Revolution and the tale of the Granma.
Shortly before 5.00am on the 2nd of December 1956, a small shabby boat named the Granma ran aground in aContinue Reading
Category: History
Greek Fire: Antiquity’s most destructive weapon.
I have I hope mentioned my passion for Byzantine history here. From its one thousand-year history comes a weapon thatContinue Reading
Rediscovering History’s First Weapons.
Archeology has given us an insight into our violent past. We have discovered that the first humans, in the periodContinue Reading
The Monastery of Saint Catherine.
Lying on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, the beautiful St. Catherine’s monastery today is still one of the oldest workingContinue Reading
Aztec human sacrifice.
Our earliest evidence of human sacrifice can be traced back to the Mesopotamians from around 6,000 BC. This vulgar practiceContinue Reading
Viva la Trousers Revolution!
The inspiration for the following article came about looking at old b&w photographs of Hollywood starlets. Two actresses in particularContinue Reading
War Horse Part 3: The Assyrians
Legend states that the Assyrians were often, if not always, ruled by cruel kings. Their empire grew out of a stateContinue Reading
Amongst the ruins of Isca Augusta you may just find Adrian Goldsworthy.
The Isca Augusta was once a Roman legionary fortress and settlement. Why is it that over the centuries historians, fromContinue Reading
Fishing Byzantine style !!!
Constantinople was a hub of activity with markets and stalls and among these markets was fish produce caught by fishermen.Continue Reading
A very short history of Merchants and Trade in Constantinople.
Constantinople was renowned for its merchants and markets from the 5th to the 10th centuries. The city attracted in largeContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 