Tag Archives: Ancient History

the scythians at the british museum

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Houyhnhnm

interesting to think about the contrast between the rich, immersive environment created by the exhibition’s curators and the paucity of hard evidence of how the scythians actually lived their lives – so many conclusions are based on guesswork from knowledge … Continue reading →

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“Philip of Macedon” by George Cawkwell

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Houyhnhnm

A standard—looking textbook, first published in 1978. I didn’t read it all, just plundered it for background after reading The Fire from Heaven; this showed how close Mary Renault’s account was to the sources (almost diminishing her imagination). I particularly … Continue reading →

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