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,...

Ancient Greek philosophers - the term conjures up the names of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, with the stories of hemlock, the Academy...

Episode 13: Spurned lovers, backstabbing, foreign invasion, exile and plotting... all in 'preparation' for the Persian Wars......

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...

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...

Episode 12: We reach a pivotal point in Athenian history with the tyranny of Pisistratus, whose reforms pave the way for democracy and...

“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...