Chris Roper
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Chris Roper
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Secondary History Teacher in Essex.
MA in Classics and Ancient History, specialising in Alexander the Great, Achaemenid Persia, and the Hellenistic Successor states.
Former amateur rugby player (prop).
Smoker of meats.
Karabel Relief, c.Late 13th Century BCE, Western Anatolia, Turkey.

Likely of the King of Mira, Tarkasnawa, a client of the Hittite Empire.

I took this photo in 2011, on my research trip to Turkey with the University of Exeter.
December 1, 2024 at 7:28 PM
@stephenfry.bsky.social

Again, Fry has written a wonderful book that makes the Ancient World, and the enagmatic Homer, accessible and enjoyable for all whilst still maintaining the sense of specialism.

Storytelling at its finest.

#ancienthistory #mythos #history #Homer
December 1, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Very much enjoying my narrative histories at the moment.

Tore Skeie's 'The Wolf Age,' is a well paced narrative with a real focus on the historical figures.

#vikings #history #medievalhistory
November 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Just finished re-reading James Romm's Ghost on the Throne. A really excellent book that covers the narrative following Alexander's death.

I think I end up in Eumene's camp...

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November 20, 2024 at 8:48 PM