Kyle Glover
@kyleghistory.bsky.social
History nerd. IC spare part. Currently researching escaping POWs and SOE in occupied Crete. And the Ancient and Medieval world. And historical food. And...
Statue of Cretan hero Spiros Kayales overlooking the city of Chania. During the Cretan Revolt of 1897, the "Great Powers" bombarded the Cretan encampment. Seeing the Greek flag about to fall, Kayales grabbed it and used his own body as a flagpole, keeping it aloft.
#Greece #Crete #History
#Greece #Crete #History
May 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Could be a swan, could be Zeus in disguise. Either way, best steer clear...
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
May 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Could be a swan, could be Zeus in disguise. Either way, best steer clear...
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
May 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Epic of Gilgamesh in two minutes by Patrick Stewart
YouTube video by Paul City
youtu.be
April 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Statue of Nicolas Winton in Maidenhead railway station, the man who helped arrange the rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe on the eve of the Second World War.
February 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Statue of Nicolas Winton in Maidenhead railway station, the man who helped arrange the rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe on the eve of the Second World War.
John Pendlebury urgently writes to his mother requesting vital supplies. From The Rash Adventurer by Imogen Grundon.
January 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
John Pendlebury urgently writes to his mother requesting vital supplies. From The Rash Adventurer by Imogen Grundon.
Right @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social I've listened to the episode and instantly went out and got some Trahana. Now what do I do with it?
December 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Right @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social I've listened to the episode and instantly went out and got some Trahana. Now what do I do with it?
QUIZ TIME! What connects wartime SOE agent and beloved (travel)writer Patrick Leigh Fermor with the TIE fighter from the Star Wars films?
Answer on Sunday evening!
Answer on Sunday evening!
December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
QUIZ TIME! What connects wartime SOE agent and beloved (travel)writer Patrick Leigh Fermor with the TIE fighter from the Star Wars films?
Answer on Sunday evening!
Answer on Sunday evening!
Snakes! Why'd it have to be snakes?
www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
Bronze snakes and perfectly intact eggs among treasures found at ancient Italian thermal spa
Trove had been preserved by warm waters and mud at the Tuscan springs near Siena
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Snakes! Why'd it have to be snakes?
www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
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What is the common thread running through the following;
- The sack of Athens from the Persians at 480BCE
- Rome's 8th "hill"
-The end of the biblical flood
- the remains of an 1600BCE workshop in Cyprus?
Listen to 👇 to find out!
shows.acast.com/5e0dcf0c36fd...
- The sack of Athens from the Persians at 480BCE
- Rome's 8th "hill"
-The end of the biblical flood
- the remains of an 1600BCE workshop in Cyprus?
Listen to 👇 to find out!
shows.acast.com/5e0dcf0c36fd...
The History of Olive Oil Pt1 | The Delicious Legacy
Or, the Liquid Gold of the Ancient Mediterranean!
shows.acast.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:51 AM
What is the common thread running through the following;
- The sack of Athens from the Persians at 480BCE
- Rome's 8th "hill"
-The end of the biblical flood
- the remains of an 1600BCE workshop in Cyprus?
Listen to 👇 to find out!
shows.acast.com/5e0dcf0c36fd...
- The sack of Athens from the Persians at 480BCE
- Rome's 8th "hill"
-The end of the biblical flood
- the remains of an 1600BCE workshop in Cyprus?
Listen to 👇 to find out!
shows.acast.com/5e0dcf0c36fd...
Reposted by Kyle Glover
A list of discharged legionaries (laterculum) from the camp of Legio II Parthica, on display at the Legio II Parthica museum in Albano Laziale. The first column to the left presents a list of cognomina, followed by the soldiers' country of origin (domo).
#EpigraphyTuesday #Rome #archaeology #history
#EpigraphyTuesday #Rome #archaeology #history
December 3, 2024 at 6:52 AM
A list of discharged legionaries (laterculum) from the camp of Legio II Parthica, on display at the Legio II Parthica museum in Albano Laziale. The first column to the left presents a list of cognomina, followed by the soldiers' country of origin (domo).
#EpigraphyTuesday #Rome #archaeology #history
#EpigraphyTuesday #Rome #archaeology #history
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Daily life in the Roman Empire. The transport of two (wine?) barrels on a four wheeled chariot pulled by two oxen. A dog is sitting on the barrels. Found in Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicum), dating early 3rd century AD.
December 1, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Daily life in the Roman Empire. The transport of two (wine?) barrels on a four wheeled chariot pulled by two oxen. A dog is sitting on the barrels. Found in Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicum), dating early 3rd century AD.
Reposted by Kyle Glover
After conquering Persia, Alexander the Great held grand feasts for his men, though it seems he was less partial to food and more about the wine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdKV... #tastinghistory
What did Alexander the Great eat?
YouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:06 PM
After conquering Persia, Alexander the Great held grand feasts for his men, though it seems he was less partial to food and more about the wine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdKV... #tastinghistory
I'm still stewing about Gladiator 2, so threw together a 150 word spoiler free micro review to explain my thoughts:
kyleghistory.substack.com/p/gladiator-...
kyleghistory.substack.com/p/gladiator-...
November 25, 2024 at 12:33 PM
I'm still stewing about Gladiator 2, so threw together a 150 word spoiler free micro review to explain my thoughts:
kyleghistory.substack.com/p/gladiator-...
kyleghistory.substack.com/p/gladiator-...
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Reposted by Kyle Glover
Lots of lovely Roman and Medieval things on display!
November 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Lots of lovely Roman and Medieval things on display!
November 15, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Reposted by Kyle Glover
Great to see real #Roman gladiators making the news alongside their silver screen equivalents, through a figurine discovered in the River Tyne - potentially a piece of ancient fan merchandise! AncientBlueSky
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Gladiator knife handle found in Tyne ‘reflects spread of Roman celebrity culture’
Handle depicting secutor gladiator found on ‘edge of empire’ to go on display
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Great to see real #Roman gladiators making the news alongside their silver screen equivalents, through a figurine discovered in the River Tyne - potentially a piece of ancient fan merchandise! AncientBlueSky
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
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#OTD in 1944, troops of the Greek Sacred Brigade disembarked from a landing craft of HMCS Prince David on Syros, Greece.
The Germans had abandoned the island weeks before and there was no resistance. The Prince David quickly unloaded the supplies so it could depart to prepare for its next mission.
The Germans had abandoned the island weeks before and there was no resistance. The Prince David quickly unloaded the supplies so it could depart to prepare for its next mission.
November 13, 2024 at 2:26 PM
#OTD in 1944, troops of the Greek Sacred Brigade disembarked from a landing craft of HMCS Prince David on Syros, Greece.
The Germans had abandoned the island weeks before and there was no resistance. The Prince David quickly unloaded the supplies so it could depart to prepare for its next mission.
The Germans had abandoned the island weeks before and there was no resistance. The Prince David quickly unloaded the supplies so it could depart to prepare for its next mission.
Reposted by Kyle Glover
The divine Clayton Museum at Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall. Created by John Clayton who collected Roman objects and bought up much of the Wall in the 19th century & saved it from destruction. It’s a great traditional museum.
November 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The divine Clayton Museum at Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall. Created by John Clayton who collected Roman objects and bought up much of the Wall in the 19th century & saved it from destruction. It’s a great traditional museum.