Ben Gazur
@bengazur.bsky.social
Writer and author. Love Classics, folklore, food, and philosophy.
A Feast of Folklore is out now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore-Bizarre-Stories-British/dp/180018316X
A Feast of Folklore is out now!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feast-Folklore-Bizarre-Stories-British/dp/180018316X
A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants is officially in shops today!
Makes a great Christmas gift for the history lovers, or the tyrants, in your life.
Makes a great Christmas gift for the history lovers, or the tyrants, in your life.
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants is officially in shops today!
Makes a great Christmas gift for the history lovers, or the tyrants, in your life.
Makes a great Christmas gift for the history lovers, or the tyrants, in your life.
Just got copies of my next book, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants! Out on the 4th of December.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Just got copies of my next book, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants! Out on the 4th of December.
My book is in excellent company with Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham.
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My book is in excellent company with Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham.
Eating better to me means having the most ridiculously small slices of cake.
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Eating better to me means having the most ridiculously small slices of cake.
Does anyone know who Microdot was? And who would harm a pet's grave...
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Does anyone know who Microdot was? And who would harm a pet's grave...
Is #PhallusThursday something we still do?
This pipeclay figurine of a dog was proudly on display at the Roman baths in Bath.
This pipeclay figurine of a dog was proudly on display at the Roman baths in Bath.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Is #PhallusThursday something we still do?
This pipeclay figurine of a dog was proudly on display at the Roman baths in Bath.
This pipeclay figurine of a dog was proudly on display at the Roman baths in Bath.
If I die please describe me as a premature victim of the exertions of my superior mind.
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
If I die please describe me as a premature victim of the exertions of my superior mind.
Finally been to Bath's Roman baths! Seen the curse tablets, the spring, and box tiles like I find on the foreshore.
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Finally been to Bath's Roman baths! Seen the curse tablets, the spring, and box tiles like I find on the foreshore.
We're in Bath so I had to have a Sally Lunn bun. They were incredibly popular in the early 19th century as part of a restorative diet, with plenty of Bath water.
If my doctor asks I'll say it was medically necessary.
If my doctor asks I'll say it was medically necessary.
October 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We're in Bath so I had to have a Sally Lunn bun. They were incredibly popular in the early 19th century as part of a restorative diet, with plenty of Bath water.
If my doctor asks I'll say it was medically necessary.
If my doctor asks I'll say it was medically necessary.
Great news!
I have just signed a new contract with The History Press to republish A Feast of Folklore!
Look for the new paperback next year. Can't wait for it to be back in the world.
I have just signed a new contract with The History Press to republish A Feast of Folklore!
Look for the new paperback next year. Can't wait for it to be back in the world.
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great news!
I have just signed a new contract with The History Press to republish A Feast of Folklore!
Look for the new paperback next year. Can't wait for it to be back in the world.
I have just signed a new contract with The History Press to republish A Feast of Folklore!
Look for the new paperback next year. Can't wait for it to be back in the world.
If you like the tiniest bits of Roman pottery* then today's mudlarking outing was a huge success.
*I love them.
*I love them.
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you like the tiniest bits of Roman pottery* then today's mudlarking outing was a huge success.
*I love them.
*I love them.
I wrote about the Thule Society for this month's History of War.
October 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I wrote about the Thule Society for this month's History of War.
This is the best synopsis of a horror film I've ever seen.
I've had some bad experiences with IKEA furniture.
I've had some bad experiences with IKEA furniture.
October 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is the best synopsis of a horror film I've ever seen.
I've had some bad experiences with IKEA furniture.
I've had some bad experiences with IKEA furniture.
You can get my book, A History of the World in 50 Failures, on Kindle for just £0.99 for the rest of October.
A bargain, if I say so myself!
amzn.eu/d/bA0tjYs
A bargain, if I say so myself!
amzn.eu/d/bA0tjYs
October 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
You can get my book, A History of the World in 50 Failures, on Kindle for just £0.99 for the rest of October.
A bargain, if I say so myself!
amzn.eu/d/bA0tjYs
A bargain, if I say so myself!
amzn.eu/d/bA0tjYs
Fossiling in Bracklesham Bay was fun. Lots of tiny round nummalites. Fossil bivalves, spiral shells, and then a shark tooth. My favourite were the black plates from ray fish.
September 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Fossiling in Bracklesham Bay was fun. Lots of tiny round nummalites. Fossil bivalves, spiral shells, and then a shark tooth. My favourite were the black plates from ray fish.
Went hunting for fossil shark teeth today and was joined by a little assistant. The robin came onto the sand to investigate what I was digging up.
September 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Went hunting for fossil shark teeth today and was joined by a little assistant. The robin came onto the sand to investigate what I was digging up.
Love the ovulo decoration on Roman pottery, no matter how worn.
#Mudlarking
#Mudlarking
September 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Love the ovulo decoration on Roman pottery, no matter how worn.
#Mudlarking
#Mudlarking
Went out fossil hunting this morning. Found my first fish vertebrae, all around 55 million years old.
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Went out fossil hunting this morning. Found my first fish vertebrae, all around 55 million years old.
My next book, A History of the World in 50 Tyrants, is out in December.
It's been a good time to write about horrible people.
It's been a good time to write about horrible people.
August 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My next book, A History of the World in 50 Tyrants, is out in December.
It's been a good time to write about horrible people.
It's been a good time to write about horrible people.
Still looking for a new publisher for A Feast of Folklore!
Max Miller of Tasting History called it 'A must read the next time you are sitting down to a sausage roll.' You can't get higher praise.
Max Miller of Tasting History called it 'A must read the next time you are sitting down to a sausage roll.' You can't get higher praise.
August 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Still looking for a new publisher for A Feast of Folklore!
Max Miller of Tasting History called it 'A must read the next time you are sitting down to a sausage roll.' You can't get higher praise.
Max Miller of Tasting History called it 'A must read the next time you are sitting down to a sausage roll.' You can't get higher praise.
So proud to have contributed to DK's book A History of Astrology, Divination and Prophecy.
August 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
So proud to have contributed to DK's book A History of Astrology, Divination and Prophecy.
My next book, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants, is out in December.
If you order it online from Waterstones with this code you can get 25%off until the end of July.
If you order it online from Waterstones with this code you can get 25%off until the end of July.
July 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My next book, A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants, is out in December.
If you order it online from Waterstones with this code you can get 25%off until the end of July.
If you order it online from Waterstones with this code you can get 25%off until the end of July.
Katy Perry reenacting the end of Aristophanes' Peace by nearly falling off a flying dung beetle is the perfect way to introduce the classics to people.
July 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Katy Perry reenacting the end of Aristophanes' Peace by nearly falling off a flying dung beetle is the perfect way to introduce the classics to people.
My second piece of gold from the Thames. Unfortunately, unidentifiable. But still, I'm rich!
#Mudlarking
#Mudlarking
July 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My second piece of gold from the Thames. Unfortunately, unidentifiable. But still, I'm rich!
#Mudlarking
#Mudlarking