Ancient History30 Domina: A New Round of Bitchy Romans By Kendra on August 3, 2021 Sky Atlantic's new series Domina (2021) tells the story of legendary Roman empress Livia... Read more →
Ancient History39 Ancient Two-Fer: Exodus (2014) / Troy (2004) By Kendra on January 14, 2020 Sorry, kids, but this is how my mind works: I was listening to a BBC History Extra... Read more →
Ancient History17 Reader Request Review: Rome (2005-2007) By Sarah Lorraine on October 2, 2018 A friend of mine recently got me started on watching Rome (2005-2007) -- plus readers... Read more →
Ancient HistoryScreen QueensWoman Crush Wednesday25 WCW: Who’s the Best Cleopatra? By Kendra on June 20, 2018 Cleopatra is easily the most famous woman of the ancient world. Pharaoh of Egypt, naval... Read more →
Ancient History31 Troy: Fall of a City Brings the Patriarchy – With a Dash of Feminism By Kendra on April 27, 2018 Are you watching Troy: Fall of a City (2018) on Netflix? This recent BBC TV miniseries... Read more →
Ancient History15 Reader Request Review: Britannia (2018) By Trystan L. Bass on March 15, 2018 A year ago, this post was exclusively available to our Patreon subscribers, but now... Read more →
Ancient HistoryUpcoming Movie News25 What’s Up With Britannia? By Trystan L. Bass on March 21, 2017 In more "upcoming movie news," I noticed some photos for the Amazon TV series Britannia... Read more →
Ancient History25 I, Claudius, I Love Your Bitchiness By Trystan L. Bass on March 15, 2017 There's nothing like going to the source, and I, Claudius (1976) is easily one of the... Read more →
Ancient History31 Tut: Heavy on Pretty, Questionable on Accuracy By Kendra on April 1, 2016 So, here's the problem: none of us know diddly about ancient Egyptian costume. That makes... Read more →
Ancient HistoryScreen QueensThrowback Thursday37 Let’s Get Epic With Cleopatra (1963) By Trystan L. Bass on February 25, 2016 You've heard about the enormous budget, you know the stars, you've seen the gold lamé.... Read more →