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A Soldier and A Scholar 27 - The Battle of Artemisium

Episode 27: While some Spartans and their king were taking their place in history, a no less important battle was occurring in the waters...

No Irish History Before AD600?

Published 2018 to much fanfare, with President Michael D. Higgins giving an address, the 4-volume Cambridge History of Ireland is by all...

A Soldier and a Scholar 26: The Myths of Thermopylae

Episode 26: After the heroic defeat came the myths and legends... Just how many Spartans/Greeks were there at Thermopylae? How did they...

Ancient and Mythological Street Names in Belfast

The area occupied by modern Belfast has seen some form of human occupation since the Bronze Age. The Giant’s Ring is an almost...

A Soldier and a Scholar 25: The Battle of Thermopylae

Episode 25: A small pass in northern Greece becomes the site of a heroic stand by a small(ish) Spartan-led Greek army against the largest...

A Soldier and a Scholar 24: The Pan-Hellenic Alliance

Episode 24: Can the Greek city-states set aside their long-standing differences and come together to face the overwhelming power of the...

Nero’s Afterlife Part II: Nero Redivivus

The appearance of three False Neros in the two decades after the emperor’s death in 68 was not the only ‘afterlife’ that Nero had. He...

Nero’s Afterlife Part I: “Never Say Nero Again”

Confronted with rebellions by Vindex in Gaul and Galba in Spain and rumours of the allegiance of Verginius Rufus’ army in Germania, the...

A Soldier and A Scholar 22 - Athenian Interbellum

Episode 22: With Persian war seemingly on the backburner, we take a look at the interbellum period of Athens, complete with political...

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