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| On the painting table: Egyptian Levy Spearmen 6thC BCE |
DBMM New Zealand DBMM, De Bellis Magistrorum Militum, are wargames rules for ancient and medieval battles from 3000 BC to 1525 AD. The rules are written by Phil Barker and published by the Wargames Research Group Limited Publications. The rules, army lists and books are available from www.wrg.me.uk The purpose of this blog is to promote the rules in New Zealand by sharing information and photos. This blog replicates posts on the DBMM New Zealand Facebook, for those wargamers who do not use FB.
Sunday, 28 April 2019
On Dirk's painting table: Egyptian levy spear - posted 28 April 2019
Saturday, 27 April 2019
Seeking a recommendation because I was disappointed.
As I child I was enchanted by the legend of Jason and the Argonauts. I was six or seven and we listened to it as a serial broadcast on radio for schools (it was back in the day at a little primary school with only four classrooms).
I picked up the rather nicely illustrated version in this post for about $15. It even includes lovely black and white illustrations from “Look and Learn” comic (who remembers that?), as well as stills from movies, classical sculpture, other sources and pictures drawn for the book.
Sadly, the editing is poor. The story is chopped up badly, important explanations have been left out, and the ending tragedy is reduced to just two paragraphs.
So, my request. Can you recommend an accessible, modern retelling of the legend that is neither over simplified nor reads as if written by a 19th century classicist trying to display their perceived superiority?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/permalink/1187202314772692/
As I child I was enchanted by the legend of Jason and the Argonauts. I was six or seven and we listened to it as a serial broadcast on radio for schools (it was back in the day at a little primary school with only four classrooms).
I picked up the rather nicely illustrated version in this post for about $15. It even includes lovely black and white illustrations from “Look and Learn” comic (who remembers that?), as well as stills from movies, classical sculpture, other sources and pictures drawn for the book.
Sadly, the editing is poor. The story is chopped up badly, important explanations have been left out, and the ending tragedy is reduced to just two paragraphs.
So, my request. Can you recommend an accessible, modern retelling of the legend that is neither over simplified nor reads as if written by a 19th century classicist trying to display their perceived superiority?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/permalink/1187202314772692/
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| From “Look and Learn” |
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| Tim Severin’s crew rowing a replica Argo. |
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| Jason and the bulls |
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| From a 2nd century AD Roman sarcophagus |
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