Episode 102: An Old Man's Book (Augustine's City of God, Part 2 of 2)
Augustine's City of God, Part 2 of 2. The second half of the City of God contains some of Late Antiquity's most influential writings – most notably Augustine's take on Original Sin. Episode 102 Quiz ...
4 Mar 20232h 27min
Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)
Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2. The first half of the City of God is a broadside against paganism – its culture, religion, and history, subjects about which Augustine had much to say. Episode 1...
4 Feb 20232h 15min
Episode 100: Late Have I Loved You (Augustine's Confessions, Books 9-13)
Augustine's Confessions, Part 2 of 2. The second half of Augustine's Confessions contains some of the most famous theology in Christian history. Episode 100 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz...
30 Des 20222h 5min
Episode 99: The Boy Who Stole Pears (Augustine's Confessions, Books 1-7)
Augustine's Confessions, Part 1 of 2. The first half of Augustine's Confessions tells of his wayward early years, his intellectual journey, and his spiritual awakening. Episode 99 Quiz https://litera...
10 Des 20221h 55min
Episode 98: The Life and Works of Saint Jerome
Polyglot Jerome (347-420) had a gigantic impact on all subsequent Christian history, leaving behind a huge body of works, including the Latin Bible. Episode 98 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/q...
11 Nov 20222h 9min
Episode 97: Blood and Ivy (Nonnus' Dionysiaca, Books 25-48)
The Dionysiaca, Part 2 of 2. The last surviving Greek epic of antiquity draws to a close with Dionysus fighting wars far to the east, in India. Episode 97 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-0...
8 Mai 20222h 32min
Episode 96: The Last Pagan Epic (Nonnus' Dionysiaca, Books 1-24)
The last epic from Greco-Roman antiquity that survives in full, Nonnus' fifth-century Dionysiaca tells of the wine god Dionysus' journey eastward, to India. Episode 96 Quiz https://literatureandhisto...
31 Okt 20212h 13min
Episode 95: Rutilius Namatianus
In 417 CE, the Roman poet Rutilius Namatianus journeyed from Rome back to his homeland of Gaul, not knowing whether there was a home to return to. Episode 95 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/qui...
17 Okt 20212h 2min
