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The Ancient History podcast is the companion podcast of Ancient History Magazine, a publication dedicated to exploring the ancient world. Each episode will feature a new guest to discuss their research, a new book, or talk about ancient history, from Greece and Rome to Mesopotamia and China, and everything in between.
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- 1 weeks ago50 min
AH35 - Agrippina the Younger with Mary T. Boatwright
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Mary T. Boatwright about Agrippina the Younger, how she navigated the conspiracies and intrigues of the imperial Roman court, and how we can reconstruct her life from what the many sources say about her.
- Oct 1, 202657 min
AH34 - Rome's Age of Revolution with Tim Whitmarsh
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Tim Whitmarsh about early Christianity, how the religion was embedded in Greco-Roman culture, and how the Roman Empire facilitated its spread.
- Sep 1, 20261h 2m
AH33 - Indian Ocean Trade
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jeremy Simmons about ancient trade in the Indian Ocean, sources for understanding such trade, and how people in both India and the Roman Empire interacted with the many goods merchants carried across the Indian Ocean.
- Aug 1, 20261h 0m
AH32 - A Womb of One's Own
In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Tara Mulder about pregnancy and childbirth in ancient Rome, the role and reputation of midwives, and how male medical writers attempted to usurp their authority.
- Jul 1, 20261h 11m
AH31 - Oligarchy and Democracy in Ancient Greece
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Matt Simonton about the history of democracy and oligarchy in ancient Greece, how oligarchy declined, and democracy triumphed, and how democracy eventually disappeared in the Greek world.
- Jun 1, 202658 min
AH30 - Decyphering Mayan Hieroglyphs
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with David Stuart about the Classical Maya period, the decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs, and the reconstruction of Classical Mayan history.
- May 1, 202659 min
AH29 - Political Violence in Ancient Greece
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Scott Lawin Arcenas about stasis (political violence) in ancient Greece, how frequently the Greeks engaged in political violence, and how political violence was related to the ancient Greek world's economic and cultural efflorescence.
- Apr 1, 202656 min
AH28 - Women in Classical Athens
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Katherine Backler about women in Classical Athens, what sources are available for the study of Classical Athenian women, the limitations of those sources, and how diverse women's experiences were in the ancient Greek world.
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The Ancient History podcast is the companion podcast of Ancient History Magazine, a publication dedicated to exploring the ancient world. Each episode will feature a new guest to discuss their research, a new book, or talk about ancient history, from Greece and Rome to Mesopotamia and China, and everything in between.
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