Hi, I’m Josho Brouwers.

I’m an archaeologist writing about the ancient world in a way that aims to be accessible to all. This website also features articles written by fellow archaeologists and ancient historians.

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Matriarchy and madness

Matriarchy and madness

A bad take on AegeaNet

7 July 2022

12 min read

Old World (2021)

Old World (2021)

A deeply flawed historical strategy game

60 min read

“A Lady of York”

“A Lady of York”

The life and times of the Ivory Bangle Lady

8 min read

Africans in Bronze Age Crete?

Africans in Bronze Age Crete?

The “Captain of the Blacks” fresco from Knossos

8 min read

Vindobona

Vindobona

Vienna in Roman times

3 min read

Chariots

Chariots

Ancient World Magazine podcast #14

19 January 2022

The vastness of Rome

The vastness of Rome

Fabio Fernandes

14 min read

Competing for olive oil

Competing for olive oil

A Panathenaic prize amphora

4 min read

Sacrifice before battle

Sacrifice before battle

An ancient Greek ritual

3 min read

Humankind

Humankind

Amplitude Studios’s new 4X strategy game

23 min read

The phallus and the Evil Eye

The phallus and the Evil Eye

Phallic amulets in the Roman world

9 min read

The “Treasury of Atreus”

The “Treasury of Atreus”

A Late Bronze Age tomb near Mycenae

7 min read