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It was around this date in AD 9 when a Roman force left its summer camp and headed back west to cross the Rhine and to its winter camp. On the way the general in command, Varus, was convinced into making a detour to stabilise the region by an individual called Arminius. The new route […]
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This episode had links with Sicily, so be sure to check out my miniseries on Ancient History (as well as the Foundation of Rome episode). There is also an article on coins from Sicily, the main Phoenician settlement there (Motya) and some evidence of whales in the Mediterranean found on Sicily. On the subject of
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I have been creating content about Pompeii (and Herculaneum) for a good while so I thought I would have a page with all the links to articles, videos and podcast episodes. Have a scroll and get reading, listening or watching about Pompeii! Pompeii – articles. I have done a couple of articles on this blog
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Cruelty in ancient Rome took many forms, it’s something which has often caused me to question whether I’d really want to step into a tardis and travel back there. One individual, Vedius Pollio, was renowned for a viscious streak, something which was picked up by a few ancient writers including Seneca and Dio Cassius. An
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I hope you enjoyed the March episode and hope you find the below content useful! Here’s a link to the episode on Numa I have also done a specific article going about the Salii where you can see an example of the shield shape which I discussed. I also mentioned the Lupercalia and this has
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I hope you enjoyed the episode, in it I mentioned the Lupercalia – here’s a link to that episode. There are also episode notes for this so check it out! If you want to read a bit about the Fornacalia – here’s a recent piece I did on it. Lustratio. This ritual was quite common
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February in ancient Rome had several festivals, the Lupercalia and Parentalia as two examples. Yet running alongside this was a festival with a name which might raise an eyebrow. The Fornacalia was a festival to celebrate ovens, yes, you read that correctly. It was a feraie conceptivae, this translates something along the lines of ‘a
The Fornacalia, a heated festival in ancient Rome. Read More »
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Gladiators are one of the most popular topics when talking about ancient Rome. However, there are some misconceptions about the gladiator which have stuck around and so here are a few with an explanation as to what’s not exaclty true about them. Gladiators and the whole thumbs up or down thing. I’ll start with the
Mythbusting Gladiators. Read More »
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In a recent visit to the British Museum I took in the Legion Exhibition. One of the exhibits was highly impactful, it was the skeleton of a man who died at Herculaneum. However, this wasn’t some victim who we knew nothing about. This individual had items which indicated what he was and even what he
Herculaneum and a soldier’s last act. Read More »
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Back in 2023 the British Museum announced they would have an exhibition titled ‘Legion’ which would feature a range of pieces allowing the visitor a chance to gain a glimpse at what the Roman military machine was like. It didn’t fail to deliver and wasn’t just restricted to the obvious martial elements. There were a
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