Ancient History Hound

A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the third epsiode I talk about Helen's wedding and why you should always wash your hands after a siege Feel free to find me on twitter (@a...

5 Mar 20189min

A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the second epsiode I consider those awkward reality TV wedding show moments, how many Greeks and Trojans really got the point and shower y...

27 Feb 20189min

A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the first epsiode I consider the difficulty in transferring oral myth to the screen, large flightless birds and a bad pun I came up with. ...

18 Feb 20187min

Ever wonder what the worst thing to come out of a mythical King's penis might have been? Feel the need to be put off figs forever? Do you own a hairy spider amulet? If you've answered yes to any of th...

2 Feb 201840min

In the first of two podcasts Emma returns and we look at two prime STI candidates from antiquity. Expect a mixture of scientific detail and the occasional tangent. It'll put you off your dinner and po...

25 Jan 201844min

In the second podcast we continue looking at all things spooky from Ancient Greece and Rome. Poltergeists, sweating statues, zombies, UFOs and ghosts all feature as well as my most chilling tale from ...

22 Okt 201753min

The first part of my Halloween special, we look at vampires and werewolves in the ancient sources. I say 'we' as I have a guest who certainly keeps me on my toes. If you want to hear about partial nud...

16 Okt 201741min

In this podcast I look at what Odysseus got up to when he returned to Ithaca. Suitor deaths aside what was going on with the bad practical jokes, truth bombs and general odd behaviour? I also talk abo...

3 Okt 201723min