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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...
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Sep 3, 20231 min read
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...
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Aug 26, 20238 min read
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...
ptcrawford
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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...
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Aug 13, 202312 min read
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...
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Aug 6, 20231 min read
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,...
ptcrawford
Jul 30, 20235 min read
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...
ptcrawford
Jul 23, 20235 min read
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......
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Jul 16, 20231 min read
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Jul 9, 20230 min read
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...
ptcrawford
Jul 2, 20238 min read
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...
ptcrawford
Jun 25, 20239 min read
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...
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Jun 18, 20231 min read
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Jun 11, 20230 min read
“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...
ptcrawford
Jun 4, 20237 min read
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...
ptcrawford
May 28, 202312 min read
A Soldier and a Scholar 11 - Athens III: Solon and the Athenian Constitution
Episode 11: Aric and Dr Crawford move on to character of Solon and the the constitutional changes he introduced to the Athenian system of...
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May 21, 20231 min read
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May 14, 20230 min read
All the Constantines
I had largely finished the outline of this blog by the time I found Clive Foss’ numismatic-based look at ‘Emperors called Constantine’...
ptcrawford
May 7, 202313 min read
Paid to Behave: The Traprain Law Hoard
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...
ptcrawford
Apr 30, 20234 min read
A Soldier and a Scholar 10 - Athens Part II: Killed Over a Cabbage?!?
Episode 10: Aric and Dr Crawford take a look at the evolution of Athenian Law and the Athenian system, starting with the extreme...
ptcrawford
Apr 23, 20231 min read
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