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Load More...Got so annoyed yesterday by this, I ended up teaching an entire class inspired by this poster and how it is #badancient luckily it was 'Sparta week' in the course!
found this on a page called 'Way of the Warrior'. While I appreciate it is a quote from 300, at least in the film Leonidas was unaware that the Spartans would retreat, a lot, and indeed surrender at Sphacteria (425 B.C.) . . . this quote would not have aged well! #badancient
Easy to forget that these memorials are still sites of ritual activity. The poppies, teddies, and notes have all been removed from this one in Denton, in preparation for the next Remembrance Day. Never seen it so… https://t.co/vN2SAREgO0
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Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World
Apologies, it has been a hectic 2018, so the blog has been ignored. Anyway, only a short one for now. I have finally published book number 2: Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World, which is available here. For … Continue reading
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Ancient Dogs
I love my dog. He is a lhasa apso x west highland terrier called Gus, and he is a vital member of the family. He looks like an ancient breed known as the Maltese, and because of this likeness I … Continue reading
(Review) David Santiuste, Edward IV and the War of the Roses, (Barnsley, 2010)
It has been a while, so here is another review for you! David Santiuste, Edward IV and the War of the Roses, (Barnsley, 2010) With great apprehension I have spent many-a-day staring at the foreboding cover of Santiuste’s work before … Continue reading
(Review) Godfrey Hutchinson, Sparta: Unfit for Empire, (Barnsley, 2014)
A review of a great book, which covers a fascinating period of ancient Spartan history: its decline. Godfrey Hutchinson, Sparta: Unfit for Empire, (Barnsley, 2014) The Spartan period of dominance in Greece (the hegemony c.404-371 BCE) has attracted a lot … Continue reading
(Review) Mike Roberts, Two Deaths at Amphipolis: Cleon vs Brasidas in the Peloponnesian War, (Barnsley, 2015)
Another review for you! All about one of my favourite historical characters, Brasidas the Spartan. Mike Roberts, Two Deaths at Amphipolis: Cleon vs Brasidas in the Peloponnesian War, (Barnsley, 2015) Pages: 264 ISBN: 978-1783463787
