Almost Up-setting the Order: The Kharijite Statelets of the Second Fitna (i) The Azariqa
Most of the focus on the Second Fitna – the second civil war that engulfed the Arab caliphate upon the accession of Yazid I, son of...
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A Soldier and a Scholar 18 - Revenge on Naxos and Eritrea
Episode 17: Persia crosses the Aegean sea once more to continue exacting revenge on the Greek world, this time at the expense of Eritrea...
Crowned in utero - the Youngest Ruler in History?
History is littered with instances of power being thrust upon children of a young age. Ivan the Terrible became Grand Prince of Moscow...
A Soldier and a Scholar 17 - The Persian Empire Strikes Back!
Episode 17: The Persian revenge tour begins with the arguably incorrect title of the 'First' Persian invasion https://mncvgk.podbean.com/...
When Scribes Mess Up: An Ambrosian Doublet in the Muratorian Manuscript
We all make mistooks when writing. I made one in teh first sentence of this blog. And the second… (and my word processor informs me that...
A Soldier and a Scholar 16 - The Battle of Lade
Episode 16: Since the burning of Sardis, things have steadily collapsed for the Ionian rebels, to the point that they are left with a...
The Original Christian Heretic
Throughout its history, the Christian Church has had to deal with its own ever-developing understanding of aspects of its own faith as...
A Soldier and a Scholar 15 - Ionian Revolt: Cities Burning
Episode 15: The Ionian Revolt kicks off in style with Persian cities burning, big bribes being made, and one of the worst Father in Laws...
The Last Vestal?
The Vestal Virgins are one of the most evocative establishments of Ancient Rome. They might not know exactly what they were or what they...
A Soldier and a Scholar 14 - Ionian Revolt I: Naxos + Idiot = World Shaping Events
Episode 14: On this episode, we tell you the story of a man named Aristogoras....A man who set into motion the most pivotal period of...
The Imperial Apostate, the Great Saint and the Three Loaves of Bread
It may have been short, but Julian’s reign as sole emperor was nothing if not eventful: dispelled fear of war with Constantius II,...
Fooling a Forger: 'Pompicus' and the Renegade Deserter
Ancient Greek philosophers - the term conjures up the names of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, with the stories of hemlock, the Academy...
A Soldier and a Scholar 13 - Athens V: Tyrants, Kings and Approaching War
Episode 13: Spurned lovers, backstabbing, foreign invasion, exile and plotting... all in 'preparation' for the Persian Wars......
Too Many Wives: Disputed Imperial Parentage and the Search for An Heir
Leo VI was born on 19 September 866 and as the second son of the emperor Basil I (867-886), he was crowned as junior emperor in 870 and...
Silbannacus: An Unknown Emperor
Say hello to Imperator Mar. Silbannacus Augustus. No, I had not heard of him either, which is hardly surprising as there is no record of...
A Soldier and a Scholar 12 - Athens IV: The Fall of Tyrants
Episode 12: We reach a pivotal point in Athenian history with the tyranny of Pisistratus, whose reforms pave the way for democracy and...
“Hereditary” Papal Succession? Anastasius I and Innocent I
“puto, ut sancti Innocentii, qui apostolicae cathedrae et supra dicti viri successor et filius est, teneas fidem” “I think that you...
The Ancient History of Mann
An island from the end of the Ice Age in Britain, the earliest identified inhabitants of the Isle of Mann were hunter-gatherers and...
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