How hygienic were the Roman baths?
Join me and special guest expert Emma as we discuss how hygienic the Roman baths really were. Did they help or hinder disease? Plenty of gruesome detail, so, leave till after lunch. Music by Brakha...
2 Des 201849min
Night of the Livy Dead 2
It's that time of year to listen to some spooky tales from antiquity. I discuss how werewolves have changed, early versions of the vampire and dig up ghosts stories from ancient Greece and Rome.
24 Okt 201830min
Bathing in Ancient Greece and Rome
In this podcast I look at the different types of bathing in antiquity, from the Greeks to the Romans. How did the Greeks bathe exactly? What were the Roman baths like? In addition I reason what linke...
30 Sep 201832min
Ostracism, a very tall woman and tyrants.
In this podcast I look at the oddity that was ostracism in Ancient Athens. Why was it needed? What did it aim to do? There's also a brief chat about tyrants and which includes an instance which Herodo...
14 Aug 201831min
Wish you weren't here: The Sicilian Expedition
To what extent does Thucydides alter and tweak his account of the Athenian disaster? In this episode I look at some of the arguments which suggest Thucydides amended and changed his account to align w...
28 Jun 201830min
Marius and Me: marching in Roman armour
On the back of a 5km march in Roman armour for the Rise UK charity (here's my JustGiving) I look at marching in the Roman empire including some fancy stats and how the reforms of Marius affected the l...
3 Jun 201815min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 8. We got there in the end.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the final epsiode I go over what happened during the sack of Troy, why the wooden horse makes sense and how not to exit a wooden horse if ...
14 Apr 201818min
Troy Fall of a City, Episode 7. Mr Ed or just Mr Dead.
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the seventh epsiode I unwrap the dialogue between Priam and Achilles, what the chariots did and wonder where the talking horse got to. Fee...
4 Apr 20188min
