Ancient History – Amy Kuivalainen

Venice, Magic and Greek Gods

Hey everyone! It’s been a while, but damn, have I been busy. 2021 has really taken off with a running start and I’m so excited for all the books I plan on putting out this year. If you are on Instagram, you would’ve seen that this week I’ve started going through all of my structuralContinue reading “Venice, Magic and Greek Gods”

August Update

Twenty-Seven days to go everyone! I’m so excited that this is almost out in the world. It was a hell of a book to write and I can’t wait for you to go on this next adventure of Penelope and Alexis. If you are into pre-ordering, don’t forget you can grab it from where everContinue reading “August Update”

March Update: Writing in the Time of the ‘Rona

How are you all? Keeping sane as much as possible? Like many of you, I’m now working from home and trying to keep away from the public in general. I keep seeing all these posts everywhere about what famous writers wrote while they were in quarantine and all I can think is…please fuck off. ChuckContinue reading “March Update: Writing in the Time of the ‘Rona”

June Update

June is almost gone, and I’ve been flat out as usual. The blog unfortunately is the first thing that suffers but if I can get to it before the month is out I count it as a win. Okay first up… ‘The Immortal City’ got a good review in Publishers Weekly this month. It’s aContinue reading “June Update”

Late September and October Update

Hey Everyone! I apologise for the update being so late this time around but I have been writing non-stop to keep myself on these deadlines that keep popping up to shout at me. First of all, if you didn’t see my previous post, I have a new series out next with BHC Press! This is the SecretContinue reading “Late September and October Update”

Jesus wasn’t white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here’s why that matters

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Hans Zatzka (Public Domain)/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Robyn J. Whitaker, University of Divinity I grew up in a Christian home, where a photo of Jesus hung on my bedroom wall. I still have it. It is schmaltzy and rather tacky in that 1970sContinue reading “Jesus wasn’t white: he was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew. Here’s why that matters”

Journeys to the Underworld- Greek Myth, Film and American anxiety

A fascinating read, courtesy of the Conversation Gil Birmingham (Cory) and Jeremy Renner (Martin) in Wind River: grieving fathers who come together in the realm of the dead. Production Co: Acacia Filmed Entertainment, Film 44, Ingenious Media Paul Salmond, La Trobe University The success of Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman, depicting warring Olympians and Amazons, continuesContinue reading “Journeys to the Underworld- Greek Myth, Film and American anxiety”

Guide to the classics: Homer’s Iliad

The Greeks defend their ships from the Trojans in Alfred Churchill’s Story of the Iliad, 1911. Wikimedia Chris Mackie, La Trobe University Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature, and many would say, the greatest. It tells part of the saga of the city of Troy and the warContinue reading “Guide to the classics: Homer’s Iliad”

Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh

Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh Gilgamesh explores what it means to be human, and questions the meaning of life and love. Wikimedia Commons This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article Louise Pryke, Macquarie University “Forget death and seek life!” With these encouraging words, Gilgamesh, the star ofContinue reading “Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh”

Christianity, Qumran and a relationship of Assimilation- An Essay

Note: This is an essay I recently completed for my university unit on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It was a fascinating subject and highly recommend it if you enjoy Ancient History. Since Solomon Schechter first discovered The Damascus Document in a genizah in Cairo, scholars and enthusiasts have sought to connect Christianity with Qumran. TheContinue reading “Christianity, Qumran and a relationship of Assimilation- An Essay”