Apple’s ‘iWeb’ web page designing software thingy, is very nice, if a little limited in scope and unable to cope with big sites, as I found to my cost... Those who have been following my old blog will be aware of the saga. So, I have changed to a new (to me!) package: Sandvox. Sandvox has some of the same limitations as iWeb, in terms of flexibility, but in other ways seems more 'grown-up'. For one thing, it has more different types of page in its templates, and they seem easier to customise. Uploading the site also seems simpler, and less prone to disasters. It's also possible to save sites in different files - unlike iWeb, which required one to perform some strange manoeuvres to separate sites.
Anyway, for those who are new to this, here's a rough outline of what has gone before. Since I started blogging, I have worked on WW2 in 20mm, “Britannia” (Romans in Britain, First and Second Centuries AD), and a short dalliance with the Third Crusade (which may yet come back to haunt these pages), all of which can be found on my old webpage here. There’s all sorts of stuff over there - pictures, articles, hints and tips, etc. If you haven’t visited it, then get over there and have a look. Done that? Yes? Good, now you know the background, so we can begin.
I have just begun what may turn into a major project - 3rd Century Romans and Early Sassanian Persians in the Middle East. The reasons for my choice will, hopefully, become clear as you follow me through this blog, in which I intend to document this project, alongside other ideas that crop up - such as thoughts on wargaming, both in general, and as it applies to the ancient period - or periods (of which more anon)...
One thing I don't have for this project, is a title. "The Conflict between the Roman and Sassanian Empires in the Third Century AD" is hardly catchy. My earlier Roman project had a nice simple title (in my head at least): "Britannia", which I thought summed it up rather nicely. If anyone has any good ideas, please feel free to comment. Actually, please comment anyway - it appears that comments work rather differently in Sandvox to how they did in iWeb, and I'd like to be sure they work!