Hittites, Trojans, and the Late Bronze Age World: Interview with Professor Trevor Bryce

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Interview with Professor Tom Birkett on "Runes: A Concise History"

Runic writing carries connotations of magic and fantasy, but it was a widespread, useful, and long-lasting system of writing. Professor Tom Birkett has written a fantastic overview of runic writing that returns it to the real time and place in which it existed - Runes: A Concise ...  Show more

How Alexander the Great's Soldiers Spent Their Money

Let's imagine a Macedonian soldier during the time of Alexander the Great. How did this man, whom we'll call Red Cleitus, spend the vast amounts of coin he plundered and earned as he and his comrades fought their way across Asia?Patrick launched a brand-new history show! It’s cal ...  Show more

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