Julius Caesar

“Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish.” Julius Caesar, d. 44 BCE

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Oasis of Faiyum in Ancient Egypt and Rome

Ancient History / August 27, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, History of Magic, religion, Rome

Featured here is an evening sky shot of Faiyum, which for millennia was an important oasis in Egypt and definitely a place on my bucket…

Ancient Roman Swords Discovered in Cave in Israel

Ancient History / September 10, 2023 / Jewish history, military history, Rome

Lookit these super bitchin’ swords! This past week (Sept 6, 2023), archaeologists working in Israel announced their discovery of four Ancient Roman swords and the…

The Soldier of Marathon

Ancient History / September 15, 2023 / ancient greece, warfare

This painting, “The Soldier of Marathon”, by Luc-Olivier Merson (1869), shows a nude runner reporting a victory of the Ancient Athenians against the Persians. The…

Wickerman Coin

Ancient History / August 20, 2023

When the artist Larry Harvey first set fire to a 9-foot wooden effigy of a man and began a ceremony now celebrated annually at Black…

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