military history

Become a Patron! Here are some YouTube videos that helped us understand this topic: Our other sources include: Royal Museums Greenwich: What Was Greek Fire? Adrienne Mayor: [...Read More...]

Greek fire was an incendiary weapon of the ancient world—and perhaps the sole reason that the Byzantine Empire stood long after the rest of Rome. It was a terrifying weapon [...Read More...]

This is an episode about the shock troops of Viking Armies—the most violent, the most terrifying, the men who ran out ahead of the army to shatter shield walls and break [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here are some documentaries we used to start off our research: Our ancient and modern sources include: HistoryExtra.com: The Truth about Viking Berserkers [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Go here to order Barry Strauss’s latest book: The War that Made the Roman Empire: Marc Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium. And check out his [...Read More...]

This week, we’re taking a bit of a detour into a previous, much-loved topic: Marc Antony, Cleopatra, and How it All Went Wrong. In this episode, we return to the beach at [...Read More...]

Last week, we told you about the Sacred Band’s first important military victories—victories that depended on the intense trust and love the Sacred Band members had for [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: Plutarch’s Life of Lycurgis (Bernadotte Perrin translation) Plutarch’s Life of Pelopidas (Bernadotte Perrin [...Read More...]

In our last episode, we told you the story of how the Spartans took over the city of and how an intrepid and very queer group of Theban rebels, led by a firebrand named [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Our ancient sources include: Plutarch’s Life of Lycurgis (Bernadotte Perrin translation) Plutarch’s Life of Pelopidas (Bernadotte Perrin [...Read More...]