Ancient Roman re-enactors marching at Xanten, Germany. Photograph by Judith Meyer (June 23, 2012). CC0 Creative Commons. March is the month dedicated to the ancient Roman war god Mars. By now, the weather is warming up, the snows have melted,… Read More ›
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My second book has been published!
Good news. I have received word from my publisher that my second history book The Great Illyrian Revolt has been officially released to the public. Those who reserved orders for it will be receiving their copies in the mail soon…. Read More ›
Map of the Celtic Tribes of the British Isles, circa 50 BC
Map of the Celtic tribes of the British Isles, circa 50 BC. Abbreviated names listed in alphabetical order: Caer. = Caereni; Carno. = Carnonacae; Dec. = Deceangli; Erd. = Erdini; G. = Gadini; Ive. = Iverni; M. = Manapians; Rhob…. Read More ›
Book preview: Illustrations from “The Great Illyrian Revolt”
Hi everybody, A couple of people have asked me to see a preview of my upcoming history book The Great Illyrian Revolt, which will be released sometime next year in either February or March 2019. While I cannot show any… Read More ›
My book “Four Days in September”, 2nd Edition, has been released!
Two years ago, the first edition of my history book Four Days in September: The Battle of Teutoburg was published by Trafford Publishing. Since then, my book has been taken on by a well-known military history publisher based in Britain… Read More ›
Flavius Aetius
Flavius Gaudentius Aetius (395-454 AD) was a Roman general famous as the arch enemy of Attila the Hun, but he was a lot more than that. He was one of the primary shapers of European politics and history during the… Read More ›
Attila the Hun
It’s just dawned on me that all of the art which I have posted on this blog has been paleontology-related. It’s about time that I did some ancient illustration. For my first subject, I have chosen a character that I… Read More ›
Map of the Germanic tribes, circa 15 BC
This is one of the pictures which appears in my book. It is a map of the various tribes which existed in ancient Germania at around the year 15 BC. The picture that’s shown in the book is a little… Read More ›
DINOSAURS AND BARBARIANS 