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Back to SearchThe Milkman Cometh: Lactantius, Christian Cicero Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 174)
Episode 179
This week the guys teeter on the edge of Late Antiquity, caught in that liminal space between pagan and Christian, west and east, Latin and Greek. And what better guide through it than Lucius Caecili…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Golden Age of the Classics in America by Carl Richard, Part V (Ad Navseam, Episode 173)
Episode 178
This week Jeff and Dave leave aside that French guy (H.I. Marsomething) and go back to their OTHER book series, Carl Richard. What was happening in the early 19th century after the American founding?…
Published on 7 months ago
Tomb it May Concern: Manolis Andronikos and Philip II at Vergina (Ad Navseam, Episode 172)
Episode 177
On November 8th, 1977 archaeologist Manolis Andronikos made public one of the greatest finds of all time—the royal Macedonian tombs at Aigai (modern day Vergina), including what is likely the tomb of…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
The Hunger Games' Swansong: Erisychthon and Cycnus in Two More Ovidian Vignettes (Ad Navseam, Episode 171)
Episode 176
This week Dave and Jeff are back to Ovid for a couple more vignettes! The guys start with the bizarre tale of Erysichthon (the "Earth-Ripper") who lives up to his name by lumberjacking a sacred grov…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XV (Ad Navseam, Episode 170)
Episode 175
This week Jeff and Dave are back to H. I. Marrou and all things ancient education. At first, Jeff has some trouble seeing how Marrou isn't simply repeating himself, but after a good buddy talk, this …
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The New Old Way of Learning Languages: James Hamilton and his Interlinears (Ad Navseam, Episode 169)
Episode 174
This week Jeff and Dave pick up an article (linked below) from Ernest Blum in the American Scholar (September 2008) on the once hugely popular (and now wholly neglected) interlinear method of languag…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Having Second Thoughts: Secondary Literature in the Study of the Classics, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 168)
Episode 173
In this second installment in a 2-part series, Dave and Jeff tackle some additional works that you avid nauserinos may want to add to your own library and reading list. Dave starts things off with so…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Seconds Count: Secondary Literature in the Study of the Classics, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 167)
Episode 172
After a short hiatus the guys are back, dipping into their personal libraries to present some of the secondary literature that has been influential in shaping their thinking as Classicists. As Jeff a…
Published on 9 months ago
H.I. Marrou’s A History of Education in Antiquity, Part XIV (Ad Navseam, Episode 166)
Episode 171
Down in the Vomitorium it’s back to Marrou and his section on Primary School and Education in antiquity. Jeff starts the episode a little skeptical thinking this might be a bit of a snoozer, but he q…
Published on 10 months ago
Libris Helluari, Buried in Books Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 165)
Episode 170
This week the guys resume a conversation begun in Episode 13! What's it like to be a book club of one, and what are the social dynamics when two book clubs of one meet temporarily to discuss, uh, boo…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago