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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 […]

Fantasy Dinner Guests with Helen McVeigh – episode notes. Read More »

The final episode on Thebes – some notes. This is my final episode on Thebes (a sort of  Theban trilogy). I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did researching and recording it. Casting Through Ancient Greece. This podcast featured in the podcast. It’s a great listen, and you can find a link to

Thebes: Apex and Despair. Podcast episode notes. Read More »

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

Thebes: Revenge and Rivalry. Podcast episode notes. Read More »

As per my promise on the episode here are some notes for the podcast including the reading list. Maps. Starting with the basics, where is Thebes? In the map above you can see the regions of Ancient Greece. Thebes is located in Boeotia, next to Attica. Hopefully this is a bit clearer. The map below

Thebes. Walls, teeth and Persians – podcast notes. Read More »

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

The origins of Greek Theatre – Podcast notes. Read More »

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

The Haloa, a Greek midwinter festival. Read More »

If you’ve listened to the latest Ancient History Hound podcast on ghosts then you’ll have heard me mention that I’d post some bits from the episode which I mentioned. These sources I read and mentioned, maps, links, pictures and podcasts (including the one on ghosts). Maps. I referred to both Mesopotamia and Assur in the

Night of the Livy Dead 3: Ghosts – episode notes. Read More »

In my recent podcast on the Ancient Olympics I promised some supporting notes. Here they are. You can find the podcast via the link to my Ancient History Hound podcast or just playing it in the player below: [libsyn_podcast id=15897890] Maps. Below is where Olympia is located. It would have taken 5 or 6 days

The Ancient Olympics. Podcast Episode 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

Eclipses in Antiquity – podcast notes 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 »