Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

72- Posthomerica Part II: R.I.P. Achilles


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On today's installment of the Trojan War, Apollo lands a well-aimed shot to finally lay Achilles low. Oh, and also a debate about chariots. That, and Vince may have rediscovered the reverb function on his Audacity. Either that, or we've been graced with a visit from the Greek gods. One of these two things.


Sources for this episode:

  • Arrian (1805), Arrian's Voyage Round the Euxine Sea (etc.). Oxford: S. Collingford.
  • Graves, R. (1981), Greek Myths: Illustrated Edition. London: Cassell Ltd.
  • Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.
  • Smith; W. (ed.) (1867), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. In Three Volumes (Vol. 1-3.). Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Nereids (online) (Accessed 13/05/2025).
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Periplus of the Euxine Sea (online) (Accessed 13/05/2025).
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Snake Island (online) (Accessed 13/05/2025).


Source for the cricket noises:

  • Sampled from Crickets by freesound_community (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crickets-26444/). Licence under the Pixabay content licence (https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/) (Accessed 25/05/2025).
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