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Caligula – the Perfect Tyrant
Caligula is a name that even now brings up images of terror and cruelty. But just how cruel was he, and how did he rise to become Emperor of all of Rome?
Pentecontaetia – Part Three
In the long awaited third instalment to the Greek Epic, Han explains how the Greek City-States of Athens and Sparta went from allies in 479 BC to warring enemies in 431.
Pentecontaetia – Part Two
In the long awaited second part to this epic of the Pentecontaetia, Han runs through the Greco-Persian Wars and its effect on the Greek world, and indeed our world today.
Pentecontaetia – Part One
In the long awaited release of Han’s Extended Project documenting 5th Century BCE Greece, this article will give a run-down of Greek Life as historians understand it at the beginning of the 5th Century BCE. Learn about how Greek Wars were fought, how Greek’s saw themselves and how alliances impacted City-States.
Rome – An Origin Story
Rome was invented in 753BC when Romulus, the son of Mars and a local princess declared himself King of his new city. Or so the story roughly goes. The Founding of Rome is not so simple as is often assumed. For a start, it was almost certainly never founded. Nor was Romulus real. Nor, I’mContinueContinue reading “Rome – An Origin Story”
Carrhae – Rome’s Shame
Crassus, Rome’s political spider, had spent his career building a web of networks at the heart of Roman politics. Naturally, when Crassus went to Syria, he went their looking for a fight.
First Triumvirate – A Roman Deathly Hallows
The First Triumvirate of the Roman Republic constituted of Julius Caesar, Gnaus Pompey and Marcus Crassus and is one of the most famous, and peculiar political alliances in history.
Cannae – The Jewel in Hannibal’s Crown
The Battle of Cannae, of the second of August 216bc, was Hannibal Barca’s greatest victory. He managed to outsmart the largest army Rome had ever produced and created a slaughter.
The History Book 