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#BadAncientOne is https://t.co/MMwjkotNlg which does some very nice work, especially on Spartan myths, but also other things (I don't always agree with the take on the phalanx chronology and system, but that's details)
Wrestling is one of the oldest Olympic sports ... the Olympics are on. This counts as a relevant post! #Tokyo2020
Take a closer look at Atalanta wrestling Peleus, depicted on this Greek hydria in the Manchester Museum, with @reeshistory via @AncientWorldMag
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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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