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Load More...I love tv history shows, and I get things are reframed to gain a wider audience. But this pseudo history stuff needs to disappear. There are more interesting 'mysteries' that have the benefit of not being fake! #BadAncient
This is what many people get wrong about Atlantis. It wasn’t a Greek legend. It’s not found in stories or folk traditions. It’s the sole product of Plato’s philosophical dialogues. Plato regularly invented hypothetical examples to make a point. Atlantis was a thought experiment. https://t.co/UszodEAasQ
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
