Ancient History Podcast

AH23 - The World of Homer

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Michael B. Cosmopoulos about the history and archaeology behind the Homeric epics, the nature of oral poetry and social memory, and how these elements contributed to the creation of the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'.

AH22 - What is Ancient History? With Walter Scheidel

In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Walter Scheidel, the most cited Roman historian in an active faculty position, about the history of the study of ancient Greece and Rome, how this area of study came to mean 'ancient history', and what the future of the subject looks like.

AH21 - YouTube with Erica Stevenson

In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Erica Stevenson [https://www.moaninc.co.uk], host of the YouTube channel MoAn Inc. [https://www.youtube.com/moaninc], about making Classics content for YouTube, the difference between Classics and Ancient History, and bringing the ancient world to new audiences.

AH20 - Fulvia with Jane Draycott

In this episode we talk to Jane Draycott about Fulvia, the politics of the Roman Late Republic, and women's position within Late Republican Roman society, including marriage, childbirth, and informal political power.

AH 19 - The House of the Satrap with Rhyne King

In this episode, we talk to Rhyne King about the satraps of the Achaemenid Empire, their responsibilities, how one became a satrap, and how the satrapal system contributed to the stability of the Achaemenid Empire.