Ancient Historian. Writer. Educator. Vermonter. Pogonate. Avid reader, amateur baker.
May 14, 2023 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
Why is the Brett Ratner Hercules film set in 358 BCE and, if that's the date we're going with, why is the film not about King Philip meeting his ancestor?
If only Heracles and his crew were wearing linothorax, which is cooler than leather, anyway.
May 12, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Be great like Alexander with these seven tricks! 1) Have a rich father. Alexander made a bet with Philip about Bucephalus and, according to his biographers, precociously managed to ride the horse, but never forget the importance of dad being able to buy the horse!