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Load More...Flaming pigs always seem a thing of pure historical fiction. We ended up checking the evidence for #BadAncient, and were delighted that @WingedBookWyrm wrote it up for us (rating: half true):
https://t.co/j6nAbySCHY https://t.co/T2MPPmHb4IAdrienne Mayor@amayorFlaming pigs always seem a thing of pure historical fiction. We ended up checking the evidence for #BadAncient, and were delighted that @WingedBookWyrm wrote it up for us (rating: half true):
https://t.co/j6nAbySCHY@alice_radley Proud to say it was my 2003 book #GreekFirePoisonArrows
on ancient biological warfare
that brought flaming war-pigs to pop culture
and war gamers eg Total War
@ProfMakins @hypsipyle 2
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New blog: New Eyes on …
Book being read: My own! I have completely drafted my book on Great Battles of the Ancient Greeks and I am currently proofreading it to within an inch of its life! In other news I have just started a blog … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History & My Research, History on the Internet
Tagged ancient PTSD, Blog, combat trauma, Internet, 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
How to get a history book deal
Book being read; B. Caven, Dionysius I: War-Lord of Sicily, (1990) In January last year (2013) I gave up full time work to become a stay at home Dad. At the same time my wife convinced me to go back … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History & My Research, History on the Internet
Tagged Ancient Warfare, Blog, book writing, Historian, Internet, Owen Rees
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Etymology
I have created a new category which reflects my own side-bar interest; no doubt influenced by an old supervisor of mine from Reading Uni. The area that interests us both is the role of history and the internet; perhaps more … Continue reading
Posted in History on the Internet
Tagged Blog, Historian, Historiography, Internet, Owen Rees, UCL
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