You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?

You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?

Apr 20, 2026

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The Roman fear of Gauls was heightened by the so-called Cimbric War that took place in earlier years, when a formidable confederacy of Germanic and Gallic tribes inflicted a series of costly defeats upon Rome, threatening Italy itself. But Rome would triumph in the end. Under the leadership of Gaius Marius, the Romans destroyed these tribes in 102/101 BCE in Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul.

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Weekly History Quiz No.315

Weekly History Quiz No.315

Apr 17, 2026

1. Known as “Nasser’s Vietnam”, which country saw an Egyptian military intervention from 1962 to 1970?
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85th Anniversary of the Battle of Pinios Gorge – A Tough Fight

85th Anniversary of the Battle of Pinios Gorge – A Tough Fight

Apr 16, 2026

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85 years ago today hundreds of young Australians and New Zealanders were digging into the dry soil of central Greece, preparing to meet the advancing juggernaut of the German army. They fought hard, buying the time the rest of the Allied force needed to withdraw in good order further south.
The battle of Pinios Gorge, also known as the battle for the Tempi valley, was a pivotal rearguard action fought by Anzac troops – mostly made up of Australians – from the 17th to the 18th of April, 1941. Though successful in its main goal, delaying the German advance toward the central Greek town of Larisa, it was also a case study of the things that can go wrong in the fog of war.

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Weekly History Quiz No.314

Weekly History Quiz No.314

Apr 10, 2026

1. The Battle of Tel El Eisa was a significant engagement in which larger battle that involved many Australian troops?
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Apongo was a rebel leader in Jamaica – a diary entry sheds light on his west African origins

Apongo was a rebel leader in Jamaica – a diary entry sheds light on his west African origins

Apr 1, 2026

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes For over three centuries, between 1526 and 1866, at least 10.5 million Africans were forcibly trafficked to the Americas in the transatlantic slave trade. Over half of them (with known places of departure) left from a 3,000km stretch of the west African coast between what are today Senegal and Gabon. Scholars trying to uncover the lives of these diasporic Africans are forced to work with historical records produced by their European and American enslavers. These writers mostly ignored Africans’ individual identities. They gave them western names and wrote about them as products belonging to a set of supposedly distinct “ethnic” brands.

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Worker Power: How the Black Death Revolutionised Workers’ Rights

Worker Power: How the Black Death Revolutionised Workers’ Rights

Mar 25, 2026

Reading time: 7 minutes Despite afflicting the world in a serious measure for less than a decade, the black death, also known as the plague, is both one of the deadliest diseases to ever set upon humankind, and likely the most famous. Between 1348 and 1351, in just 3 years, it’s estimated that the black death reduced the population of England from 4.8 million to 2.6 million, down by roughly 46%.

Social and Cultural History

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How to party like an ancient Greek

How to party like an ancient Greek

Apr 6, 2026

Reading time: 4 minutes Parties in ancient Greece were wild, with evidence of copious alcohol and sex. That’s the popular idea that endures today. But there were different types of parties at the time. Not all involved lots of alcohol and debauchery. Some featured moderate eating and drinking, and intellectual conversation. So what actually went on at these parties? And how exactly do you party like an ancient Greek?

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WWII History Quiz

WWII History Quiz

Who was an Official Australian Photographer during both WWI and WWII, as well as accompanying three Antarctic Expeditions?

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