antiquity

the proportions of the models changed because the Anatolian source for used for Balkaners was changed from Turkey_Southeast_Byzantine.DG to Italy_Imperial_oEast.SG, representing the admixture profile of Roman era west Anatolians which migrated to the Balkans. It was mainly a mixture of...

An upcoming paper from the Reich Lab: Disparate demographic impacts of the Roman Colonization and the Migration Period in the Iberian Peninsula Abstract It has been unclear how the periods of Roman and later Germanic political control shaped the demography of the Iberian Peninsula and how...

Ancient ‘Unknown’ Middle-Iranian Script Is Finally Deciphered Abstract Several dozen inscriptions in an unknown writing system have been discovered in an area stretching geographically from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to southern Afghanistan. Most inscriptions can be dated to the...

A friend of mine is starting a new YouTube channel (Sons of Mars) to explain famous historical battles using video scenes he shot while playing Total War in high definition and edited with a special programme. He plans to recreate mostly battles from the Antiquity and teh Middle Ages. It looks...

Talking about the period of 27 BC-395 AD, who were the ancestors of Polish people? Or is it too far long ago for there to be a definite answer?

This is my first article this year. I have summarised all the fascinating and intriguing factoids I could find about the ancient Romans in the 9 books I have read on the subject over the last year. The page also serve as a general overview on Roman lifestyle and culture. I hope you like it...

Since the discussion recently came up, I would like to elaborate the situation on the Iberian penninsula in Antiquity a bit, especially on the aspect of linguistic heterogenity. Note that the analysis below excludes the Basque-Aquitanian and Iberian areas in the east and southeast of Iberia, and...