Women of the Wolf Den: Sex Workers of Pompeii (With Elodie Harper)
The Lupanar, or “Wolf Den,” is the infamous brothel of Pompeii. Elodie Harper’s bestselling novel follows the lives of the sex workers who lived and worked there—their passions, their heartbreaks, and...
30 Sep 20211h 1min
Aspasia x Pericles: Love in the Time of Plague
Last week, we told you about the lives of five courtesans in Classical Athens. But we left someone out--perhaps the most elite hetaera of them all. Long-term partner of a leading Athenian statesman, d...
23 Sep 202148min
Hustlers, Harlots, Heroines: The Elite Courtesans Who Ruled Classical Athens
In our last few episodes on sex workers in ancient Greece, we tried to paint a picture of a group of women, in some cases, with more freedom and independence than most in the ancient Greek world could...
16 Sep 20211h 31min
Dangers of the Symposium
The symposia--all-male drinking parties--were the playground and hunting ground of Athens' elite courtesans. But they had their dangers, too. Join us as we attend a symposium with the fast set of Anci...
9 Sep 202156min
Rules of the Game: Sex Workers of Ancient Greece
The conventional wisdom is that sex workers in ancient Greece were divided into two main categories: pornai who were enslaved in brothels, and hetaerae, who were elite courtesans. That’s actually a dr...
2 Sep 20211h 3min
RE-RELEASE: The Ancient-World Stark Family Part 1: Germanicus the Manicus
We're on hiatus until September 2. Until then, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from the back catalog. Close your eyes and imagine a loving family. Devoted parents and six children: three ha...
26 Aug 20211h 24min
RE-RELEASE: Cocktails & Caligula (With Queens Podcast)
We're on hiatus until September 2. Until then, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from the back catalog. Our only explanation for this episode is that it was Jenny's birthday and she wanted to...
19 Aug 20211h 27min
RE-RELEASE: Amazons Part 1: Warrior Women of Greek Mythology
We're on hiatus until September 2. Until then, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from the back catalog. Hippolyte and her golden belt. Penthesilea and the fall of Troy. The Daughters of Ares....
12 Aug 20211h 13min
