Ancient History 101

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 internet, debunked and debated in less than an hour. Find a transcript of this episode and links to buy Gladiators of the Greek World: How a Roman Blood Sport Took Ancient Greece by Storm here [www.ancienthistory101.org/p/gladiator-myths-and-misconceptions] Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media [https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast] and our website [http://www.ancienthistory101.org], where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have merch available at our RedBubble shop [https://www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101/shop?asc=u], or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA [https://bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] or UK. [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] Or you can buy us a ko-fi! [https://ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101] However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it! Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ancienthistory101/membership]. Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective [https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network]   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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, book recommendations and a transcript, you can head to the episode page on our website. [https://www.ancienthistory101.org/p/thebes] Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media [https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast] and our website [http://www.ancienthistory101.org], where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have merch available at our RedBubble shop [https://www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101/shop?asc=u], or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA [https://bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] or UK. [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] Or you can buy us a ko-fi! [https://ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101] However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it! Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ancienthistory101/membership]. Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective [https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network]   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 under an hour. NOTE: This episode is a little more adult than our typical episodes, listener discretion is advised. For recommended translations of Ovid's work, book recommendations including those mentioned in the episode, a transcript and more, click here for the episode webpage. Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media [https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast] and our website [http://www.ancienthistory101.org], where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have merch available at our RedBubble shop [https://www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101/shop?asc=u], or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA [https://bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] or UK. [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] Or you can buy us a ko-fi! [https://ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101] However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it! Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ancienthistory101/membership]. Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective [https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network]   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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, archaeological evidence, and ancient attitudes. Can the ancient Greek world give our modern societies some pointers on how to make our world more disability friendly? The answer may surprise you... Transcript [www.ancienthistory101.org/p/disability-in-ancient-greece] Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media [https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast] and our website [http://www.ancienthistory101.org], where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have merch available at our RedBubble shop [https://www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101/shop?asc=u], or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA [https://bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] or UK. [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] Or you can buy us a ko-fi! [https://ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101] However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it! Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ancienthistory101/membership]. Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective [https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network]   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 relevant images, a transcript, to read the poems mentioned in the episode or to find L.J's excellent books, head straight there! [https://www.ancienthistory101.org/p/domitian-a-biography] Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media [https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast] and our website [http://www.ancienthistory101.org], where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have merch available at our RedBubble shop [https://www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101/shop?asc=u], or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA [https://bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] or UK. [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast] Or you can buy us a ko-fi! [https://ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101] However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it! Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here [https://buymeacoffee.com/ancienthistory101/membership]. Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective [https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network]   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.