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Back to SearchDirges for Dead Dido: St. Augustine and Vergil (Ad Navseam, Episode 89)
Episode 92
This week Dave and Jeff take a break from Vergil (well, kinda) and fast forward a few centuries to Augustine of Hippo. Now, here’s a guy that a lot o…
3 years, 11 months ago
Memorizing Latin: The Why and Some What, Part 1 (Gurgle 3)
Episode 91
Here's your chance, dear listener, to add some famous Latin quips and sayings to your memory storehouse and repertoire. In this Gurgle we teach you h…
4 years ago
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Troy, Troy, Again: Aeneid Book III, Part 2 (Ad Navseam, Episode 88)
Episode 90
In this episode the guys make their way through the rest of Book 3 where we find more regressive pulls back to the old Troy as well as Homeric tags a…
4 years ago
Crouching Helen, Hidden Destiny: Vergil’s Aeneid Books II and III (Ad Navseam, Episode 87)
Episode 89
At the urging of mom (Venus) Aeneas finally decides to bolt from Troy, but not before encountering a cowering Helen lurking in the shadows. His insti…
4 years ago
Oh for Goodness Snakes! Vergil’s Aeneid Book 2, Part 2 (Ad Navseam, Episode 86)
Episode 88
As Dave and Jeff plow deeper into Book 2 it is clearly getting worse for the Trojans. They didn’t Sinon for this! Those wily Greeks have set the trap…
4 years ago
Never Look a Grift Horse in the Mouth: Vergil’s Aeneid Book II, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 85)
Episode 87
After a few parting remarks and summations to Book 1, Jeff and Dave wander through the dense undergrowth near the shores of Carthage and make their w…
4 years ago
Mist Opportunities: Aeneid Book I, Part 2 (Ad Navseam, Episode 84)
Episode 86
Don't you just hate it when all you want is to have a nice visit with your mom, share some tea and a huggable portion or two, but then she decides t…
4 years, 1 month ago
Girl Juno it’s True: Aeneid I and the Causes of Juno’s Wrath (Ad Navseam, Episode 83)
Episode 85
Well we have finally arrived at the full-scale treatment of the Aeneid. In this episode we take a close look at the first half of Book 1, the causes …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Alexamenos Graffito and Roman Persecution of Christians (Gurgle 2)
Episode 84
In this burst of classical interest, Dave and Jeff discuss the graffito discovered on the Palatine Hill in 1857. Does it depict Christ Jesus crucifie…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Refugee from Fate: Vergil’s Aeneid 1.1-7 (Gurgle 1)
Episode 83
In this surprise premier, Jeff and Dave plow new ground with a 15 minute huggable portion, a bite-sized podcast for those on the go. Here's your chan…
4 years, 1 month ago