Articles by Jenny Williamson

In ancient Rome, being made Emperor could be a death sentence. Experienced generals and statesmen lasted weeks or months sometimes. In some cases, children were raised to the [...Read More...]

This episode was really intense–both to research and record. If you’re now as obsessed with the human experience of ancient siege warfare as we are, we have a lot [...Read More...]

Did the Mongols really kill 1.3 million people in a single day? How does civilization devolve in a city under siege when the food runs out? What really went down during the [...Read More...]

NOT THE CLEANERS!! …Sorry, we had to do that…   This episode was a lot of fun to research and write. Our biggest source for this was Appian’s The Civil [...Read More...]

How would you survive an ancient siege? We take a close look at the brutal siege of Carthage at the end of the Punic Wars–and give you a few tips and hacks for staying [...Read More...]

What we’re all about–in less than a minute. Check it [...Read More...]

Who are you people? Are you historians? Jenny: Nah. As the great Dan Carlin has been known to say—we’re history fans, not historians. That said, we do watch a lot of [...Read More...]