AH31 - Oligarchy and Democracy in Ancient Greece
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Matt Simonton about the history of democracy and oligarchy in ancient Greece, how oligarchy declined, and democracy triumphed, and how democracy eventually d...
1 Jul 1h 11min
AH30 - Decyphering Mayan Hieroglyphs
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with David Stuart about the Classical Maya period, the decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs, and the reconstruction of Classical Mayan history.
1 Jun 58min
AH29 - Political Violence in Ancient Greece
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Scott Lawin Arcenas about stasis (political violence) in ancient Greece, how frequently the Greeks engaged in political violence, and how political violen...
1 Mai 59min
AH28 - Women in Classical Athens
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Katherine Backler about women in Classical Athens, what sources are available for the study of Classical Athenian women, the limitations of those sources, an...
1 Apr 56min
AH27 - White Pedestal with Curtis Dozier
In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Curtis Dozier about how White Nationalists appropriate Greco-Roman Antiquity, why Greco-Roman antiquity appeals to White Nationalists, and how investigatin...
1 Mar 57min
AH26 - A New History of Ancient Roman Theatre
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jessica Clarke about the spread of theatre in ancient Italy, why the traditional Roman-centric narrative may be wrong, and how archaeology can offer an alter...
1 Feb 50min
AH25 - Greek Mythology with Carolina López-Ruiz
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Carolina López-Ruiz about the many different variations of Greek cosmogony, how the Greeks thought about and interacted with mythology, and Near Eastern myth...
1 Jan 54min
AH24 - Killing the Messiah
In this episode, we talk to Nathanael Andrade about Jewish society in the first century AD, Roman governance of Judea, and the trial of Jesus of Nazareth.
1 Des 202558min
