Ancient History 101

Fancy dipping your toes into one of the murkier periods in history? Lots of people have Big Opinions on the decline and fall of Rome, but do they know what they're talking about? Here to answer this, as well as explain how and why Christianity became the Roman religion of choice, how the empire split in half, and to answer the question When Did Rome Fall is the wonderful historian of Late Antiquity: Jeroen Wijnendaele.

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Alexandra is joined by Alexander Vandewalle to talk about Greek myths in a whole raft of video games, from the good, the bad to the downright weird.

Episode transcript and images of interest

Find Antiquity Games Night online here!

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Want a biography of Alexander the Great that doesn't just repeat the same old stories and peddle the same old narratives? Stephen Harrison joins Alexandra to add a hefty dose of nuance to the discussion about a man whose history is far less certain than we've been led to believe.

For a transcript, head to the episode webpage.

Follow Stephen on Youtube or Instagram for more Hellenistic history and more.

Pick up a copy of Alexander the Great: Lives and Legacies here if you're in the UK, or here if you're in the States.

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It's Disability Pride Month! To mark the occasion, we welcome guest expert Alexandra Morris to talk about disabilities and disabled people in ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun himself!

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Fulvia - a woman who (quite literally) set Rome on fire. Joining us today is Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome

In Part 2, we talk about Fulvia's love for Mark Antony, and what happened when Octavian cornered her into starting a civil war.

We'll be seeing Jane again in November to celebrate the release of her next book: Fatal Monsters: Cleopatra, Her Sister Queens and the Downfall of a Dynasty!

For more information about Jane and to purchase her books, click here

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Fulvia - a woman who (quite literally) set Rome on fire. Joining us today is Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome

In Part 1, we talk about Fulvia's marriages and life as a wife, and her 15 year long feud with Cicero...

For more information about Jane and to purchase her books, click here

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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

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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.

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Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.

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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.

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