Amazons: Warrior Queens and Generals
It's easy to get the impression that no women were allowed in the war games of the ancient world, but nothing could be further from the truth. Female generals and warrior queens were everywhere—leadin...
11 Okt 20181h 11min
Amazons: Warrior Women of the Ancient Steppe
Think the Amazons of Greek myth were mythical? Think again. The Greeks based their Amazons on the real-life warrior women next door. Centuries ago, ancient writers claimed that Scythian women of the E...
27 Sep 20181h
Amazons: Warrior Women of Greek Mythology
Hippolyte and her golden belt. Penthesilea and the fall of Troy. The Daughters of Ares. Atalanta and the golden apples. They're everywhere in Greek mythology: fierce, deadly women warriors. But in a s...
13 Sep 20181h 11min
End of Season 1 Announcement
We've got a little announcement for all of you. We're taking a break. We'll be back September 13, and have we got some stories to tell you then. Also, to Patreon or not to Patreon? Listen in for the f...
16 Aug 201810min
Attila the Hun and the Rebel Princess
In 450 AD, the Imperial Princess Honoria--daughter of Galla Placidia--was desperate to escape her arranged marriage. So she made an indecent proposal--to Attila the Hun. On this single action, cities ...
2 Aug 201833min
Real Life Romance from the Fall of Rome: Ataulf x Galla Placidia
He was a fierce barbarian warlord—a man who had stood between his people and the Roman Empire since the sack of Rome. She was a Roman Imperial princess with a core of iron strength. Born enemies, the ...
19 Jul 201834min
Stuff Alaric Said
On August 24, 410 AD, Alaric and the Visigoths sacked the city of Rome. Before he sacked it, he starved it. Before that, he went toe to toe with the Roman Empire for fifteen years—uniting disparate tr...
5 Jul 201848min
War Elephants Part 2: Land Pirates of the Ancient World
In this episode, the epic story of the elephant of war continues. Join noted elephant adventurers King Pyrrhus of Epirus (he of the Pyrrhic victory), Julius Caesar, Hannibal Barca, and Lady Trieu of V...
21 Jun 20181h 2min
