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

In 216BC, the Italian countryside played host to the Battle of Cannae between the forces of Carthage and the legions of the Roman...

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

We saw last time that the career of Pierius must have been significant enough before his appearance in the historical record for Odoacer...

Episode 21: Between Marathon and the next Persian invasion of Greece, the Achaemenid Empire faced ten years of upheaval, with the death...

Flavius Odoacer is most famous as the man who deposed the ‘last’ western emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476, becoming the first non-Roman...

Episode 20: A break down the impact of the battle of Marathon, its fallout, and some of the incredible stories and legends told by...

The doctrinal divide that sealed the fate of Qatari’s burgeoning Azariqa statelet in Kirman was not the first instance of such internal...

Episode 19: The first great contest between a Greek army and the Persians in Greece... https://mncvgk.podbean.com/e/a-soldier-and-a-schol...

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...

Episode 17: Persia crosses the Aegean sea once more to continue exacting revenge on the Greek world, this time at the expense of Eritrea...

History is littered with instances of power being thrust upon children of a young age. Ivan the Terrible became Grand Prince of Moscow...

Episode 17: The Persian revenge tour begins with the arguably incorrect title of the 'First' Persian invasion https://mncvgk.podbean.com/...

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...

Episode 16: Since the burning of Sardis, things have steadily collapsed for the Ionian rebels, to the point that they are left with a...

Throughout its history, the Christian Church has had to deal with its own ever-developing understanding of aspects of its own faith as...

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 Vestal Virgins are one of the most evocative establishments of Ancient Rome. They might not know exactly what they were or what they...

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...

It may have been short, but Julian’s reign as sole emperor was nothing if not eventful: dispelled fear of war with Constantius II,...