Spartan Women. Part One
The first of two episodes where I discuss the experiences a Spartan woman had throughout her life. Part one includes a general overview of Sparta before I recount what it might have been like for a Sp...
6 Apr 201929min
Costa del Carthage: Hannibal, Carthage and Spain.
In this episode I am looking at how Carthage expanded into the Iberian Peninsula and how this location furnished Hannibal with the means to march on Rome. Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental)
24 Feb 201938min
Thersites, Scamander and Sarpedon. The Linear B-Listers
In this episode I discuss how Thersites, Scamander and Sarpedon shape the way we understand the Iliad, other characters in it and even wider themes. Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental)
25 Jan 201932min
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 Dec 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 Juni 201830min
