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Back to SearchGive Fleece a Chance: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part VIII (Ad Navseam, Episode 231)
Episode 241
Not to be slowed down by technical difficulties, Jeff and Dave return to the mics this week to advance Jason's storyline with his hearty crew of ship…
1 day, 12 hours ago
The Judgment of Jason: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part VII (Ad Navseam, Episode 230)
Episode 240
Coming soon to a harbor near you: Jason, lackluster love hero, the one-sandaled man, Eagle Scout who schlepped Hera across a raging river, forever in…
3 weeks ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XXIII (Ad Navseam, Episode 229)
Episode 239
Welcome back, Adnavserinos, to the wild world of H.I. Marrou. This week it's Part III, ch. III, entitled The Language Question: Greek and Latin. Here…
4 weeks ago
How You Lycus Now?: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part VI (Ad Navseam, Episode 228)
Episode 238
Will Book II never end? Will Jason ever stop giving Bobby Bringdown, Milton Melancholy kinds of speeches? What kind of a hero, we ask you, has to be …
1 month, 1 week ago
Fleece in Our Time: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part V (Ad Navseam, Episode 227)
Episode 237
It may seem simple. But getting a crew to rise to the occasion, sail a boat to Colchis, and recover the golden fleece is not exactly baked-in. With t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
More Nods than Gods: Nolan's Odyssey, Boo! (Ad Navseam, Episode 226)
Episode 236
Is life just unrelenting drudgery? Sure, the Psalmist describes it as a "vale of tears". But that bitterness is routinely alleviated by sweet music, …
2 months ago
Amycus Brief: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part IV (Ad Navseam, Episode 225)
Episode 235
Beggar-boxing as in the Odyssey? Not this time. Apollonius in book 2 of his epic brings out the arrogant king of the Bebrycians, Amycus. He may seem …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fleece is the Word: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part III (Ad Navseam, Episode 224)
Episode 234
If you're Jason, and you need to find that golden fleece in order to escape the curse of the man with the one sandal, and then get back to your homet…
3 months ago
Strangely Familiar: When is a word? Who is a dictionary? (Ad Navseam, Gurgle 10)
Episode 233
Catch a quick bite of the Classics this week courtesy of 'Doug' at Etymonline. On the menu is a discussion of the first English dictionary, the Latin…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hypsipyle Don't Lie: The Argonautica of Apollonius, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 223)
Episode 232
Welcome to stop number two on the guys' journey from Iolcus to Colchis (and back!). With preliminaries covered, this week Dave and Jeff drfit through…
3 months, 3 weeks ago