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Contest results
This entry was posted on May 19, 2017.
Two months ago, I launched a contest inspired by the classic Star Trek: The Next Generation episode ‘Darmok’. You were invited to send me a... Read more -
History as inspiration: O Brother, Where Art Thou
This entry was posted on April 27, 2017.
In this last part in the brief series ‘History as inspiration’ (part one, part two), I want to discuss the Coen Brothers’ 2000-film O Brother... Read more -
History as inspiration: Tyranny
This entry was posted on April 26, 2017.
Yesterday, we had a look at how the ancient world – most notably Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire – influenced Isaac Asimov’s... Read more -
History as inspiration: Foundation trilogy
This entry was posted on April 25, 2017.
Issue 10, which is currently at the printer’s (and available for pre-order), features an article by Marc DeSantis about the connections between J.R.R. Tolkien and... Read more -
Royalty in the ancient world
This entry was posted on April 20, 2017.
The latest issue of Ancient History has been sent off to the printer’s. Issue 10 deals with the theme ‘royalty in the ancient world’. This... Read more -
Bricks of the Pantheon
This entry was posted on April 18, 2017.
Last week, I wrote a blog post about the Pantheon. As I was writing it, I remembered something from a lecture I attended a few... Read more -
The Pantheon in Rome
This entry was posted on April 13, 2017.
Today I finished up issue 10 of Ancient History. It’s ready to go to print. I’ll write more about the contents of the issue itself... Read more -
The death penalty in Classical Athens
This entry was posted on April 6, 2017.
The latest issue of Ancient History has an article by Murray Dahm on the death of Socrates. We don’t really go into much detail in... Read more -
A kalos cup from Rhodes
This entry was posted on March 30, 2017.
A few years ago, we went to the beautiful island of Rhodes and visited, among other things, its archaeological museum. One of the pots on... Read more -
Resources on the web
This entry was posted on March 23, 2017.
Thanks to the internet, we have access to a wealth of information. Unfortunately, it’s not always entirely clear whether the information that’s floating around is... Read more
