I don't think this guy is gonna buy a copy of the book, and I certainly can't force him to read it. I suspect that I could build him a time machine and show him a fight in the Theatre of Dionysus and he still wouldn't believe me... ah well. You can't 'em all.

Jumping aboard the Nolan Odyssey - gladiators in the Greek world became as obsessed with Homer as we are this summer, with a huge number choosing Homeric stage names. Here, we see "Odysseus" face off against Kalydon in a monument from Hierapolis, though it looks like this Odysseus lost...

A childhood dream realised, in no small part due to the support, encouragement and training I received at @bbkhistorical.bsky.social and @archanchistleic.bsky.social. I'll never stop being grateful for my life changing time spent with each.

The postman had a special delivery today...

This ad was pushed to me on the podcast FB account, which you may recall I previously mentioned gets a lot of gross "antiquity" content from the algorithm. I think we all know what kind of person this is intended for...

Hiding in plain sight

If you see this, post your comfort characters

Husband has found me a breezy, shady spot by both the river and a Mr Whippy van. I would marry him again in a heartbeat.

The release of 'Gladiators in the Greek World: How a Roman Blood Sport Took Ancient Greece By Storm' is imminent, so here's a thread of where you can order it from!

A completely unserious post about the cutesy and often a bit weird depictions of various historical figures in the Heroes of History mobile game... There are some surprises, not just in the artwork but in which figures have been included at all... ancientalexandra.weebly.com/blog/heroes-...

Linkedin is a very strange place. See: guy taking a swing at Big Bang Theory for anti-intellectualism in an article he got AI to write...

Some very welcome positive feedback and recognition, which I appreciate beyond words. And as always, huge thank you to all my expert contributors without whom I would have no podcast at all! Link for those using screenreaders: podranker.com/podcast/anci...

Indexing seems both intimidating and tedious, so I bought myself a little incentive treat to enjoy once I've finished. I think I made a good choice, @gevemac.bsky.social

I love the new addition to NAM...

Wow, the experience of visiting the Acropolis is a LOT different to when I last visited in 2014...

Proofs day!!!

I mean, I'm glad I came. But does anyone want to join my Arthur Evans Sucks club?

Since I last visited a million years ago, Bodrum Castle has become home to a dozen peacocks. I might have taken more photos of them than I did the underwater archaeology exhibits, no regrets. I did make a point of bisiting this guy, though

So this is what I'm up to this week...

Casually sailing past Salamis at sunset, though thankfully not on a trireme.

Oooh

Ok so full disclosure - my ancient, dog-eared orange penguins are tucked away lest they disintegrate, but these are the ones I have "out". The collection is unfinished but my husband doesn't need to know that

Technically I came into town to watch my husband perform, but who says I can't fit a little shopping in!? Thanks, TKMaxx...

Zebedee when he realises our hosts left a bag of donkey snacks in our room...

Our holiday accomodation has a very sweet next door neighbour who politely asks for cuddles every morning... meet Zebedee

🥳Cover reveal for 'Gladiators in the Greek World: How a Roman Bloodsport Took Ancient Greece by Storm'🥳 Now officially available to pre-order with an early bird discount (though I'm not sure the release date on the website is 100% set in stone yet) www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Gladiators-i...

Ok, Bluesky. We're playing 6 Second Scribbles.. My husband says this "looks absolutely nothing like what you were supposed to draw" BUT will buy me Malteasers if someone else can correctly guess what I've drawn. Only clue allowed - it begins with 'T'