From Hippolyta of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Wonder Woman, people throughout history have been fascinated by the Amazons.…
Continue reading →Category Archives: Ancient History
Christmas Special: The Hope of Persephone
A Winter Fable While a certain other story seems to get top billing around this time of year for some mysterious…
Continue reading →How We Think About Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae is a cornerstone of western culture, garnering mentions in films like The Last Samurai, video games…
Continue reading →Gladiators and Social Class
In the first century CE, there were two social classes in which a gladiator might fall; the auctorati were free people…
Continue reading →The Origins and Evolution of Roman Gladiatorial Games
Like most cultural touchstones of antiquity, Gladiatorial Games do not have a single clear point of origin. The most probable…
Continue reading →Gladiators: Types and Fighting Styles
The more I research Roman Gladiators, the more certain I become that the film “Gladiator” might defeat Braveheart as the…
Continue reading →That Time Julius Caesar Was Almost Enslaved
Hail, Caesar? Julius Caesar is remembered by history as a brilliant politician, republic-killing tyrant, ruthless dictator, and benevolent engineer for…
Continue reading →