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[HD ART PACKAGE] Growing Up Viking

Attached you will find the fantastic art by Beverly Johnson depicting what it was like to grow up Viking (AKA: Medieval Norse)

How They Did It - Growing Up Viking

Woohoooo! A brand new episode is now out on what it was like to grow up viking. I absolutely love doing these sorts of episodes and can't wait until we can populate our entire "How They Did" it series with experiences from across many civilizations!

[HD ART PACKAGE] The Celtic Origins of Halloween

Attached you will find the fantastic artwork prepared by our new artist Alexandra Ferreira!

The Celtic Origins of Halloween

This past weekend we released an episode on the Ancient Celts and their festival of Samhain which would later be co-opted by the Christian All Hallow's Eve and morph into our Halloween. I'm please to announce that the episode featured a new artists as well as a new researcher who will be helping us to dive deeper into the history of the Celts and in particular the Gauls! (Art Coming Soon)

This Is Sparta! Video series

After the release of our spotlight video on the Spartan Royal Guard I went down the Spartan rabbit hole with a series of follow up videos. The first one deals with the famous battle of 300 champions between Sparta and Argos which may have featured the Royal Guard. In our third video we actually take a tour of Sparta itself in AC Odyssey with a historian guest!

Video Links:

Royal Guard (https://youtu.be/pSIh_mTEy_o)<...

[HD Art Package] Running for Office in Ancient Rome

Attached you will find the batch of art we commissioned for the episode on running for office in ancient Rome. This includes some awesome depictions of Roman tribunes, politicians running campaigns, and the career progression of Gaius Marius. Enjoy!

Running for Office in Ancient Rome

Last week we released our episode on how ancient Romans ran for election and what their political campaigns would have looked like! I was travelling and didn't get a chance to upload the art for you all but will be doing that shortly, stand by.

[WIP] Running for election in ancient Rome

We are working on an episode which will cover the process of how one would go about running for election in the Roman Republic. Below is an excerpt from the script:

Launching the Campaign

Ok, so you want to launch your political campaign, what do you need? As in modern times the first thing to do would be 1) build up your political and financial capital and 2) announce your candidacy.

The first step involved establishing a network of support and building up ...

[HD ART PACKAGE] Ancient War Monuments of the Greeks and Romans

Attached you will find the commissioned art for the episode on the ancient war monuments of the Greeks and Romans known as a Tropaion. Thanks to Gabriel Cassata for his amazing work.

Ancient War Monuments of the Greeks and Romans

After we produced a video on the Sacred Band of Thebes I saw a lot of discussion about the battle of Leuctra and the monument that the Thebans erected there which still stands to this day. I decided to do a little more digging into the practice of such war monuments and found a ton of information about these Tropaion! In this video I recap my findings.

Units of History - The Sacred Band of Thebes

Over the weekend we released a highly requested episode on the famous Sacred Band of Thebes. I really enjoyed learning more about this often overlooked Polis which basically got cut down just as it was finally in a position to rise above its peers. What other units would you like to see covered?

Homer's Trojan War - Dawn of War

In our latest documentary episode we kick off the mythical story of the Trojan War with the important context preceding the conflict and the important events which led up to the launch of the Greek fleet.

[NO PATRON CHARGE]

[HD ART PACKAGE] How They Did It - Exploration in Ancient Carthage

Attached you will find the commissioned art for this episode. Enjoy : )

How They Did It - Exploration in Ancient Carthage

A new episode on how the ancient explorers of Carthage ventured out into the unknown of antiquity! Fantastic artwork once again by Beverly Johnson.

How to Raise a Medieval Army

Our latest video takes a look at the process of raising a medieval army from scratch. We cover what constituted a Medieval army in the first place before going over:

1. Deciding to Go to War

2. The Call to Arms

3. Mustering the Troops

4. Deployment for Battle

[HD ART PACKAGE] How A Roman Legion Dies

Attached you will find the commissioned art for our episode on the birth and death cycles of a Roman Legion during both the Republic and Empire.

[WIP] How to Raise a Medieval Army

We are working on an awesome new episode which will cover the process of raising a Medieval army!

The Birth and Death of a Roman Legion

In this latest episode we look at the legions of both the Republic and Empire to see how they were born and how they died. The art was done by Gabriel Cassata and will be made available to Patron shortly.

[TEASER] How A Roman Legion Dies

Tomorrow we will be releasing a video on the process of how legions were born and died in the Republican and Imperial army. Its a deeply fascinating subject that I've wanted to cover for a long time and can't wait to share. Stay tuned for the art package after the episode goes live!

Units of History - The Sacred Band of Carthage

In our latest video we dive into the history of the famous but mysterious Sacred Band! We had a ton of fun researching and writing this episode and I can tell the art team was really inspired given their high quality of work. Enjoy : )

[WIP] Sacred Band of Carthage

This weekend we will be releasing an episode on the mysterious Sacred Band of Carthage!

Units of History - Mycenaean War Chariots

This past week we released a video on the Bronze Age Chariots of the Mycenaeans. More episodes on the ancient Greek world are in the works, stay tuned!

[NOTE: No Patron charge for this video]

[WIP] Units of History - Mycenaean Chariots

I wanted to share the awesome new art style being developed by the art team for our series of episodes on Bronze Age history. We will be covering the Trojan War as well as several units from the period.

[HD ART PACKAGE] Investigating a Murder in Ancient Rome

Attached you will find the digital art for our episode on investigating a murder in ancient Rome. The illustrations were provided by the wonderful Beverly Johnson.

Units of History - Balearic Slingers

We've been getting a ton of great support for our Units of History series with a ton of people asking for us to cover a wide variety of forces. One of the most requested was the Balearic Slingers which I am incredibly happy to share with you all! The art and editing teams did a great job showing the power of the sling and I can't wait to see what they do with future episodes.

[WIP] Units of History - Balearic Slingers

I wanted to share some of the behind the scenes work on the Balearic slingers episode we have in production. This image captures part of our storyboard as we discuss their primary weapon and how it was used.

A Real Life Murder Case in Ancient Rome

I was super excited to release our latest "How They Did It" episode on an actual murder investigation from ancient rome. Its amazing to me that this story survived the historical record. It was a TON OF FUN to bring to life and I can't thank our writers and artists who gave this episode their 110% effort. I also owe you all a big thanks for making the production of these episodes possible!

I'll be following up with art assets shortly.

How They Did It - Investigating a Murder in Ancient Rome

As a part of our Law & Order series we are publishing an episode this week about solving a murder. For the intro I've actually used one of the awesome parody ideas submitted by a Patron:

" In the criminal justice system, plebeian based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Rome, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Roman Pleb Unit. These are their stories."

Units of History (3 Episodes so Far!)

This past weekend we released a video on the Numidian Cavalry which marks the 3rd video in our new series on the famous Units of History. So far it has been a huge success that has been made possible by the new production team we partnered with recently. Can't wait for more episodes! We get so many requests for different units I hope we can cover them all.

[HD ART PACKAGE] The General's Speech

Attached you will find the commissioned art for our latest episode on the General's speech produced by Gabriel Cassata!