Ross Cowan

Gallienus' Ghost Riders

"I recollect one year Denis [Bethell] and me washing in the Thames at Henley, having left Paul Cooper asleep in a haystack. Where is he now? Last heard…

May 26 • 

Ross Cowan

April 2025

A Photo Essay of Sorts

An ode to the Nikon F65, Ricoh R1 and Olympus Mju II

Apr 17 • 

Ross Cowan

March 2025

Ascending to the Hall of Heroes

The AI Apotheosis of John Sykes

Mar 22 • 

Ross Cowan

Trophy-Hunters and Torturers

Notes on Highland Warriors and Warfare 2

Mar 12 • 

Ross Cowan

February 2025

Everyone Loves A Highland Warrior?

Notes on Highland Warriors and Warfare 1

Feb 9 • 

Ross Cowan

(Guitar) Heroes Never Die

Schenker, Sykes and the Riff Lords

Feb 1 • 

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January 2025

Provocat Per Interpretem

Valerius, the Gaul and the Interpreter

Jan 6 • 

Ross Cowan

December 2024

Honourable Scars

An Introduction to Single Combat in Ancient Greece and Rome

Dec 21, 2024 • 

Ross Cowan

September 2024

The Scarlet Cloak

Caesar's Courage and Charisma

Sep 15, 2024 • 

Ross Cowan

Sinful Barbarians and Part-Time Legionaries

The Late Roman Army in Egypt

Sep 3, 2024 • 

Ross Cowan

August 2024

Bernard and Manlius

The Declaration of Abroath and the Sullan Centurion

Aug 5, 2024 • 

Ross Cowan

May 2024

Slings, Pila or Caducei?

A Note on Three Unusual Objects in the Painted Frieze of Arms and Armour in the Giglioli Tomb at Tarquinia

May 28, 2024 • 

Ross Cowan