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If you're the type of person who thinks about Rome once a day, this is the show for you.
Hosted by award-winning ancient historian Alexandra Sills, each week we invite an expert guest to give us a crash course in a topic related to ancient Greece, Rome, or their neighbours.
We'll have biographies of historical figures, introductions to ancient works of art and literature, blow-by-blow accounts of events that changed the world, and histories of some of the most special archaeological sites around the Mediterranean.
Whether you already know a little or a lot, our experts know their subjects like the backs of their hands - they will bust myths, explain key concepts, and ensure we have the absolute essential facts we need to understand each topic. Think of us as the university alternative, bringing the teaching straight to you: a comprehensive curriculum, just without the campus!
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How to Write an Epic Poem
If you've started reading the Odyssey, Iliad or Aeneid and wondered how these epic poems were created, this episode explains exactly how the poets made these extraordinary stories. Laura Jenkinson-Brown joins us once again to talk about the
The Athenian Empire
Welcome back! It's time for Series 2. Allow Alexandra to introduce you to one of her heroines: today Christy Constantakopoulou joins 101 to talk all things Athenian Empire. Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; w
GUEST EPISODE! Cleopatra (1963) with the Partial Historians, Part 2: Cleopatra and Mark Antony
Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 onsocial media (https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast) and our website (http://www.ancienthistory101.org),
GUEST EPISODE! Cleopatra (1963) with the Partial Historians, Part 1: Cleopatra and Julius CaesarCaesar
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Semester Break - End of Series 1
It is the end of Series 1 already! Join us for a recap, as well as a sneak peak into Series 2, coming on the 21st of October. Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancien
Boudica Part 2 - Unfettered Fury
It is the second half of the finale of Ancient History 101 series 1! The concluding part of our two week extravaganza dealing with none other than Boudica. Featuring experts from all three of the cities Boudica burned, this episode picks up
Boudica Part 1 - Prelude to Destruction
It is time for the finale of Ancient History 101 series 1! And we have something a little special for you to celebrate - a two week extravaganza dealing with none other than Boudica. Featuring experts from all three of the cities Boudica bu
The Death and Desecration of Crassus
This week we're examining an event that rocked the Roman world, to make sure that the stories we think we know are actually how events unfolded. Spoiler alert, it is never that simple! Alexandra is talking about the aftermath of the Battle
The Sicilian Expedition
Roel Konijnendijk returns for some more military adventures, this time to tell of an expedition borne of hubris that would go terribly, tragically wrong. Handy maps of Sicily and Syracuse, as well as a transcript, can be found on the episod
The Vestal Virgins
Peta Greenfield joins the pod to talk about some of the most extraordinary women of ancient Rome. For a transcript and book recommendations, we have a dedicated episode webpage here (https://www.ancienthistory101.org/p/the-vestal-virgins).
Aeschylus' Agamemnon
OK, forget Odysseus for a minute, because there was another Greek who found coming home from Troy to be a bit of a nightmare too... Shelby Judge drops into the pod to walk us through a play by Aeschylus that tells us exactly what happened w
Vercingetorix
An enemy of Rome with a big reputation, but who made some very questionable decisions... Talking about Vercingetorix today is guest expert and archaeologist Zoé Elise Thomas, who knows Gaul like the back of her hand. For images, maps and a
What is Late Antiquity?
Fancy dipping your toes into one of the murkier periods in history? Lots of people have Big Opinions on the decline and fall of Rome, but do they know what they're talking about? Here to answer this, as well as explain how and why Christian
Gladiators in the Greek World
Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 onsocial media (https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast) and our website (http://www.ancienthistory101.org),
Greek Myth in Video Games
Alexandra is joined by Alexander Vandewalle to talk about Greek myths in a whole raft of video games, from the good, the bad to the downright weird. Episode transcript and images of interest Find Antiquity Games Night online here! (https://
Alexander the Great
Want a biography of Alexander the Great that doesn't just repeat the same old stories and peddle the same old narratives? Stephen Harrison joins Alexandra to add a hefty dose of nuance to the discussion about a man whose history is far less
Disability in Ancient Egypt
It's Disability Pride Month! To mark the occasion, we welcome guest expert Alexandra Morris to talk about disabilities and disabled people in ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun himself! Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never mis
Fulvia - A Biography Part 2
Fulvia - a woman who (quite literally) set Rome on fire. Joining us today is Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome In Part 2, we talk about Fulvia's love for Mark Antony, and what happened when O
Fulvia - A Biography Part 1
Fulvia - a woman who (quite literally) set Rome on fire. Joining us today is Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome In Part 1, we talk about Fulvia's marriages and life as a wife, and her 15 year
Gladiator Myths and Misconceptions: BUSTED
Alexandra has written a book, and it's launching this month! To celebrate, here is an episode all about Alexandra's area of expertise: gladiators! This is a quickfire list of more than a dozen gladiator 'facts' that you'll find on the inter
Thebes
It's about time Ancient History 101 covered the history of a place, and for our first one we've chosen Thebes! Here to talk us through the mythology and history of this underdog city is Boeotia expert Michael Furman. As always, for maps, bo
Ovid - A Biography
We have a really fascinating biography episode today of a Roman poet with a complicated career - Ovid. Alicia Matz joins Alexandra to discuss this most controversial author, in a discussion that made us laugh, cringe, and sympathise, all in
Disability in Ancient Greece
This week, Alexandra invites Debby Sneed onto the pod to chat about a topic far too often overlooked in documentaries and paperback histories - the lives of disabled people in the Greek world. We cover some common misconceptions, archaeolog
Domitian
For this biography episode, Alexandra is joined by author L.J Trafford to piece together the life of Roman emperor Domitian - was he truly one of the worse emperors of Rome? This episode has it's own page on our website, so if you want rele
How Do Museums Work?
Ben Paites, curator extraordinaire, is here to tell us exactly what happens behind the scenes to make museums work. How do museums acquire exhibits, who decides what gets displayed, and are museums always benignly ethical? Ben gives Alexand
Themistocles
This week we have battles, oracles, and a towering pile of ostraka - it can only be a life of Themistocles - the man who owed democracy his career, but was convicted of treason and condemned to die by the very democrats he'd saved in battle
What is the Spartan Mirage?
Owen Rees of Xenophon fame returns to the show to explain why everything we think we know about ancient Sparta is an illusion. So what is the Spartan Mirage, and how in earth are we supposed to reveal the real picture of Spartan life hiding
Euripides' Trojan Women
Alexandra strikes out on her on for a bonus episode this week, to celebrate 10,000 downloads! So as an extra treat, Alexandra chats about her favourite Greek tragedy, Euripides' Trojan Women. Often misunderstood, this play remains painfully
The Year of the Four Emperors
This week we have one of the messiest, bloodiest years of the early Roman empire, in which becoming emperor was pretty much a death sentence... Our special guest of the week is Nathaniel Katz, here to find the meaning in the mess and help u
Slavery in Roman Society
This week we're tackling a heavy subject - slavery in the Roman world. Thank goodness we have such a lovely expert to guide us through it; Chance Bonar explains why the realities of Roman slavery are a little different to what we might expe
