About: Whelan
Edward Whelan attended the University of Maynooth 2003-2008 and studied history and classical studies. He obtained a BA from Maynooth and was admitted to the History Ph.D. program. He graduated with a PhD in history in 2008. Between 2010-2012 he worked in the Limerick City Archives. A published author he has also written many journal articles. Edward is a full-time freelance writer and researcher and live in, County Clare, Ireland.
Recent Posts by Whelan
The Battle of Adrianople

Written on May 23, 2022 at 7:06 pm
Categories: Wars
Tags: Danube, Fritigern, Goths, Gratian, Huns, Persian King Shapur, Roman empire, The Battle of Adrianople, Valens
Cadmus: the Non-Greek Hero of Greece

Written on May 3, 2022 at 7:41 pm
Categories: Heroes
Tags: Cadmus, Dionysus, Elysian Fields, Oracle of Delphi, Phoenicians, Semele, Thebes
The Myth of Tantalus: Crime and Punishment

Written on April 21, 2022 at 7:36 pm
Categories: Mythology
Tags: ambrosia, Food, gods, House of Atreus, Pelops, Tantalus
Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars

Written on March 22, 2022 at 5:43 pm
Categories: Historians, People
Tags: biography, Hadrian, Roman history, Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars
St. Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland

Written on March 17, 2022 at 5:19 pm
Categories: People
Tags: Aristotle, Book of Kells, Homer, Ireland, Saint Patrick, theology
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