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Gladiators and the Roman Psyche: Interview with Dr. Harry Sidebottom
Season 5 Episode 174
Gladiators are one of the most instantly recognizable yet alien aspects of Roman society, and Dr. Harry Sidebottom's new book - Those Who Are About t…
6 months, 1 week ago
Babylon, a City for the Ages: Interview with Professor Lloyd Llewelyn-Jones
Season 5 Episode 173
The city of Babylon has appeared in our episodes time and again over the past several years: as the center of empires, a victim of vicious conquest, …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Popular History and Academic History
Season 5 Episode 172
Academic history and popular history are very different things, but what is their purpose? And how should we, as people who like and consume history,…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Migration in Human History
Season 5 Episode 171
If we want to understand how and why the human story has unfolded in the way it has, then we have to understand migration: large numbers of people mo…
7 months ago
The Last Mailbag!
Season 5 Episode 170
It's time for one last mailbag! I cover everything from which historical figure would be the best Poster on social media to how ancient authors colle…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ancient DNA and the Future of the Past
Season 5 Episode 169
The ability to recover ancient DNA from archaeological remains is one of the greatest scientific innovations of our time, but how has it impacted arc…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
A Voyage Through the Mediterranean at the Fall of Carthage
Season 5 Episode 168
What did the Mediterranean look like at the moment of Rome's triumph in 146 BC? Join me as we go on one final trip around the wine-dark sea, checking…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What is the Atlantic World? Interview with Professor Keith Pluymers
Season 5 Episode 167
he Atlantic World is one of the major concepts in academic history, a way of linking together all the various places around the fringes of the great …
8 months ago
The Life of Publius Afer (Rome, 200 BC)
Season 5 Episode 166
The best way to understand the impact slavery had on a person's life is to follow their journey through the institution, but the ancient world provid…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ancient Slaveries
Season 5 Episode 165
Slavery was foundational to ancient societies, but it was never a single thing: The experiences of the enslaved varied dramatically depending on when…
8 months, 2 weeks ago