Hey, folks! Fireside this week! Percy looking for some nap time. Me too, buddy, me too.And yes, he is on a blanket that is on a cat bed. What you can't see is that cat bed is on another, different cat bed. My man sleeps in style. I don't have a burning topic this week, … Continue reading Fireside Friday, October 24, 2025
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Gap Week: March 28, 2025
Hey folks! The conclusion of our look at the Siege of Eregion in Rings of Power will have to wait a week because I am off to a conference this week, the annual meeting of the Society for Military History, this year in Mobile, Alabama! I'm set to talk about how Roman military commanders were … Continue reading Gap Week: March 28, 2025
Collections: On the Gracchi, Part II: Gaius Gracchus
Last time, we started our retrospective on the Gracchi looking at the elder brother Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and his term as tribune of the plebs in 133 BCE; this week, we'll wrap up this look by discussing Tiberius' younger brother Gaius Sempronius Gracchus and his terms as tribune of the plebs in 123 and 122 … Continue reading Collections: On the Gracchi, Part II: Gaius Gracchus
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I'm going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief 'what's on the stove' coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here's a cat picture: Ollie would like you to know these are … Continue reading Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Hey folks, this week is a bit of a gap week as I am heading out to the annual meeting of the Society for Military History (and, indeed, by the time you read this, I will be there). Normally, I post the abstract of my conference talk for these sorts of things, but since I … Continue reading Gap Week: April 19, 2024 (Manor Lords First Impression)
Gap Week: December 24, 2021
Season's Greetings! I'm taking this week off for the holidays, but here are some pictures of the AcademiCats getting into the Christmas Spirit: Oliver, with a festive trebuchet (my wife's) and the Christmas Sherman, ready to bring holiday cheer to the whole world, but North Africa, Western Europe and the Pacific in particular. Percy also … Continue reading Gap Week: December 24, 2021
Gap Week: October 22
Hey all! This week is going to be a gap week; I have quite a bit of teaching related work along with several projects all coming together at once and something had to give. With luck, next week we'll start a series on the principles of fortifications. In the meantime, of course, I wouldn't leave … Continue reading Gap Week: October 22
Fireside Friday, January 22, 2021
It's the first week of classes, so fireside this week. Next week, we'll dive into a short series looking at the question of the 'universal warrior,' the idea - too often repeated - that there is either a single consistent experience or personality true to all combatants to the present day. Also, for those who … Continue reading Fireside Friday, January 22, 2021






