Category: Greek history

Written by Jeremy J. Swist

Iron Maiden – “Alexander the Great”

This post draws from the discussions between myself and my Greek Civilization students about a month ago. After a lecture and a set of readings about Alexander of Macedon, we listened to the song and analyzed the lyrics. Iron Maiden were among the first to rewrite history from all eras and places as metal lyrics, […]

Written by Jeremy J. Swist

Svartidauði – “The Howling Cynocephali”

Most ancient Greeks and Romans knew little of the lands and peoples that lay beyond the fringes of their empires, and the further away a “barbarous” people dwelt, the more fantastic and downright bestial they became in the imaginations of those claiming to be the most properly human and civilized. This includes the notion that […]