A History of the Classical World in 100 Objects

By Emily Hauser

This combined podcast and blog series traces the history of the classical world in 100 objects, from the beginnings of the Bronze Age in Greece to the fall of the Roman Empire.... more

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November 05, 2016 Doryphoros. Roman copy, found in Pompeii, Italy. Copy, 1st cent. BCE; original, circa 450 BCE.
Doryphoros. Roman copy, found in Pompeii, Italy. Copy, 1st cent. BCE; original, circa 450 BCE. by Emily Hauser
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13min
October 22, 2016 Athenian Tetradrachm. From Athens, Greece (found in Hauran, Jordan). 460 to 455 BCE.
An Athenian coin tells a remarkable story about the birth of Athenian democracy, Athenian trade and expansion, and the slaves who worked the silver mines.
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11min
October 08, 2016 Terracotta Krater. From Attica, Greece. 750-735 BCE.
A terracotta krater from Attica reveals insights into a remarkable period of change in ancient Greece in the mid-eighth century BCE.
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11min
September 30, 2016 Male Harp Player. From the Cyclades, Greece. 2700-2300 BCE.
In my first podcast, I'll be travelling to the Cyclades in Greece to discover a four and a half thousand year old marble figure of a male harp player.
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11min

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