VIDEO: Questions about Sparta
Today I just wanted to point you all to an amazing historian I have known for many years. Dr Roel Konijnendijk is an ancient Greek historian, and a particular specialist in ancient Greek warfare. Roel is also one of the key moderators on the Reddit forum Ask Historians, so he has a keen sense of what people are asking and wanting to know about the ancient world He has somewhat taken off online thanks to his engaging ‘reaction videos’ where he reacts as an expert to films, TV shows or prompts about ancient history.
He has even gathered something of a cult following as ‘The Ditch Guy’ thanks to an Insider video he did in which he rants time and again about sieges depicted on TV rarely showing ditches (which were a pivotal form of siege defence).
Roel has recorded a few videos and podcasts for History Hit, and the latest is all about a subject I love: Ancient Sparta! Have a watch and see what you think.