Articles on the ancient world

This page lists all of the articles that have been published on this website in reverse chronological order.

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House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon

Historical parallels with Ptolemaic Egypt

11 min read

Vedi Napoli e poi… enjoy it!

Vedi Napoli e poi… enjoy it!

A brief tour of the Decumani

5 min read

Nicopolis

Nicopolis

August City of Victory

Leon Corneille-Cowell

12 min read

Total War: Pharaoh

Total War: Pharaoh

Thoughts on the latest strategy game by Creative Assembly

14 min read

Hittite warriors

Hittite warriors

A video produced by Invicta History

4 min read

Fatality!

Fatality!

Brutal violence in Homer’s Iliad

7 min read

Astrology and imperial legitimacy in ancient Rome

Astrology and imperial legitimacy in ancient Rome

10 min read

Rules of the Trojan War?

Rules of the Trojan War?

Heralds interceding at nightfall

6 min read

Ancient World Magazine lives!

Ancient World Magazine lives!

We’re back, sort of – it’s complicated

2 min read

Matriarchy and madness

Matriarchy and madness

A bad take on AegeaNet

11 min read

“A Lady of York”

“A Lady of York”

The life and times of the Ivory Bangle Lady

8 min read

Africans in Bronze Age Crete?

Africans in Bronze Age Crete?

The “Captain of the Blacks” fresco from Knossos

7 min read