Anniversary: The Battle of Cannae
August 2nd is the anniversary of the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal’s greatest victory against ancient Rome. It’s one of a handful of ancient […]
Category: Rome
Visiting the New Rome
I was recently in Las Vegas where I called in on a modern reincarnation of Hannibal’s old enemy. As you probably know, […]
The Bodyguard
On a long trip like this interpersonal relationships become very important and are often the cause of the most interesting bits of […]
Cuirassnapper Heads
Our journey with the film crew continued to Lake Trasimene, where as described in a previous blog, Hannibal won a major battle […]
Love in Italy
A few years ago we were riding in Germany and learnt the Imperial point. A large group of cyclists was coming towards […]