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Load More...Clear and obvious evidence of Atlantis... or just #badancient. Either or.
GASP!!! Atlantis found!?!? This time it must be true!
Wait... nope, Plato’s Atlantis was a thought experiment intended to remind his fellow Athenians to be humble and pious.
Translation, Atlantis never existed, no matter how many times the Tabloids claim it’s been “found.”interesting take on a question I think most military historians have had to deal with in one form or another
What is the role of Military History at universities today? https://t.co/ycSl8ZPxdV
Category Archives: Tangents
Ancient History Magazine
My good friends over at Ancient Warfare Magazine are deliberating on setting up a magazine devoted to the Ancient World and want feedback on the idea. Check out the survey and give your thoughts: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S2Z5NN6 If it is anything like … Continue reading
Why Study Military History At All?
Book being read; R. Waterfield, Xenophon’s Retreat: Greece Persia and the End of the Golden Age, (2006) I was listening to a podcast recently over on Life of Caesar, where they were interviewing the editor of Ancient Warfare Magazine, Dr. … Continue reading
PTSD in Ancient History … or, How to Disagree Amicably
Book being read: None at the moment, unless Thucydides counts, but I am always dipping into that so probably not! As regular readers and poor survivors of my obsessive monologues well know, I do a lot of work and research … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History & My Research, History on the Internet, Tangents
Tagged ancient PTSD, Ancient Warfare, combat trauma, Owen Rees, PTSD, trauma
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Individualism
Book being read; back to Thucydides at the moment I’m afraid New article out: Battle of Bannockburn, MW IV.3 There is an historical movement, one that I am technically part of, which mirrors the modern day worship of individualism. That … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History & My Research, Day-to-day, Tangents
Tagged Ancient Warfare, combat trauma, individualism, PTSD
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Writing Popular History – Pride
Book being read – J, Davis-Kimbal, Warrior Women: An archaeologist’s search for history’s hidden heroines, (2002) Pride is a real problem in the world of history writing. Well, to be fair, pride is a problem in most areas of life, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History & My Research, Tangents
Tagged Blog, book writing, Historian, Owen Rees, writing history
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