Ancient Ideas, Modern Legacies

By Birmingham-Southern College

Welcome to Ancient Ideas, Modern Legacies a podcast that explores how ancient ideas about race, sex, art, power, and the environment shed light on our contemporary world.... more

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

Ancient Ideas, Modern Legacies episodes:

May 22, 2019 The Modern Gladiator:The Comparison of Roman Gladiators to Contemporary Sport
our take between the Roman gladiatorial games and modern sports
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16min
May 21, 2019 The Roman Legion: aspects of the Roman military compared to U.S. military
The Roman Legion and U.S. military are compared through the act of conquest, use and organization of professional armies, and the ability to rise to power through military success
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13min
May 21, 2019 Roman Murder: Old Tea, Not Cold Tea but They're GuilTEA
An analysis of the deaths of influential people from the Roman Era: Cleopatra, Caesar, Nero, and Seneca.
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34min
May 20, 2019 Ancient Disasters, Modern Calamities
Comparing Public Responses from the Roman World to Today
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16min
May 18, 2019 Wackjobs the Romans' Called Emperors: Uncovering the History Behind Rome's Craziest Emperor by Allie and Saylor
This podcast is about the wackjobs of Rome. Listen to see who we thought was the craziest emperor!
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22min
May 15, 2019 The Blue Eye of the Beholder : Conceptions of Beauty in Aethiopica, Leucippe and Clitophon, and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Created by: Kathryn, Olivia, Kazia, and Salma
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15min
May 15, 2019 Ovid's Metamorphoses: Transforming Perspectives on Ancient Rome and the Modern World
This podcast explains how Ovid's collection of mythology stories written under the reign of Caesar Augustus not only impacted the Ancient Roman's view on their culture but also how Ovid's usage of mythology to make statements about Roman society was replicated by modern writers 2000 years later.
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23min
May 17, 2018 A Terrible Dilemma:
Suicide as an Escape from Sexual Violence for Livy’s Lucretia and Syrian War Victims
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11min
May 16, 2018 Lesbian Love and Loss: The Needless Heartbreak in Sappho 19 and Carol
Lesbian Love and Loss: The Needless Heartbreak in Sappho 19 and Carol
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15min
May 16, 2018 The Cruelty of the Gods: Warriors, Heroes, and Mental Afflictions Ellie, Kat, Cheyenne
Latest episode of Sex, Gender, and Power in Antiquity
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19min

FAQs about Ancient Ideas, Modern Legacies:

How many episodes does Ancient Ideas, Modern Legacies have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.