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Classical Reception in Lil Nas X with Yentl Love
We sit down with Yentl Love to talk all about classical reception in Lil Nas X’s 2021 music video for ‘Call Me By Your Name'. Yentl Love is the famou…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Commonwealth of Slaves
Episode 140
After the kerfuffles of 420 BCE, it’s time for a brand new year or two! In this episode we consider 419 and 418 BCE. These two years are packed with …
3 years, 2 months ago
Special Episode - Women of Myth with Ancient History Fan Girl
Content warning for this episode: violence, sexual violence, removal of children
We sit down to chat with Genn and Jenny, the fabulous cohosts of the …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Partial Recap - 420s BCE
Another decade is gone and it's time for a Partial Recap! We run through what the ancient sources tell us about this decade. There are some real high…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Trials of Sempronius and Postumia
Episode 139
The Partial Historians are back in the 420s BCE and we are wrapping up the decade with some first-class DRAMA! At the centre of it all are the trials…
3 years, 3 months ago
Special Episode - Quo Vadis (1951) - Part Two
This episode we return to the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’ with a classic sword and sandal epic, Quo Vadis (1951). This film is available through many s…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Four Horsemen
Episode 138
This episode, we are dealing with 422 and 421 BCE. The previous year had been a very dramatic for Rome. They seem to have come perilously close to a …
3 years, 4 months ago
Quo Vadis (1951) - Part One
This episode we return to the ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’ with a classic sword and sandal epic, Quo Vadis (1951). This film is available through many s…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Tenacious Tempanius
Episode 137
Welcome to 423 BCE and your introduction to the one and only Sextus Tempanius! You may not know his name just yet, but we're pretty sure you'll be as…
3 years, 5 months ago
How the Plebeians Got Their Groove Back
Episode 136
In this episode we dig into the details (or lack thereof!) of 425 and 425 BCE. Good news for the plebeians is that when there's not much going on in …
3 years, 6 months ago