Ancient History Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Tim Whitmarsh about early Christianity, how the religion was embedded in Greco-Roman culture, and how the Roman Empire facilitated its spread.

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jeremy Simmons about ancient trade in the Indian Ocean, sources for understanding such trade, and how people in both India and the Roman Empire interacted with the many goods merchants carried across the Indian Ocean.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Tara Mulder about pregnancy and childbirth in ancient Rome, the role and reputation of midwives, and how male medical writers attempted to usurp their authority.

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Matt Simonton about the history of democracy and oligarchy in ancient Greece, how oligarchy declined, and democracy triumphed, and how democracy eventually disappeared in the Greek world.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with David Stuart about the Classical Maya period, the decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs, and the reconstruction of Classical Mayan history.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Scott Lawin Arcenas about stasis (political violence) in ancient Greece, how frequently the Greeks engaged in political violence, and how political violence was related to the ancient Greek world's economic and cultural efflorescence.

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Katherine Backler about women in Classical Athens, what sources are available for the study of Classical Athenian women, the limitations of those sources, and how diverse women's experiences were in the ancient Greek world.

In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Curtis Dozier about how White Nationalists appropriate Greco-Roman Antiquity, why Greco-Roman antiquity appeals to White Nationalists, and how investigating the modern historiography can counter such appropriations

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jessica Clarke about the spread of theatre in ancient Italy, why the traditional Roman-centric narrative may be wrong, and how archaeology can offer an alternative perspective.

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Carolina López-Ruiz about the many different variations of Greek cosmogony, how the Greeks thought about and interacted with mythology, and Near Eastern mythological parallels.