Showing posts with label classical antiquity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label classical antiquity. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

A review of Michael Wood’s “In Search of the Trojan War”

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“The gods deliberate in council concerning the Trojan war : they agree upon the continuation of it, and Jupiter sends down Minerva to break ...
Saturday, July 20, 2024

A review of Michael Wood’s “In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great”

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“Whilst the Amphictyonic confederacy remained, that of the Achaeans, which comprehended the less important cities only, made little figure o...
Monday, April 24, 2023

A review of “Great Epochs of European Art: Art of the Ancient Greeks & Romans”

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The difficulties of learning about Greek and Roman art from textbooks For many years now, I’ve been interested in Ancient Greece and Rome . ...
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Reflections on learning about early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism

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“Typically, Jewish history and Christian history are taught by different teachers; they are even considered different disciplines. As Oxford...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

A review of “The Germanic Tribes”

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Warning: This blog post contains a picture of an actual human skull from centuries ago. What is this film about, and why should I care about...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

A review of Bettany Hughes’ “The Spartans”

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“Athens became the seat of politeness and taste, the country of orators and philosophers. The elegance of its buildings equalled that of i...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

A review of “Athens: The Dawn of Democracy”

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“Sparta, Athens , Rome, and Carthage were all republics; two of them, Athens and Carthage, of the commercial kind. Yet were they as often...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

A review of Dan Snow’s “How the Celts Saved Britain” (BBC)

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Every year on the 17th of March, Christians around the world celebrate “St. Patrick’s Day,” particularly if they are of  Irish  descent. ...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Reading about the trial of Socrates in the original Greek

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“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates at his trial, as recorded by Plato's “Apology” Before beginning this project...
Tuesday, December 25, 2018

A review of “Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine”

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“And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” - The New Testament, “The Acts of the Apostles,” Chapter 11, Verse 26 (as ...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

A review of “Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire” (History Channel)

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Note: This is a different series from  “Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire” (which is made by the BBC). There aren't too m...
Friday, August 24, 2018

A review of “Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire” (BBC)

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Not to be confused with “Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire” (by the History Channel). “Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire” is n...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

A review of “The Roman Empire in the First Century” (PBS Empires)

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“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus , that all the world should be taxed.” - The New Te...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

A review of “The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization” (PBS Empires)

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"Had the Greeks, says the Abbe Milot, been as wise as they were courageous, they would have been admonished by experience of the nece...