GoTAH VIa: Harbinger of Change - The Reception of the Red Comet
As they streak across the sky, striking awe into onlookers, it is easy to forget that such comets could, with just a few degrees...
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King After Death – The Post-Mortem Reign of Tarquin the Elder
I have written elsewhere of an instance of the reign of a Persian king, Shapur II, technically beginning before he was born with him...
Not Just the Spanish Armada - Some Uses of Fire Ships in the Ancient World
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 Soldier and a Scholar 7: "Because Sparta was Sparta" Part III - Government and Legal System
A (hopefully) fun and accessible portal into Ancient History, with some academic and 'real world' insights. Episode 7: Aric and Dr....
GoTAH V - The Titan and the Colossus
So far we have seen ancient influences on the use of molten metal, battlefield tactics, the burning of a daughter in search of divine...
The Curious Case of Vetranio III: Loyalism or Usurpation?
But what if there was no such enmity between Constantina and Constantius? What if she was not acting as a kingmaker in her own right, but...
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...
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...
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