Artemis and Dr Ionescu. You can find Dr Ionescu’s podcast ‘The Goddess Project‘ on Spotify, Youtube and most platforms (or just use the link). Insta here – artemisexpert Twitter – also @artemisexpert Her book is ‘She Who Hunts’ – go find it and get reading! Here’s the episode: [libsyn_podcast id=24351372] Statue of Artemis at Ephesus. […]
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The cult of Isis and ancient Rome. The below image is a bit of a curious one. Halloween fancy dress or lycanthrope in casual attire? The answer is less fun but much more revealing, it’s a priest of official wearing a mask of Anubis. This jackal-headed deity belonged to the Egyptian pantheon, but this fresco
Pompeii podcasts. The original podcast I did focuses on the history of Pompeii, how it developed and what it was when disaster struck. Pompeii wasn’t a city Rome founded or had a great deal to do with until it expanded it’s influence southwards and even then it was a place which held its own identity.
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Piracy and ancient Greece – some added bits. I’ve got his work cited in the reading list below but Phil De Souza’s ‘Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World‘ made this episode possible. If you’ve the faintest interest in piracy in antiquity you’ll need it! Don’t forget to check out The History Buffs Corner – find it
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Sappho – a few extra bits. I hope you enjoyed the episode on Sappho and it was truly fab to have a recording of her work being sung. I’d normally put a link here but my new website (yes, I did mention it a bit) has a player embedded but if you ever have trouble
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The eclipse as a dating device. The experience of studying ancient history at any level is to deal with dates as amorphous and ranging. Even where we can assign a year to an event the idea that you can whittle this down to a specific date and, shock horror, an hour makes the hairs on
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A trip to the British Museum. In May I took the day off and journeyed up to the British Museum. I had planned on doing this anyhow, but the Feminine Power exhibition was on and so I thought I’d check it out. Here are some of the artefacts with notes. For my recent trip to
Feminine Power exhibition (British Museum). Read More »
Dodona – a bit more. The promo on the episode was from the Ancient Office Hours podcast. They are on iTunes, Spotify and other platforms. You should also check out their website to learn about their archaeogaming, digital magazine, and more! Dodona is such an underrated place and often overshadowed by Delphi so I hope
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Sardinian origins. The ancient Mediterranean was flush with cultures which existed prior to and alongside the Greeks and Romans who often soak up our attention. On the island of Sardinia there were a people who came to dominate the skylines with their towers and demonstrated their skill on a much smaller level with their figurines.
The Nuragic civilisation. Read More »
Cannae and extra bits. I hope you enjoyed the episode on Cannae and the elements leading up to it even if it the subject was gruesome in places. You will also have heard Luke aka The Bald Historian whose promo I played. You can find him on twitter @bald_historian and you can find his website
The Second Punic War. Cannae (episode notes & transcription). Read More »
