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Cross-Post: Dinthwaite Medieval Village Foundation

A group in the USA are fundraising to create a replica medieval village as a site for living history and experimental archaeology in the wooded hills near Kansas City. There are several living history parks in Europe, but they have been harder to start in the USA and Canada. The Dinthwaite Foundation is trying to... Continue reading: Cross-Post: Dinthwaite Medieval Village Foundation

Cross-Post: Achaemenid Clothing, and Linen Armour

Historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones will give a talk on recreating Achaemenid clothing on Tuesday 5 December from 12.00 to 13.00 EST (UTC – 5.00). People can listen over Zoom here. In conjunction with the British Museum’s recent exhibition Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece, it was decided to attempt to create the types of garments worn... Continue reading: Cross-Post: Achaemenid Clothing, and Linen Armour

Cross-Post: Roman Army School in Durham, 22-25 March 2024

From corporate social media. If you are interested in Logistics and Supply in the Roman Army, you may like to join our next Roman Army School in Durham, UK. Full details and a booking form on the Roman Army School Website www.AD43.org.uk. Everyone welcome. Our aims are to encourage an interest in the Roman army... Continue reading: Cross-Post: Roman Army School in Durham, 22-25 March 2024

Cross-Post: Panel on Polybius at Celtic Classics Conference, Cardiff UK, 9-12 July 2024

From Graham Wrightson graham.wrightson@sdstate.edu Dear all,I would like to put together a panel on Polybius for the Celtic Classics Conference in Cardiff, Wales, 9-12 July 2024.If anyone is interested please let me know.The panel proposal and abstracts are due on October 31. (scheduled 23 October 2023)

Many Faces of War 2024 Call for Papers, and Why I Won’t Attend

The ~~International Ancient Warfare Conference~~ Many Faces of War conference will take place in roughly June or July 2024 at Brookings, South Dakota. I attach the Call for Papers then my reply to the organizers why I do not expect to attend this one as I did in 2022 and 2023.

Cross-Post: Deeds of Arms Series

Until Monday 2 October, the Deeds of Arms series from Freelance Academy Press in Ilinois is on sale for 30% off (about USD 19 per volume). This is a collection of translations of sources about formal combats in front of an audience in western Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth century. In an earlier life... Continue reading: Cross-Post: Deeds of Arms Series

Cross-Post: Chris Dobson’s “Beaten Black and Blue”

Armour scholar Chris Dobson has released a new book: Beaten Black and Blue: The Myth of the Medieval Knight in Shining Armour. This will be a limited edition like an academic monograph to make sure its available for armour scholars centuries to come. I have ordered a copy.

A4 Format printed hardback, 322 pages,
376 illustrations, almost all colour.
£79.95 GBP plus shipping.
Website https://renaissancedissident.com/medieval-armour-colour-finishes.html
Information booklet https://renaissancedissident.com/pdfs/Beaten%20Black%20and%20Blue%20Leaflet.pdf

Cross-Post: Online Introduction to Sumerian

Megan Lewis of Digital Hammurabi is teaching an online introduction to Sumerian from 16 May to 1 June 5.00-6.30 Pacific time Tuesdays and Thursdays Megan Lewis of Digital Hammurabi is teaching an online introduction to Sumerian from 16 May to 1 June 5.00-6.30 Pacific time Tuesdays and Thursdays https://www.campusce.net/pencol/Course/Course.aspx?c=521

Save Ancient Studies Virtual Conference 2023

The Save Ancient Studies Alliance Virtual Conference is looking for papers on the theme “Discovery, Science, and Technology in the Ancient World” (deadline 31 March). The conference will take place on 23 and 24 July 2023. You can find more about the conference on their website https://www.saveancientstudies.org/virtual-conference

Cross-Post: Bishop and Coulston Third Edition

Mike Bishop and Jon Coulston are working on a third edition of their classic Roman Military Equipment. This will be complimented by a short booklet for a broader audience, a wall poster, and three open-access source books. Compared to the second edition from 2006, it will cover a wider span of time, have some notes... Continue reading: Cross-Post: Bishop and Coulston Third Edition