Next month, Edinburgh University Press will publish "Christians in Middle Eastern History: Strangers No More," a collection of essays I've edited with John-Paul Ghobrial, Michael Reynolds, and Jack Tannous. This has been in the works for a long time! https://t.co/h3pICS3k3W
Loved reading this book by @gevemac about the history of Carthage—Punic: 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, Qart-ḥadašt, lit. ‘New City’.
It all started around 814 BCE, when the legendary Elissa (Dido) fled Tyre, in present-day Lebanon 🇱🇧, and landed on this corner of the Mediterranean.
Incredible what the peoples of the Levant have contributed to human history.
"Alexander change the paradigm of what a political military leader could do."
It was a great pleasure to have Eve MacDonald @gevemac on the show to discuss her book Carthage: A New History.
Our conversation now on Substack: https://t.co/QY7LM7FY7x
If you want to understand the background to the current Uprising in Iran, check out our @EmpirePodUK
series on the history of Iran. We did 26 episodes, stretching from the Rise of Cyrus, episode 96:
https://t.co/IJ779xixfl…
To 121, the Fall of the Shah of Shahs:
https://t.co/kCO2LzAkjB…
To believe this is about drug smuggling, you have to ignore Trump’s pardon of the former Honduran president for drug smuggling.
To believe it’s about Maduro’s democratic legitimacy, you have to believe Trump cares even slightly about democratic legitimacy.
Alternatively:
Hello US #Carthage - readers. FYI Barnes and Noble is currently having a 25 percent discount on books coming out in 2026! Carthage: A New History is out on Jan 13th and can be ordered in advance
Looking forward to teaching a 4 session class on #Carthage for https://t.co/mXrT4AzN5a at the 92st Y in March and April — memory, trauma, legends and history of ancient Carthage
https://t.co/09DsLLRUpR
Very excited to be on this trip in Sept 2026 to explore #Morocco from its #BronzeAge through #Roman history and archaeology with New Scientist Discovery Tours - come along for the journey https://t.co/JSkjbpcp1s
Brilliant speech from @ZackPolanski - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @TheGreenParty