Josho Brouwers

A set of book shelves with the black heading above saying 'Highlights'. Multicoloured book covers fill each shelf, three across. They are all history titles. In the background are a table with more white books stacked up and a shop till with a cashier wearing grey.

3 days until publication, but copies have already been spotted in the wilds of London!

10.02.2025 17:05 — 👍 29    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 1

Was Caesarion the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra? - Progeny and propaganda in the first century BCE The Egyptian prince Caesarion is known to history as the son of Cleopatra and the Roman statesman Julius Caesar. He was enough of a threat to Caesar’s heir Augustus, that the emperor had him executed....

A new article on Ancient World Magazine has just been published! Arienne King answers the question if Caesarion was the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.
www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/cae...

02.02.2025 17:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Our new nightmare - Looking for hope in the year 2025 As the world turns ever bleaker, it’s important to figure out how we got here and, more importantly, how we get the hell out of here. And that does not involve getting on a spaceship and flying off to...

Despite suffering from the flu, I felt the need to write an editorial for Ancient World Magazine about the current situation in the world. Resistance of any kind is important. Now, back to the couch.
www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/our...

21.01.2025 17:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Did Jesus steal Mithras' birthday? Christmas time often brings with it the claim that early Christians stole the story and date for Jesus’ birth from the cult of Mithras. There is no ancient evidence that confirms this.

The Christmas season is well and truly upon us, so watch out for some very iffy history floating about. It is better to pre-bunk than debunk, so here is one:

The cult of Mithras has nothing to do with the origins of Christmas!

www.badancient.com/claims/jesus...

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Talks over return of Parthenon marbles to Athens are ‘well advanced’ Exclusive: Keir Starmer reiterates support for British Museum reaching deal with Greek PM, who visits UK on Tuesday

This is how you take the first steps to repair Britain's appalling reputation in Europe.

Important move.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

03.12.2024 08:28 — 👍 1519    🔁 238    💬 90    📌 21

House of the Dragon - Historical parallels with Ptolemaic Egypt The fantasy series House of the Dragon is inspired by the Ptolemaic dynasty, a royal house infamous for intrigues, incest and civil wars. The show’s portrayal of a divided kingdom mirrors popular misc...

There is some stuff planned for the near future for Ancient World Magazine, but our most recent article is this piece on the similarities between TV show House of the Dragon and the Ptolemies, by Arienne King.
www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/hou...

03.12.2024 10:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New video from Invicta about what ancient armies actually looked like when they deployed for battle! My own contribution is just a small bit at the start, explaining what movies and TV shows all seem to get wrong

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsU6...

15.11.2024 10:36 — 👍 47    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.

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Hello, world!

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