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An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it’s like if Hardcore History met up with My Favorite Murder in the ancient world, with a heavy helping of booze and laughter. New episodes weekly. Currently in ancient Greece.
Love ancient history? In my podcast I cover a range of topics from Greece and Rome. Whether you are someone new to the subject or a veteran there's something for you. There's even the odd pun. You can also find me on twitter @HoundAncient or my website www.ancientblogger.com
Interview with scholars of the Ancient World about their new books
That's Ancient History: the podcast for all things classical, old & new. Exploring antiquity from its history to its place in today's world. Hosts and producers Jean Menzies and Jill Scott.
Centuries of history, fifteen minutes of your time. How can you go wrong?
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Cambridge For Kids Ancient History Podcasts
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Designed for home learning and aimed at children and young adults who are looking to further their knowledge in all things Ancient History and Science.
This blog and podcast are dedicated to helping 6th graders at KIPP Academy on their journey through the ancient world.
The History At Our House blog, providing samples of Mr Powell's unique approach to teaching history.
Pascal and Jacob take you on a winding journey through time. From Greece to Egypt, from Rome to Great Britain we will be with you along the way. When we started this podcast we knew nothing of the past, but That's All Ancient History Now!
The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is a deep-dive into one of the most influential and fundamental civilization in world history. Hosted by philhellene Ryan Stitt, THOAG spans over two millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period, from Classical Greece to the Hellenistic kingdoms, and finally to the Roman conquest, this podcast will tell the history of a fundamental civilization by bringing to life the fascinating stories of all the ancient sources and scholarly interpretations of ...
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Judith Herrin, "Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe" (Princeton UP, 2020)
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At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. For three centuries, the city attracted sch…
In ancient Rome, being made Emperor could be a death sentence. Experienced generals and statesmen lasted weeks or months sometimes. In some cases, children were raised to the role. What became of them? Part 1 of our series looks at two very different kinds of child tyrant: Elagabalus and Caracalla. Get ad-free episodes here: https://www.patreon.com…
She's the face that launched a thousand ships, the beautiful woman that started one of ancient history's ugliest wars. But how much history lies hidden behind the myths of Helen and the heroes of the Trojan War? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kenaz-filan/message
You've probably heard the story of David and Goliath. But how much do you really know about these sea marauders who threatened the early Kingdom of Israel for centuries? Listen and learn more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kenaz-filan/message
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Ariadne, Dionysus, and the Theseus of it All (With Jennifer Saint)
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In this episode, we talk to Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne, to discuss myth, storytelling, the lives of women in Minoan Crete--and the process of recreating mysterious, ancient religious rites based on the clues left in mythology. Get ad-free episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/ancienthistoryfangirl Learn more about your ad choice…
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Thomas Schmidt, "The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators: Making the New Testament in the Early Christian World" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
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In The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators (Cambridge UP, 2021), T. C. Schmidt offers a new perspective on the formation of the New Testament by examining it simply as a Greco-Roman 'testament', a legal document of great authority in the ancient world. His work considers previously unexamined parallels between Greco-Roman juristic stand…
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Ionut Moise and Ganesh U. Thite, "Vaiśeṣikasūtra: A Translation" (Routledge, 2021)
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This book introduces readers to Indian philosophy by presenting the first integral English translation of Vaiśeṣikasūtra with the earliest extant commentary of Candrānanda on the old aphorisms of Vaiśeṣika school of Indian philosophy. A new reference work and a fundamental introduction to anyone interested in Indian and Comparative Philosophy, this…
Janus is the two-faced god of the Roman pantheon. He was the god of beginnings and endings, of dual natures, of passageways and passage through time. He’s the god of thresholds and doorways and gates, and the god of change, both concrete and abstract. He’s constantly in motion; he’s the god who’s always just passing through. Janus may not be very w…
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From Linear A to Linear B: Suggestive Continuity
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In this episode, Howard Burton talks with Ester Salgarella, Junior Research Fellow at St John's College, University of Cambridge, about her groundbreaking work on the intriguing relationship between Linear A and Linear B and its consequent sociohistorical implications. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Po…
This is a bonus episode from our Patreon at the $2 level. It's the third installment of our Jackasses of the Arena series--and we saved the best for last. The Emperor Commodus didn't just disguise himself as Hercules and compete in the arena (against drugged animals and gladiators with blunted swords, naturally). He turned the arena into a playgrou…
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Beate Kowalski and Susan E. Docherty, "The Reception of Exodus Motifs in Jewish and Christian Literature: "Let My People Go!" (Brill, 2021)
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The account of the exodus of Israel out of Egypt led by Moses has shaped the theology and community identity of both Jewish people and Christians across the centuries, blossoming further in later scriptures and religious writings, as well as in art and music. Join us as we speak with Joshua Coutts about the book, Let My People Go: The Reception of …
This year, we decided that the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a mythological foray into one of the most famous characters of the season: The Krampus. And some of you might be saying: wait a minute, Krampus isn’t ancient; he’s modern. Also, everyone knows about Krampus, the festive demon of Christmas. Why are you covering this well-trod…
This is a bonus episode from our Patreon at the $2 level. When King Midas did Dionysus a favor and let his favorite satyr and father-figure, Silenus, crash on his couch after a wild bender, everyone's favorite god of wine visited the king to show his gratitude. But his gift was a double-edged sword. Find out what happened when Dionysus granted King…
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RE-RELEASE: Saturnalia: So Much More than Roman Christmas
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Wish you had a holiday all about feasting, drinking, the upending of the social order, blood sacrifices, the harvest, pranks, novelty gifts, honouring a god who devoured his kids, and the returning sun? Don’t we all??? Welcome to Saturnalia. Get ad-free episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/ancienthistoryfangirl Learn more about your ad choices. V…
This is a bonus episode from our Patreon at the $2 level. We all know the story of Robin Hood--the outlaw famous for robbing the rich and giving to the poor. The earliest Robin Hood stories in England we know about date from around the 15th century AD. But Robin Hood wasn’t the first heroic outlaw with a heart of gold and a mandate for redistributi…
What do you know about Yule? Maybe a lot. The holiday is widely celebrated in Scandinavian countries, and it's an important part of Wiccan and Pagan tradition. But for many of us, the version that's come down through history is strongly associated with Christmas--and heavily sanitized. When we scratched the surface, however, we found that the origi…
This is a bonus episode from our Patreon at the $2 level. Deep in the storied past of Iceland, the Yule Cat once roamed the snowy forests, valleys and villages—stalking and devouring any who weren’t given new clothes for the holiday. Pour yourself a holiday-themed beverage and get ready for a feline-centric midwinter myth that will get you in the m…
Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: In God's PathSubtitle: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic EmpireAuthor: Robert G. HoylandNarrator: Peter GanimFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9 hrs and 54 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-08-14Publisher: Audible StudiosRatings: 4 of 5 out of 1…
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Middle Eastern HistorySubtitle: History of the Middle East: Melting Pot - Holy Wars & Holy Cities - from the Sumerians to the Ottoman Empire and Todays Nation States: Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Egypt - Shaping the Near East HistoryAuthor: Raymond C. NelsonNarr…
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A History of the Arab Peoples Author: Albert HouraniNarrator: Nadia MayFormat: UnabridgedLength: 20 hrs and 47 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-06-99Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 260 votesGenres: History, AncientPublisher's …
How did sex workers in ancient Greece and Rome manage their periods? What were the most popular fashions for pubic hair? What underwear was everyone wearing? And how did sex workers handle contraception and unwanted pregnancies? In this episode, we team up with Kate the Exploress to delve into the most intimate aspects of daily life for sex workers…
It's time to welcome LJ Trafford back onto the podcast and talk about her new book, Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome. We discuss a number of topics, from homosexuality through to what the sexual expectations were of the time. What did the Romans view as acceptable and what was considered shameful? Obviously the content here is adult so please bear…
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Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, “Herculaneum Uncovered” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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Herculaneum Uncovered is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research and Honorary Professor of Roman Studies in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. This wide-ranging conversation covers his fascinating archeological work done in Herculaneum and Pompeii, the poli…
We’re dropping this bonus episode to let you know we’re going to be doing something a little different in December. In addition to dropping our normal scheduled episodes once a week on Thursday, we’re going to be dropping a second episode on Mondays from our bank of extra Patreon episodes at the $2 level. It's a way to boost traffic for the holiday…
Despite inspiring desire of all kinds in people of all genders, Aphrodite herself is often depicted as a cisgender woman. But not always. Ancient writers tell us of mystery cults that worshipped Aphrodite as a transgender woman--or perhaps as nonbinary or intersex. And when you delve into her most ancient roots, there’s an even older tradition of w…
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S.5 E.3 Ask a Classicist with my boyfriend: Hobbies, Courting, and Social Life in Antiquity
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Just a Couple of Meeples Board Game Review: https://www.instagram.com/justacoupleofmeeples/That's Ancient History on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancientBooks Mentioned: Aphrodite's Tortoise: https://amzn.to/30NVhuxThe Old Kingdom Series: The Old Kingdom저자 Jean Menzies
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68 Martin Puchner: Writing and Reading from Gilgamesh to Amazon
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Book Industry Month continues with a memory-lane voyage back to a beloved early RtB episode. This conversation with Martin Puchner about the very origins of writing struck us as perfect companion to Mark McGurl's wonderful insights (in RtB 67, published earlier this month) about the publishing industry's in 2021, or as Mark tells it, the era of "ad…
Goddess of sex workers, Our Lady of the Castration Foam, the walking embodiment of orgasm herself—Aphrodite was one of the most powerful goddesses in the Olympian pantheon. And as a free, unattached woman with lots of sexual agency, she directly threatened the patriarchy. In this episode, we’ll examine the stories told about Aphrodite--and what the…
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Jessica Romney, "Lyric Poetry and Social Identity in Archaic Greece" (U Michigan Press, 2020)
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Jessica Romney's book Lyric Poetry and Social Identity in Archaic Greece (U Michigan Press, 2020) examines how Greek men presented themselves and their social groups to one another. The author examines identity rhetoric in sympotic lyric: how Greek poets constructed images of self for their groups, focusing in turn on the construction of identity i…
Ever play the "who would you invite to a dinner party" game? Well, here is the ancient history and myth version. Joining me for the first episode is Helen McVeigh and we run through her 6 picks. You can find episode notes at ancientblogger.com which will include anything we have mentioned in the show (including Helen's book recommendations). Please…
If you know anything about Aphrodite, then you know she is the ancient Greek goddess primarily associated with love, beauty, sex, reproduction, and passion. She was also the patron goddess of sex workers in the ancient Classical world. Join us as we explore how Aphrodite was worshipped in ancient Greece, the goddess's history and ancient roots, and…
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Michele Kennerly, "Editorial Bodies: Perfection and Rejection in Ancient Rhetoric and Poetics" (U South Carolina Press, 2018)
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Though typically considered oral cultures, ancient Greece and Rome also boasted textual cultures, enabled by efforts to perfect, publish, and preserve both new and old writing. In Editorial Bodies: Perfection and Rejection in Ancient Rhetoric and Poetics (University of South Carolina Press, 2018) Michele Kennerly argues that such efforts were commo…
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey (With Liv Albert from Myths Baby!)
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Liv Albert from Let's Talk About Myths Baby! has an obsession, and the name of that obsession is Assassin's Creed Odyssey. This game immerses you immediately in Ancient Greece--and provides loads of historically accurate settings from the world we've been exploring this season: the symposia of Athens, the pleasures of Corinth, the Peloponnesian War…
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Alicia D. Myers and Lindsey S. Jodrey, "Come and Read: Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John" (Fortress Academic, 2019)
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Come and Read: Interpretative Approaches to the Gospel of John (Fortress Academic, 2019) is a unique volume that both introduces numerous interpretive approaches to the Bible and includes examples in action with contributions from top scholars in the field. The book takes up three different passages throughout John’s Gospel—John 1:1–18, John 10, an…
In this episode of That's Ancient History Jean talks to author Jessie Burton about her new book Medusa: https://amzn.to/3Guqp2BMore from Jessie Burton: https://www.jessieburton.co.ukFollow That's Ancient History on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient저자 Jean Menzies
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Jason Gile, "Ezekiel and the World of Deuteronomy" (T&T Clark, 2021)
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Did the ideas of Deuteronomy influence the prophecies of Ezekiel? Jason Gile says Yes. His recent monograph argues that Deuteronomy's ideas influenced Ezekiel's response to the crisis surrounding the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile in significant ways, shaping how he saw Israel's past history of rebellion against Yahweh, present situatio…
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Werewolves of Wolf Mountain: Terrors of Ancient Greece
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The werewolf myth as we know it today generally involves getting bitten by a werewolf, transforming during the full moon, and being very susceptible to silver bullets. But werewolves in ancient Greece and Rome were a little different. Join us for a spooky-season deep dive into ancient werewolf mythology from thousands of years ago. We'll take a loo…
In this episode I'm continuing the #NightofTheLivyDead Halloween tradition with a look at witches and demons in ancient Mesopotamia. How were they viewed? What made a witch? How did you counter a demon? And how does a magical river battle figure in all this? Listen and find out! Music by Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).…
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Sam Wineburg, "Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone)" (U Chicago Press, 2018)
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We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious. With the internet always at our fingertips, what’s a teacher of history to do? In Why Learn History (When It’s Already …
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RE-RELEASE: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Ancient World Edition (With Liv Albert from Myths Baby!)
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What tales kept people from thousands of years ago up at night? This Halloween, Ancient History Fangirl teams up with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! to delve into spooky stories from the ancient world that will send a shiver up your spine—tales of shrieking Banshees, deathly Furies, and the terrors of Samhain. So spread some salt ove…
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Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bookishthoughtsFollow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancientAnd check out our website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/podcastCheck out host Jean's book on greek myths: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKvAnd discover more about antiquity in video format on her YouTube channel: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/anc…
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Dov Zakheim, "The Prince and the Emperors: The Life and Times of Rabbi Judah the Prince" (Maggid, 2021)
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Rabbi Judah the Prince transformed the Mishnah into a text, and now Dov Zakheim, culling from a fascinating array of sources, has brought to life the story and historical times of Judah the Prince, offering us a portrait of one of the seminal figures of early Judaism. Join us as we talk with Dov Zakheim about his recent work, The Prince and The Emp…
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Josiah Ober, “Democratic Lessons: What the Greeks Can Teach Us” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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Democratic Lessons: What the Greeks Can Teach Us is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Josiah Ober, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Professor in Honor of Constantine Mitsotakis Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University. This extensive conversation includes topics such as the serendipitous factors that…
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Three Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece (with Liv Albert from Myths Baby!)
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Dads who devour their children. Disembodied baby heads. Corpses that stand up on the battlefield to prophesy doom. Women who return from the grave to carry on steamy affairs. The Ancient Greeks did ghost stories...a little differently. This week, we team up with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! to bring you three ghostly tales from anc…
As the foundational text of the Oral Torah in Judaism, the Mishnah is generally analyzed to understand Jewish law and the workings of the halakhic system. But Yakov Nagen, in looking at over two hundred mishnayot, identifies fascinating literary devices employed by the Sages to convey a deeper meaning, even the Mishnah's 'inner spirit.' Join us as …
In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War at Athens, including the reign of the Thirty Tyrants, the Athenian civil war, and the restoration of the democracy Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2021/10/108-thirty-tyrants.html
In the 4th century BCE the region of Thessaly underwent a transformation. It went from being fractured to becoming a unified state under the leadership of Jason. In a short time Jason became a prominent player in Greece, earning the admiration of Xenophon and calling the shots after Leuctra. But then it all ended abruptly. How did he achieve this? …
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Edward J. Watts, "The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea" (Oxford UP, 2021)
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As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline and renewal have had a long and violent history. The decline of Rome has been a constant source of discussion for more than 2200 years. Everyone from American journalists in the twenty-first century AD to Roman politicians at the …
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RE-RELEASE: Ancient Vampires: They Only Knock Once
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Communities all over the ancient world had a problem: their dead wouldn't stay in the ground. They rose up as shambolic corpses, gusts of wind and evil spirits, draining human life force and devouring flesh and blood. The vampire myth is an ancient one, found on every continent. Join us as we explore the oldest vampire myths we could find from Sume…
