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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
The Battle of Navarino ended the Age of Sail, with Britain, France, and Russia defeating the Ottomans, securing Greece’s future.
The story of Darius III, the last king of Achaemenid Persia, was much greater than just losing Persia to Alexander the Great.
In March 1821, the Greeks revolted against the Ottoman Empire, leading to a fierce and destructive struggle from which an independent Greek state emerged.
The end of Classical Greece can be dated to 338 BCE when Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans at the Battle of Chaeronea.
Renowned for this study of poisons, Mithridates VI of Pontus was one of Rome’s most tenacious opponents.
Under two reforming kings, Hellenistic Sparta in the third century BCE briefly reversed its decline with a revolutionary program of debt cancellation and wealth redistribution.
Lord Byron's death in Messolonghi on 19th April 1824 turned the poet into a hero and contributed to the liberation of Greece.
In 197 BCE at Cynoscephalae, the Macedonian phalanx and the Roman legion clashed in a battle that marked a turning point in the ancient world’s history.