silliest trick in history. Feel free to find me on twitter (@ancientblogger) Music by Brakhage …
Ostracism, a very tall woman and tyrants. (Podcast) Read More »
August 2nd 216 BC is traditionally the date for the Battle of Cannae. What better way to understand it better than via my vlog on it from a few years back with a lavish budget spent on a toy elephant? Well, apart from the reasons you have just thought of. Hope you enjoy!
Recently I have been expanding my collection of ancient history themed t-shirts and I thought I’d post about where I bought them from. It’s great to support the artists behind these, so get your history nerd on and in the words of Ru Plato “start serving ancient history realness”. Please note that all the t-shirts were …
Ancient History Apparel! #AntiquiTshirts Read More »