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Load More...A very impressive dancer is given the brief of 'Athens' to interpert, so they decide to go for ancient . . . Sparta? Amazing dancing, but #badancient
https://t.co/Uzpc6yQsPMFilm from @CombatStress is being shown at the University oif Birmingham this Friday, looks really interesting but unfortunately I can't make it. May be of interest to @thereturningso1 etc. #veterans #combatstress #twitterstorians
The @unibirmingham will be hosting the hard hitting film Combat Stress 100 from @CombatStress on Feb 28 at 4pm. For more details on the screening and how to register visit their website https://t.co/97pgfl4reb
Tag Archives: Ancient Warfare
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
Posted in Ancient History & My Research
Tagged ancient history, Ancient Warfare, Blog, Historian, military history, Owen Rees
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(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
Ancient PTSD Again, and again and again.
I think I should just give up and call this my Ancient PTSD blog! It is that time of year again when someone posts an idea which links modern PTSD with ancient experiences. However, there is a growing trend that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Warfare, combat trauma, Historian, Historiography, PTSD
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PTSD (again!): Nothing New Under the Sun?
Book being read, eds. N. Sekunda & B. Burliga, Iphicrates, Peltasts and Lechaeum, (Gdansk, 2014) The article A paper has just been publicised that is causing a mini-flurry of activity on many of the social media sites that I use. … Continue reading
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
