“puto, ut sancti Innocentii, qui apostolicae cathedrae et supra dicti viri successor et filius est, teneas fidem” “I think that you...

An island from the end of the Ice Age in Britain, the earliest identified inhabitants of the Isle of Mann were hunter-gatherers and...

Episode 11: Aric and Dr Crawford move on to character of Solon and the the constitutional changes he introduced to the Athenian system of...

I had largely finished the outline of this blog by the time I found Clive Foss’ numismatic-based look at ‘Emperors called Constantine’...

Those of you who have been following CANI since the earliest days of its 2014 reincarnation, you will know that the hoard of Roman silver...

Episode 10: Aric and Dr Crawford take a look at the evolution of Athenian Law and the Athenian system, starting with the extreme...

While in the East, a great blaze of light in the sky could be a hopeful sign of the rise of a powerful leader, the Greco-Romans dreaded...

With the demise of Nero – the last Julio-Claudian emperor – you would be forgiven for thinking that the extinguishing of that dynasty...

The otherwise unknown Sentius wrote his name into the annals of Roman history, specifically Cassius Dio LXVIII.22.3, on the backdrop of...

Episode 9: Aric and Dr. Crawford turn their attention to the other great city state of fifth century BC Greece... Athens...

The mixed reactions to the Red Comet recorded in A Clash of Kings and the concordant early episodes of the second season of Game of...

What do the Roman victories of Gaius Duilius over the Sicilians and Carthaginians in 260/259BC, Publius Cornelius Lentulus over the...

Is it ever permissible to destroy a site or building of historical value because of possible military applications? The damage done by...

A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 8: Aric and Dr....

As they streak across the sky, striking awe into onlookers, it is easy to forget that such comets could, with just a few degrees...

I have written elsewhere of an instance of the reign of a Persian king, Shapur II, technically beginning before he was born with him...

At midnight on 28 July 1588, a squadron of eight warships were filled them with pitch, brimstone, tar and some gunpowder, and cast them...

A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 7: Aric and Dr....