This page lists all of the articles that have been published on this website in reverse chronological order, so with the newest material listed first.

Battlefield rock, paper, scissors
Combined arms in ancient armies
Ancient generals came to appreciate the value of combined arms. But why is it a good idea to deploy a mix of different kinds of warriors?

The generation of leaves
A justifiably admired passage from the Iliad, Homer’s epic poem, emphasizes how life is short and therefore precious.

Homer in the wasteland
A look at Mad Max: Fury Road
Deliberate or not, elements of Mad Max: Fury Road remind one of the story of the Trojan War. It’s primal, aggressive, and epic. (It’s also a bloody good film.)

Visiting Paestum
An extensive look at the beautiful archaeological site and museum of Paestum in Southern Italy.

A Cypriot chariot
The British Museum has many interesting objects from Cyprus, such as this jug depicting a chariot.

The shield of Achilles
The description of Achilles’ shield in the Iliad tells us much about what Homer’s views might have been on warfare and violence.

Thucydides' history of Early Greece
The so-called Archaeology by Thucydides offers the famed ancient Greek historian’s view of his people’s early history.

Ancient aristocracy
The ancient concept of “aristocracy” was quite different from how we, in our post-medieval world, would perhaps define it.

Hercules the drunk
A funny statue of Hercules in an exhibition on Carthage depicts him as a drunk relieving himself.

Ryse: Son of Rome (2014)
Fighting for the Empire
A gorgeous-looking and entertaining action game that, unsurprisingly, plays fast and loose with Roman history.