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Load More...Scientism in a nutshell. *Gasp* This is BRAND NEW INFORMATION! Although, I am sure I had a lecture back in 2007(ish) @UniRdg_Classics which introduced us to the melting pot that was Rome ... with a pic of a pot melting something or other. #badancient
HOW will i RECOVER from this SHOCK?
Comparing Boris to Alcibiades, aka super sexy Alcibiades - not having it. Not sure you can get away with Nepos' description of Al. having more ambition and charm than he did ability. He was quite an able guy, just not a nice or trustworthy one. #badancient
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Tag Archives: Sparta
(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
New Article, New Sparta
I have an article coming out in this month’s Ancient Warfare Magazine, click here for the introductory paragraph, in which I talk about why I think religion stopped Sparta from fighting in the Persian invasions in the 5th Century B.C.E. … Continue reading
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