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Neaira (Prostitute, Corinth and Athens, 4th Century BC)
Season 1 Episode 7
Sex work is work, and it has a long history. In ancient Athens, prostitution was everywhere, but what do we know about the people who chose or were m…
8 months, 1 week ago
Sosias, Silver Mining, and the Wealth of Classical Athens
Season 1 Episode 5
Slavery is often considered a throwback to an older, less efficient way of organizing an economy, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Sosias…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Nanaya-ila’i and Her Daughter (Assyria, 7th Century BC)
Season 1 Episode 3
Nearly 2,700 years ago, a woman and her daughter were ripped away from their homes in what is now Iran by the soldiers of the Assyrian Empire. Nanaya…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
On Slavery
Season 1 Episode 2
Slavery was there at the beginning of recorded history in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago, and it's still with us today. But how should we make…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing Past Lives
Season 1 Episode 1
Most of the history we're taught revolves around "Great Men," the Napoleons and Alexander the Greats of the world, but they're hardly typical of the …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Coming Soon: Past Lives
Season 1
From Patrick Wyman (host of Fall of Rome and Tides of History) comes Past Lives, a brand new podcast! Every week, we’ll focus on the lived experience…
9 months, 2 weeks ago