Part two of our epic three-part series on the history of arches! 

We continue to delve deeper into the history and application of arches through time - starting with where we last left off, the inception of Christian architecture in Rome, then travelling east where we gush over Byzantine and Hellenistic architecture, as well as fascinating examples from the Parthian empire, Ptolemaic Egypt, and plenty more.

We also include here our aftershow where we get lost in the sauce discussing the story of Sir Francis Drake's fascinating drama with a witch aboard his ship while on his mighty voyage, the joys of stag-do's and finding common ground in similarly niche obsessions, and we get into a tipsy debate about the use of culturally specific architecture to represent a country's governmental buildings. 

Apologies in advance for the audio quality in this episode - we're still finding our footing with this audio business. Next episode, and all episodes going forward, will be of much higher quality. Enjoy!