A good blog carnival should…

…highlight things you may have missed. No-one, apart from Coturnix, can follow every weblog. It should also encourage you to read things you might otherwise overlook. Take this description from 7th Military History Carnival:

Our first post has it all. Describing the rise of the Sassanian Empire, Judith Weingarten, author of The Chronicle of Zenobia: The Rebel Queen writes about gods, kings, war and chivalry here. Written with pace and verve it is a fantastic and exciting analysis.

Short and spot on – it is an excellent piece of writing.

I would list more, but that’s hardly necessary. You can read it yourself.