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Neil Middleton
Neil has studied ancient history and archaeology up to master's level with a focus on ancient Greece. His particular areas of interest are the politics of the Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic eras. After his studies, he has spent time living in Greece and France.
Education:University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2021MA Ancient HistoryUniversity of Manchester, 2009BA Ancient History and ArchaeologyExpertise:Articles by Neil Middleton
Ancient Greece was much more than just Athens and Sparta. Greece had hundreds of small city-states, many of which left an important mark on history.
The short and decisive battle of Magnesia in 190 BCE opened up Asia for the Romans and signaled the decline of the Seleucid Empire.
Follow the course of ancient Greek history from the Minoans and Mycenaeans through to the glories of Classical Greece and its impact on the Romans.
In 404 BCE, Athens’ famous democracy had fallen under the control of the Thirty Tyrants, but a group of democratic exiles would fight this oligarchy.
The Battle of Navarino ended the Age of Sail, with Britain, France, and Russia defeating the Ottomans, securing Greece’s future.
In March 1821, the Greeks revolted against the Ottoman Empire, leading to a fierce and destructive struggle from which an independent Greek state emerged.
In 168 BCE, the kingdom of Macedonia was decisively defeated by the Roman legions. The Battle of Pydna ended Macedonia’s era of rule in an afternoon.
Renowned for this study of poisons, Mithridates VI of Pontus was one of Rome’s most tenacious opponents.