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Load More...... There is an entire Marvel series in which Hercules and Spider-Man do meet and work together.
Notably, Hercules' character maintains many ancient stories and characterisations but with interesting twists. Had a dissertation student working on it, it was fascinating."It's not every day that we find Achilles and Hercules mentioned in the same breath as Spider-Man and Batman. To my mind, what divides them are what different understandings of heroism entail and what different societies value." When Homer meets @coldplay:
https://t.co/iGTFlqnyPCThe account making this claim has a LOT of followers. We add our one drop into the ocean and feel a little better for it, but will it change anything?
This is clearly not true - the desert (the Red Land) was very important in the history of ancient egypt (quarrying, policing, movement of people, etc). As it was to the so called Medjay, and other Nubian groups. #BadAncient https://t.co/WxOvYVxE84
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New Article Out
Just a quick blog to say I have another article published on the Amazon myths. It is published with a newcomer to the magazine market, myHistory Digest, and they have done a brilliant job (at least I think so). The … Continue reading
What kind of historian are you?
Book being read: Plato, The Laws New article out: O. Rees, “Horse(wo)men of the Steppes: The Amazons“, Ancient Warfare Magazine I was at an ancient warfare conference in Aberystwyth not that long ago (which was brilliant by the way) when … Continue reading
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
100 Great Breads: Bread #15 – Farl
*Note!! I began writing this last Tuesday (I think) and never got to finish it, so I have now returned to see it through. You will very quickly see what, or who, was the culprit for this blog’s demise* M.D. … Continue reading
100 Great Breads: Bread #9 – Irish Soda Bread
Hmmm, soda bread. Well what can one say about soda bread? It is beautiful in its simplicity, it is valuable in its rapidity (I am not sure that is even a word), it really blurs the lines between bread and … Continue reading
