Dionysus: Religion of Revolution
In our last episode we talked about the journey Dionysus took to become a god. We followed his travels across the Mediterranean as he went on an epic quest to spread the cultivation of wine. In this e...
19 Mars 20201h 44min
Dionysus: Have You Heard the Good News (About Me)?
Forget what you thought you knew about Dionysus and his cozy wine-drinking image. This is the Dionysus of Thrace. The Dionysus of Mithradates. Of Spartacus. Of revolutionaries across the classical wor...
5 Mars 20201h 45min
End Of Season 4 Announcement
So...we have no idea what we're doing. Season 4 is officially over! Listen in as we discuss our big plans for Season 5. Get ad-free episodes here: www.patreon.com/ancienthistoryfangirl Learn more abou...
6 Feb 202014min
Cocktails & Caligula (with Queens Podcast)
Our only explanation for this episode is that it was Jenny's birthday and she wanted to have some friends over. So we invited Katy and Nathan from Queens Podcast to come on our podcast and drink us un...
23 Jan 20201h 26min
Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 5)
After the disaster at Actium, Marc Antony's entire army--100,000 strong--surrendered to Octavian. Marc Antony and Cleopatra fled to Alexandria to negotiate the terms of their defeat. Those were dark, ...
9 Jan 20201h 15min
Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 4)
As Marc Antony and Cleopatra lived and loved in Alexandria, Octavian whipped up a toxic garbage fire of racism, misogyny, and xenophobia in Rome--and then declared war. Not against Marc Antony, but ag...
26 Dec 201958min
Badass Women Make Ancient History (with Kate the Exploress)
Why were Civil War-era female spies so successful in smuggling guns across enemy lines? What secret superpower gave Scythian women an edge in battle? In heavily patriarchal ancient Greece, what made a...
19 Dec 20191h 8min
You Don't Know Yule
What do you know about Yule? Maybe a lot. The holiday is widely celebrated in Scandinavian countries, and it's an important part of Wiccan and Pagan tradition. But for many of us, the version that's c...
12 Dec 20191h 25min
