Philip V – The Darling of Hellas
The First Macadonian War was an integral part of the Second Punic War. It engaged Rome at a time when she seemed to be...
Philip V and The Second Macedonian War
“And Now There Was Rome”
The Roman declaration of war found Philip V in a position of great inferiority to Rome. He had carefully adhered...
Philip V and The War With Antiochos
Rome for sometime before the second Macedonian War had viewed Antiochos III with some suspicion. His kingdom, which included most of the West Asian...
Philip V The Final Years
Philip spent the rest of his life rebuilding his kingdom and trying to avoid conflict with Rome. He brought large amounts of non Macedonians...
Spread from Italia
The question of the legionarii origo (legionaries origin) in the I century is very complex and connected with the linguistics romanization of the not...
A Visit To Thessalia
To the south of Macedon are the green plains of horse breeding Thessaly. It was one of the first stopping places in the coming...
Early Cultures: The Picts
Human civilization, first comprised of Neolithic populations originating in Spain and France, has existed in the area defined as present-day Scotland since approximately 8,500...
Early Cultures: The Beaker Folk
The Beaker Folk, predecessors of both the Celts and Picts in Early Britain, were a patriarchal and warlike society believed to have migrated from...
Mythology: The Selkies
Throughout the centuries, grey and harbour seals have returned year after year to breeding grounds on the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Orkneys, and...
Ancient Greece, part 8 – Art and Architecture
The Origins of Greek Art
In the nineteenth century, it was generally believed that Greek art had developed by itself with little or no outside...