Caleb Howells

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Identifying the Historical King Arthur (Part 2)

This video looks at yet more evidence that the real King Arthur can be identified as Athrwys ap Meurig of Gwent: youtu.be/USYC8D2mUKI?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Identifying the Historical King Arthur (Part 1)

This video analyses the evidence that King Arthur can be identified as the historical Athrwys ap Meurig of Gwent:
youtu.be/LcyQSocTm8c

YouTube video by Caleb Howells How Literate Were the Ancient Celts?

This video examines the issue of how literate the ancient Celts really were:
youtu.be/vqG7PTmu1ao

This compares the Coelbren characters with their counterparts in Roman cursive from Roman Gaul.

This alphabet is almost identical to the form of Roman cursive that was used in Britain and Gaul in the Roman era. See this article for a more detailed explanation: greekreporter.com/2025/05/16/c...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Did King Arthur Really Die at the Battle of Camlann?

This video examines the evidence from Welsh, Latin, and Scottish sources that suggest that King Arthur didn’t really die at the Battle of Camlann: youtu.be/5Bts4aP2ouk?...

I don’t think there’s any evidence that the West Country’s Cornwall ever extended that far east.

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Do Ancient Maps Prove Atlantis was the Eye of the Sahara?

In view of the popular theory that Atlantis was the Eye of the Sahara, this video examines the supposed evidence from ancient maps that refer to ‘Atlantes’ in Africa: youtu.be/yj-2-d9utm4?...

I think the linguistic evidence argues against that (albeit not especially strongly).

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Did King Arthur’s Son Gwydre Really Exist?

This video looks at a potential historical figure behind the legendary Gwydre, son of King Arthur: youtu.be/4unN_JypzcA?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Was the Minoan Civilisation Destroyed by the Eruption of Thera?

This video examines the question of whether the eruption of Thera in the Bronze Age was responsible for the fall of the Minoan civilisation: youtu.be/Z_xbXARqq8c?...

Where Was the Battle of Camlann? King Arthur’s Legendary Final Battle | TheCollector King Arthur’s final battle was said to have been at a place called Camlann. What do we know about the location of this infamous battle site?

This article presents a case for the true location of the Battle of Camlann: www.thecollector.com/where-was-ba...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Did King Arthur’s Ally Stater of Dyfed Really Exist?

This video investigates the true identity of King Arthur’s mysterious legendary ally, King Stater of Dyfed: youtu.be/xiylDjLHZzk?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Was Odysseus’ Son Latinus King of the Etruscans in Italy?

This video looks at the issue of Odysseus’ son Latinus, examining whether he was actually king of the Etruscans in Italy and identical to the Latinus of Virgil’s Aeneid as commonly assumed: youtu.be/49uda_W7f98

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Was Dyfed Really an Irish Kingdom in Medieval Wales?

Was the Kingdom of Dyfed in medieval Wales really an Irish kingdom, as is regularly claimed? This video takes a look at the evidence: youtu.be/wjVgHdXQUBI?...

There is really no evidence that the Iliad is supposed to be set in the Bronze Age. Homer’s descriptions seem more like a mythologised version of the Archaic Era.

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Was the Legendary Griffin Inspired by Fossils of the Protoceratops?

This latest video takes a look at the fascinating theory that the legend of the griffin originated with sightings of protoceratops fossils in Asia: youtu.be/INU6QnIclsw?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells The Controversy of The Tristan Stone Inscription and Count Conomor

This video examines the controversy of the Tristan Stone and looks at whether or not it really contains the all-important name ‘Drustanus’: youtu.be/agu1kDZDBZI?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells The True Identity of the Legendary King Belus of Tyre

This video examines how a revised chronology of the Trojan War very neatly explains the identity of the legendary King Belus of Tyre: youtu.be/ikSWP3oGoRw?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells The Mystery of Morgan Mwynfawr’s True Identity

This video looks at the controversy surrounding the identity of Morgan Mwynfawr: youtu.be/9C7JBuYMkOU?...

Traditionally, he’s said to be identical to Morgan ap Athrwys. However, some modern sources claim that this was an invention of Iolo Morgannwg. What does the evidence really show?

YouTube video by Caleb Howells The Lost Second Cornwall of British Legend

In Geoffrey of Monmouth’s HRB, he refers to some kings of the Catuvellauni tribe as ruling over Cornwall. Which Cornwall was he referring to, and is there any historical evidence for this subjugation? This video takes a look: youtu.be/mxxFGGe1fAE?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells The Archaeology of Teucer’s Founding of Salamis, Cyprus

This video provides yet more evidence of a late date for the Trojan War by examining the legend of Teucer’s founding of Salamis on Cyprus and seeing how that ties in to archaeology: youtu.be/MtcS1wkoOww?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Was Excalibur the Sword in the Stone?

Was the Sword in the Stone called Caliburn, while Arthur’s second sword was Excalibur?

This claim is frequently seen online, but there is no basis to it whatsoever. This video explains the facts: youtu.be/r0jpba09m4I?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells What Was Troy Like in Homer’s Time?

This video of mine looks at what the city of Troy was like in Homer’s era, when many people today assume it had long since fallen into insignificance: youtu.be/42n1f1y-FBw?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Digital reconstruction of an ancient Mycenaean woman - Accurate or not?

This video examines the serious issues with the recent digital reconstruction of the face of a Mycenaean woman that was circulating in the news recently: youtu.be/4NWlR3ws7eQ?...

YouTube video by Caleb Howells Did Odysseus really travel all over the Mediterranean?

Does Homer’s Odyssey really present Odysseus as sailing all over the Mediterranean? This video looks at the flaws in that traditional interpretation:

youtu.be/z4O3OQPw4pE

A much more accurate reconstruction of a Mycenaean woman, created with AI:

What is the Origin of Easter Eggs? - GreekReporter.com What is the origin of Easter eggs? Do they derive from authentic Christian traditions, or do they come from ancient pagan practices?

In the past, it was popular to claim that Easter eggs were originally pagan.

These days, it’s popular to claim that they derived from authentic Christian traditions.

What’s the truth?

See my article here:

greekreporter.com/2025/04/19/o...

Fascinating, thank you.

That’s very interesting, thank you. Do you know where the attribution to 1572 comes from, or is that just a random error?