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This is the first part of our [I don't know; a few?] part series looking at the Siege of Eregion sequence from the second season of Amazon's Rings of Power and what we can learn by pointing out its missteps. And I'm not going to bury the lede here: this entire sequence is a mess. … Continue reading Collections: The Siege of Eregion, Part I: What Logistics? → Bret Devereaux Collections, Siege of Eregion 161 Comments February 21, 2025 36 Minutes Fireside Friday, February 14, 2025 (On Grant Funding) Hey folks! Happy Valentine's Day. Fireside this week and then hopefully next week we'll start into our look at the Siege of Eregion in Season 2 of Rings of Power and also the larger Tolkien legendarium. I confess, watching the show, my suspension of disbelief fell much faster than the city did. But in the … Continue reading Fireside Friday, February 14, 2025 (On Grant Funding) → Bret Devereaux Fireside 502 Comments February 14, 2025 18 Minutes Collections: The Strange Armor of Dragon Age: The Veilguard This week we're going to have a bit of fun looking at some of the interesting armor choices for the recent Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In a way, this is an extension of the post on "The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor," because I think Veilguard provides a pretty exceptional example of visual character-design armor … Continue reading Collections: The Strange Armor of Dragon Age: The Veilguard → Bret Devereaux Collections 175 Comments February 7, 2025February 8, 2025 28 Minutes Collections: On the Gracchi, Part II: Gaius Gracchus Last time, we started our retrospective on the Gracchi looking at the elder brother Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and his term as tribune of the plebs in 133 BCE; this week, we'll wrap up this look by discussing Tiberius' younger brother Gaius Sempronius Gracchus and his terms as tribune of the plebs in 123 and 122 … Continue reading Collections: On the Gracchi, Part II: Gaius Gracchus → Bret Devereaux Uncategorized 209 Comments January 31, 2025February 3, 2025 36 Minutes Gap Week (January 24, 2025) Hey, folks. As much as I hate doing it, I have to pull a 'gap week' this week, as the second part of the Gracchi series (on the younger brother, Gaius Gracchus) isn't done yet and I have some academic travel that I need to prepare for which is going to demand most of my … Continue reading Gap Week (January 24, 2025) → Bret Devereaux Gap Week Roundup 152 Comments January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 3 Minutes Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus This week, we're going to talk a bit about the brothers Tiberius (trib. 133) and Gaius (trib. 123-2) Gracchus, the famous Roman reformers of the late second century. There's actually a fair bit to say about both of them, so we're going to split this treatment over two weeks, talking about Tiberius this week and … Continue reading Collections: On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus → Bret Devereaux Collections 319 Comments January 17, 2025 30 Minutes Fireside Friday, January 10, 2025 Hey folks, Fireside this week! I'm currently working on a post "On the Gracchi" taking a somewhat darker look at everyone's favorite Roman reformers (though hardly the same black takedowns Alexander and Cleopatra got) , which will hopefully be ready for next week. Trustworthy Librarian Ollie helping me work on my book sorting solution, also … Continue reading Fireside Friday, January 10, 2025 → Bret Devereaux Fireside 262 Comments January 10, 2025 16 Minutes Collections: Coinage and the Tyranny of Fantasy ‘Gold’ This week on the blog I want to take a brief detour into discussing historical coinage, particularly in the context of modern fantasy and roleplaying settings. In particular, the notions I want to tackle are first how did ancient currency systems work in terms of value (what could you buy with how much) and then … Continue reading Collections: Coinage and the Tyranny of Fantasy ‘Gold’ → Bret Devereaux Collections 441 Comments January 3, 2025January 10, 2025 36 Minutes Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review) Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I'm going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief 'what's on the stove' coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here's a cat picture: Ollie would like you to know these are … Continue reading Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review) → Bret Devereaux Uncategorized 155 Comments December 27, 2024 6 Minutes Posts navigation Older posts Search for: Updates every Friday! You can support this project via Patreon, and by spreading the word! Recent Posts Collections: The Siege of Eregion, Part II: What Siege Camp? 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