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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
Tag Archives: military history
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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(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
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
