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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.”
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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Tagged Ancient Warfare, Blog, Historian, Mirage, Nottingham University, Owen Rees, PhD, Sparta, UCL
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