Articles by Jenny Williamson

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]

We’ve told you the story of the Ostrogoths, the Amal ruling family, who built an imperial dynasty only to see that rulership dissolve within two generations. But what [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Find The Official Lore Olympus Cookbook [...Read More...]

For a while now, Genn has been hinting at a “Secret Project” in the works–and now it’s out in the wild: the Official Lore Olympus Cookbook. Genn was [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]

When Alaric of the Visigoths sacked Rome, it shocked the world—not least because Rome hadn’t been sacked in a thousand years. But also, while Rome was a Christian city by [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s Ecclesiastical History [...Read More...]

In our last episode about Amalasuintha and the end of the Ostrogothic Kingdom, we said we were next going to turn to the Visigothic Kingdom. But the story of the Visigothic [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Ancient Sources: Tacitus: Germania (Thomas Gordon translation) The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus (J. C. Rolfe translation) Sozomen’s [...Read More...]

In our last episode, we told you all about the rise of Theodoric the Great and the founding of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy. Now, we’re going to tell you all about the [...Read More...]