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Are General's Speeches Real?

This last week we released an episode examining whether generals of the past really did deliver speeches to their troops. We look at: What They Said, Why They Said It, and How They Said It.[NOTE: NO PATRON CHARGE FOR THIS VIDEO]

Flaming Pigs and Anti-Elephant Tactics

We follow up on our recent episode covering War Elephants with a video about how ancient armies countered them. This includes things like ranged weapons, traps, formations, fear, and specialist units like the elephant-fighters and flaming pigs.

[WIP] Anti-Elephant Tactics

This week I'm planning on releasing a follow up episode to our video on War Elephants by covering specific anti-elephant tactics were were developed over the years! This includes special elephantomachoi (elephant fighters) which were used at the battle of Pydna and Thapsus as well as the more dubious but exciting c...

[ART PACKAGE] Peace in the Provinces

Attached you will find the commissioned art for our latest episode on Peace in the Provinces! Artwork by Beverly Johnson

How They Did It - Peace in the Provinces

We just released another episode in our series on Law & Order in Ancient Rome. This episode looks specifically at the maintenance of the Pax Romana in the provinces. Its a subject that rarely gets talked about outside of large scale invasions or revolts and I am super happy to have once again been able to bring the exp...

[WIP] Units of History - The Immortals

After we released our last video on the War Elephants of Carthage, we asked people what unit they would like to see next. The Immortals was one of the most popular answers and so we have begun production on this new episode. Check out this fantastic work in progress illustration!

Units of History - War Elephants of Carthage

We've just launched a new series to explore the famous military units of history! What units would you like to see us cover next?

[ART PACKAGE] Rise of the Mughals

Attached you will find the fantastic art commissioned for this episode. The artist is Gabriel Cassada.

Rise of the Mughal Empire and Akbar the Great

We just released a new episode on the Mughals and Akbar the Great which came to us as a Patron request! I'll be following up shortly on the art package for the episode.

[ART PACKAGE] Religion of Carthage

Attached you will find the artwork which was commissioned for our latest episode on the religion of Carthage! Illustrations were made by Beverly Johnson.

How They Did It - Religion in Ancient Carthage

This past weekend we released a new episode on the religion of ancient Carthage as a part of our series exploring this mysterious civilization. I'll be uploading the commissioned art for the Patrons shortly : )

[ART PACKAGE] Prisons in Ancient Rome

Attached you will find the fantastic artwork produced by Beverly Johnson for this episode on the prisons of Ancient Rome!

How They Did It - Prisons in Ancient Rome

We continue out Law & Order series by discussing the use of prisons in ancient Rome! This involves a broad look at criminal justice in antiquity before seeing how it manifested in Roman society and evolved over the years.

[ART PACKAGE] The House of Wisdom

Attached you will find the wonderful art by Gabriel Cassata for our latest episode on the Islamic Golden Age and the House of Wisdom. Enjoy : )

The Islamic Golden Age and The House of Wisdom DOCUMENTARY

Our latest episode explores the Islamic Golden Age and step inside the famous House of Wisdom to witness the enlightenment spirit of the period. Its a fascinating topic that was actually requested by our Patrons and I can't thank them enough for the suggestion. I also wanted to thank the channel Al Muqaddimah for n...

Carthage's Wars of Expansion

We just released the latest episode in our series on the rise of Carthage by examining its wars of expansion. The production team implemented a lot of the feedback from the previous video so definitely keep the comments coming!

Preview - Carthage's Wars of Expansion

We are just wrapping up the editing on our latest episode on the history of Carthage. In it we turn an eye to the various theaters of war in which the Punic Empire fought during its rise to power.

[ART PACKAGE] Government in Ancient Carthage

Attached you will find the commissioned art for our episode on the government of Ancient Carthage! We have more in the works as we continue to explore this forgotten government. Art from Beverly Johnson.

How They Did It - The Government of Ancient Carthage

We just released an awesome video exploring the government of Ancient Carthage. Though few records remain, we do our best to bring the past to life and rebuild the history of this forgotten civilization.

Surviving a Pandemic in Ancient Rome - The Antonine Plague

We had a lot of requests recently to talk about disease and outbreaks in the ancient world. In response, our researcher Chris Das Deves dove into the history of the Antonine Plague to produce a script on the subject. Hope you enjoy this window into the parallels of the past.

City of Carthage Illustration Updates

As we begin to cover the history of Carthage, I have been working with an artist to generate a fantastic illustration for this ancient city! In these images you can see that stages which have been completed so far. Step 1: Planning the layout using a Google earth view reference. Step 2: Line drawing of the city details...

[ART PACKAGE] Law & Order in Ancient Rome - Policing Rome

Attached you will find the commissioned art for this episode made by Beverly Johnson. Enjoy : )

Law & Order in Ancient Rome - The Police

In this episode we continue our series on Law & Order in Ancient Rome by looking specifically at how policing was handled in the city![Note: No Patron charge on this one as we already had a video go up in the same week]

[ART PACKAGE] The Imitation Legions

Attached you will find the commissioned artwork for this episode produced by Gabriel Cassata. Enjoy!

Why Didn't Anyone Copy the Roman Army? - The Imitation Legions

This past week we released a video talking about what made the Roman army so powerful and why other people didn't just copy it. It was a super fun exercise that I hope you got a lot out of. I'll be hoping to do more of these sorts of comparative analysis videos in the future. One future topic would be to talk a...

The Rise of Carthage!

Just released the first episode in a new series exploring the Carthaginian civilization! Episode 1 covers the rise of Carthage which will be followed up on by more videos leading sequentially up to the Punic Wars as well as another series on daily life. Super excited!

[ART PACKAGE] The Case of the Sacred Chicken Killer

Attached you will find the fantastic artwork created by Beverly Johnson for our latest episode on The Case of the Sacred Chicken Killer!

WTF Moments - The Case of the Sacred Chicken Killer

In our latest episode we see how Roman Law and Order was applied to the Case of the Sacred Chicken Killer. For additional context we explore the reason why there were sacred chickens in the first place by discussing the ancient practice of Roman Augury.

Preview - The First Punic War

Behind the scenes we have been working on a new series on the history of Carthage and the Punic Wars. Here is a sneak preview of one of the episodes that will be coming out in the next month! Let me know what you think

[WIP] City of Carthage Illustration

Wanted to share some very early work being done on an illustration I have commissioned for the city of Carthage. This will eventually be used in a video on the siege of Carthage like we did with the Siege of Jerusalem.