Marius and Me: marching in Roman armour
On the back of a 5km march in Roman armour for the Rise UK charity (here's my JustGiving) I look at marching in the Roman empire including some fancy stats and how the reforms of Marius affected the l...
3 Jun 201815min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 8. We got there in the end.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the final epsiode I go over what happened during the sack of Troy, why the wooden horse makes sense and how not to exit a wooden horse if ...
14 Apr 201818min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 7. Mr Ed or just Mr Dead.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the seventh epsiode I unwrap the dialogue between Priam and Achilles, what the chariots did and wonder where the talking horse got to. Fee...
4 Apr 20188min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 6. Taxi for Hector.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the sixth epsiode I consider whether we can date Patroclus' death, why Penthesilea would have terrified Hitler had she been on the moon an...
27 Mar 201811min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 5. "Uncle Owen? Aunt Beru??"
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the fifth epsiode I examine the themes of infanticide, jumping off cliffs with Aphrodite and negotiating with Achilles. For obvious reason...
20 Mar 201810min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 4. Ant Men and Beach Boys
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the fourth epsiode I consider a couple of interesting details from Homer's depiction of the duel between Paris and Menelaus, how to annoy ...
13 Mar 201813min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 3. That poor dog
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the third epsiode I talk about Helen's wedding and why you should always wash your hands after a siege Feel free to find me on twitter (@a...
5 Mar 20189min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 2. Perhaps tell the bride..
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the second epsiode I consider those awkward reality TV wedding show moments, how many Greeks and Trojans really got the point and shower y...
27 Feb 20189min
