Divorced, Murdered, Survived: Nero's Wives
In the long tradition of categorising famous wives as the good or the bad, Nero’s partners are no exception. These women are regularly reduced to simple characters within the final Julio-Claudian Empe...
30 Jun 202148min
The Truth About Spartan Society
Sparta. Situated in the southern Peloponnese, this ancient Hellenic city-state has become ingrained in popular imagination as the home of unmatched Greek super soldiers, trained for war since youth an...
29 Jun 202126min
Vindolanda: Jewel of Roman Britain
Situated roughly two miles south of Hadrian's Wall in the heart of the Northumberland countryside, Vindolanda is home to some of the most remarkable archaeology from Roman Britain. Its history spans s...
27 Jun 202153min
Artemis of Ephesus: The Great Mother Goddess
An incredibly popular goddess, characterised in statues of her by a vest of bee hives, or are they breasts … bull scrotums? In this episode Tristan speaks to Dr Carla Ionescu about the Ephesian Artemi...
23 Jun 202136min
Dirty Love: The Ancient Greek Novel
The novel, and in particular the romance genre, is at the heart of a billion dollar industry, but when did they originate? In this episode, Professor Tim Whitmarsh from the University of Cambridge tak...
22 Jun 202149min
Ancient Brittany with Sir Barry Cunliffe
Stretching out from the north west of France, Brittany has long been as identifiable with the Atlantic Ocean as with its continental neighbours in Europe. Whilst Sir Barry Cunliffe’s research and arch...
20 Jun 202143min
Scotland's Earliest Animal Carvings: An Incredible New Discovery
Prehistoric animal carvings, thought to be up to 5,000 years old, have been discovered in Scotland for the very first time. The images, which include carvings of two red deer, were found by chance on ...
17 Jun 202129min
Berenike and the Red Sea Spice Route
Situated on the western coast of the Red Sea in antiquity were a series of thriving seaports, bringing in trade from as far as way as Sir Lanka. Key mercantile centres, where goods made in Iberia coul...
13 Jun 202148min
