Population Games and Rorschach Tests September 6, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient, Medieval
Beachcombing had some fun the other day writing about ancient history and population estimates. Last night reading in the ‘wee hours’ he came across another lovely example of this: the insane modern debate about the population of Roman Britain. Now post-war estimates for the population of Roman Britain have gone as low as 200,000 and [...]
Favourite Historical Cities September 3, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient, Medieval
And so it begins… Three hours sleep, arguments about syllabi, a terrifying public-speaking engagement, a walk in the wood (six snakes spotted – an omen?), sleep and stress. In short, the students are back and the cycle of sow/reap/harvest (lesson/field-trip/exam) is starting up once again. They look (as always) like nice kids. But in an [...]
