Before the Pyramids: Neolithic Newgrange
It was this writer's great good fortune to enter the Neolithic passage tomb of Newgrange and some of its surrounding environs and...
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A Soldier and A Scholar 6 - "Because Sparta Was Sparta" Part II - Spartan Childhood and The Agoge
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 6: Dr. Crawford and...
Game of Thrones and Ancient History III: Burning a Princess – Shireen and Iphigenia
In S05E09 "The Dance of Dragons," Game of Thrones viewers were confronted with perhaps the most heart-wrenching and harrowing scenes of...
The Curious Case of Vetranio Part II: Constantina Augusta
“her pride was swollen beyond measure; she was a Fury in mortal form, incessantly adding fuel to her husband's rage, and as thirsty for...
The Bann Disc
The Bann Disc was found in March 1939 by men dredging the east bank of the River Bann near Loughan Island, Co. Derry just above Loughan...
A Soldier and A Scholar 5 - ”Because Sparta was Sparta” Part 1
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 5: Aric and Dr....
GoTAH II: Davos, Ramsay and the Cannae Stratagem at the Battle of the Bastards
In 216BC, the Italian countryside played host to the Battle of Cannae between the forces of Carthage and the legions of the Roman...
The Curious Case of Vetranio Part I: Regional Usurpation?
On 18 January 350, the flag of revolt was raised at Autun in central Gaul. At a dinner party, a cadre of disgruntled (disgruntled about...
A Soldier and a Scholar 4: A Forge of the West... Greek Fire
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 4: Join Peter and...
Who Was Emperor Zeno and How Did He Deal with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire?
https://www.historyhit.com/who-was-emperor-zeno-and-how-did-he-deal-with-the-fall-of-the-western-roman-empire/
A Soldier and a Scholar 3: The Lion of Persia
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 3: Before looking at...
"Self-Administered Poisoned Arrow Wound:" The C.O.D. of John II Komnenos
John II Komnenos was one of, if not the greatest of the Komnenian emperors to rule the Roman Empire. Throughout his quarter of a century...
Killed by Kindness: The Fall of Ugarit
In the early years of the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III (c.1186-1155BC), a storm broke on the coastline of the eastern...
A Soldier and a Scholar 2: 'Dark Age' Background
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 2: Attempting to lay...
A Soldier and a Scholar 1: And Here's Your Hosts...
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 1: The hosts...
Game of Thrones and Ancient History I: A Golden Crown
(originally posted 5/3/16; https://classicalassociationni.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/game-of-thrones-and-ancient-history-ia-a-golden-crown/...
Zercon the Black Dwarf: Court Jester in the Halls of Power in the Fifth Century
A black dwarf in the rings of power during the mid-fifth century...
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