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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: 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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