Hadrian's Wall, Part 2: Life and Death on the Wall
What was life like on Hadrian's Wall? This week, we're going to explore the living conditions along the Wall--at the forts and the milecastles, in the officers' quarters and soldiers' barracks, and in...
4 Feb 202152min
Hadrian's Wall, Part 1: Mysteries of the Wall
Hadrian’s Wall is a jaw-dropping engineering achievement stretching 73 miles across hundred-foot-high escarpments and rushing rivers, its earthworks dug deep into unforgiving igneous bedrock. It’s the...
21 Jan 20211h 15min
Women in Welsh Mythology (With Mari Catrin Phillips from MythsnTits)
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into Welsh mythology from a queer, feminist perspective with the phenomenally talented Welsh artist Mari Catrin Phillips of MythsnTits. Join us as we get acquainted...
7 Jan 202148min
Merry Mithras: International God of Mystery
If you know anything about Mithras, you might have the impression that he was kind of a proto-Jesus. Turns out that’s wrong. Think of this as less of a seasonal episode, and more of a seasonal myth-bu...
24 Dec 20201h 14min
The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of War
The Morrigan has many names: Badb, the scald-crow. Red-haired Macha. Nevin of the battle-frenzy. Fea; the deathly. Be Neit; the Woman of Battle. But first and foremost, the Morrigan was a goddess of w...
10 Dec 20201h 15min
In Search of Female Druids
In our last episode, we alluded to the fact that there were female as well as male Druids in the Celtic iron age. But if the picture of male Druids is spotty, the picture of female Druids is more myst...
26 Nov 20201h 1min
Anglesey: The Druids' Last Stand
When Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, the Druids suffered a swift and catastrophic loss of status and position. Persecuted and demonized by later Emperors, many fled to Britain, where Roman influence did...
12 Nov 20201h 40min
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Ancient World Edition (With Liv Albert from Myths Baby!)
What tales kept people from thousands of years ago up at night? This Halloween, Ancient History Fangirl teams up with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! to delve into spooky stories from th...
29 Okt 20201h 10min
