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Back to Search"We Bulled This City”—the Mysteries of Mithras (Ad Navseam, Episode 41)
Episode 41
This week Jeff and Dave do some spelunking to try figure out what the strange mystery rites of the Persiany cult of Mithras were all about, and why …
5 years, 4 months ago
How to Tell a Joke—a conversation with Michael Fontaine (Ad Navseam Episode 40)
Episode 40
Join us for a lively discussion with Dr. Michael Fontaine (Classics, Cornell University) as we talk about his new book—How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient…
5 years, 4 months ago
U Can’t Dutch This - Daniel Heinsius and the Dutch Renaissance (Ad Navseam Episode 39)
Episode 39
This week Jeff and Dave take a trip to the Dutch Renaissance with a look at prolific Latin poet, theological secretary, Dutch patriot, and Greek scho…
5 years, 4 months ago
A Literary Archaeology—Sallust and the Invention of the Monograph (Ad Navseam Episode 38)
Episode 38
Today Jeff and Dave dive into the oeuvre of Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus (known as “Sallust” or “Crispy” to his friends), particularly se…
5 years, 5 months ago
Olive's Well that Ends Well: Homer's Odyssey, part 11 (Books 23-24), Ad Navseam Episode 37
Episode 37
After the smoke clears from some much needed post-slaughter fumigation, Dave and Jeff finally lumber their way to the end of the epic. At last we get…
5 years, 5 months ago
Come for the Wine, Stay for the Retributive Justice—Homer’s Odyssey, Part 10 (bks 20-22); Episode 36
Episode 36
Dave comes into the Vomitorium in a bit of a gloomy mood, and what’s on tap in these books does not look like it will help much. All the planning and…
5 years, 5 months ago
Antipasto! Top 9 Reasons to Study Greek and Latin - Episode 35
Episode 35
What happened to Episode 35 and Dr. Michael Fontaine? Well, our hosts had some tech diffs. That planned episode didn't drop. It shattered. So instead…
5 years, 5 months ago
“Take a Gander at this Dream I Had…” Homer’s Odyssey, Part 9 (Books 18-19) - Episode 34
Episode 34
When does Penelope know who the stranger really is? This question is at the center of today’s episode as the storm continues to gather in Odysseus’ …
5 years, 6 months ago
Ad Navseam Episode 33: “Reunited and it Feels so Good”--Homer’s Odyssey, Part 9 (Books 15-17)
Episode 33
Ecce! Here it is, the tearjerking, heartbreaking, bird-shrieking, deeply satisfying reunion between long-lost Odysseus and his heroic son Telemachus.…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ad Navseam Episode 32: Swined and Dined—Homer’s Odyssey, part 8 (Books 12-14)
Episode 32
This week Odysseus wraps up his epic yarn for the Phaeacians by threading the needle between the “dog-trunked” Scylla and the gulping maelstrom of Ch…
5 years, 6 months ago