Ancient Warfare podcast - Spartan superiority?

This entry was posted on January 17, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

In popular imagination, Spartan soldiers were nigh invincible super warriors. Is that reputation deserved, and was it appreciated similarly in ancient times? The Ancient Warfare...
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Das Panorama 360 – Spectacular exhibition back in Berlin!

This entry was posted on January 16, 2019 by Sandra Alvarez.

Das Panorama. a view of the Pergamon as it was in AD 129. Photo: @Sandra Alvarez. Berlin’s Pergamon Museum is host to a spectacular exhibition...
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Remembering the Seventh Crusade 130 years later

This entry was posted on January 15, 2019 by Peter Konieczny.

I find it interesting to see how history evolves into legend - with the passing of time events get changed into new stories, which also...
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Weighty encyclopedias

This entry was posted on January 11, 2019 by Jasper Oorthuys.

I really made out like a bandit at my birthday in November and Christmas just gone by. Generous donors gave me two very weighty (I...
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