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Not a Thucydidean 'Prose Chronicler'
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Ancient History anecdotes and asides of varying length, differing subject and broad time-period - Greeks, Romans, and more. Also the Bluesky home of #HaikuHistory
NEW: The final part of the Severan series looks at the challengers to Elagabalus, including from the legion that saw him become emperor in the first place...

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The Real Severans VII: Challengers to Elagabalus
While hindsight is 20/20, Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus did not appear to be the best candidate for the imperial throne in 218.  He was only 14 years old, reliant on his mother and grandmother for po...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Within 50 years, the Islamic caliphate was rent into several parts and during the Second Fitna, there was almost a major reordering of the sectarian divide...

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Almost Up-setting the Order: The Kharijite Statelets of the Second Fitna (i) The Azariqa
Most of the focus on the Second Fitna – the second civil war that engulfed the Arab caliphate upon the accession of Yazid I, son of Mu’awiyah I, in April 680 and lasted until late 692 – usually falls ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Is Diocletian's removing himself to his palace in 305 the first instance of extended gardening leave?
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
With the Christianisation of the Roman Empire, the old pagan cults started to fade... do we have know of the last Vestal?

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The Last Vestal?
The Vestal Virgins are one of the most evocative establishments of Ancient Rome. They might not know exactly what they were or what they did, but the name of Vestal Virgin can spark something in many ...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM