Articles by Jenny Williamson

In our last episode, we alluded to the fact that there were female as well as male Druids in the Celtic iron age. But if the picture of male Druids is spotty, the picture of [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources for this episode include: Tacitus’ Agricola and Annals (Translated by Alfred Church) Polyaenus’ Strategems (R. Shepherd [...Read More...]

When Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, the Druids suffered a swift and catastrophic loss of status and position. Persecuted and demonized by later Emperors, many fled to Britain, [...Read More...]

What tales kept people from thousands of years ago up at night? This Halloween, Ancient History Fangirl teams up with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! to delve [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! It’s the end of Season 5, and we’re thrilled with how this season turned out–examining Spartacus from every little-known angle. We explored [...Read More...]

More than 1,800 years after Spartacus fought for his freedom, another rebel leader spearheaded the first successful slave revolt in history: the Haitian Revolution. That [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here is the start of Mike Duncan’s epic series on Toussaint L’Ouverture and the Haitian Revolution. Well worth a binge! And here is his episode [...Read More...]

Crixus is dead. Spartacus has given up on crossing the Alps. And he has a new enemy: a man with endless money, endless resources, and a lot to prove. Nobody asked for more [...Read More...]

After defeating Glaber on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, Spartacus and his rebels enjoyed a glorious Italian summer—taming wild ponies for their infantry, attracting new [...Read More...]

In our last episode, Spartacus and his compatriots broke out of the ludus and began their rebellion. Spurred on by the Dionysian prophecies of his lover, the Thracian Lady, [...Read More...]