Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser

Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser

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Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser episodes

  • Pandemics of Old

    A discussion of Greek and Roman pandemics including the Plague of Athens, the Antonine Plague, and the Plagues of Cyprian and Justinian.

    Musical Credits:

    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com


    Golden Panthers and Pink Lions
    by Christian Andersen
    EpidemicSound.com

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    26 min
  • Prophets and Seers

    An overview of ancient Greek individuals believed to have godlike insight and powers.

    Musical Credits:
    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    The Mourning Song
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    22 min
  • Weird Athletes and Their Fans

    An exploration of violent athletes from the ancient Olympics, and violent chariot-racing fans in Rome and Constantinople.

    Musical Credits:
    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    Sports Fanfare
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

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    25 min
  • The Stylite Saints

    An exploration of early Christian monks who lived for years on top of stone pillars.

    Musical Credits:

    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com


    The Mourning Song
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
     Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
     http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    27 min
  • Skullcups and Sordid Dreams

    An examination of trophy goblets made of human skulls from ancient through medieval history, and ancient Greek and Roman concepts of dreams and dream interpretation.

    Music Credits:

    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4210-phantom-from-space
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    22 min
  • Weird Ancient Philosophers

    An exploration of Greek and Roman philosophers far stranger than the ones you learned about in school.

    Musical excerpts:
    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    Phantom from Space by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4210-phantom-from-space

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    23 min
  • Weird Ancient Generals

    A survey of strange military leaders from Athens, Sparta, and Hellenistic Greece.

    Musical Excerpts:
    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    Sports Fanfare
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

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    25 min
  • Weird Ancient Undead

    A discussion of revenants, vampires, and ghosts in antiquity.

    Musical Excerpts:

    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    The Mourning Song
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    21 min
  • Weird Greek and Roman Heroes

    An overview of some obscure heroes from the classical world.

    Musical Excerpts:

    Magical Gravitation
    www.royaltyfree-music.com

    Danse Macabre – Finale 
    Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    20 min

About Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser

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The “Ancient Weirdness With Gunnar Hauser” podcast is an exploration of obscure people, events, and ideas from ancient history. It will entertain, intrigue, frighten, and amaze you. We will examine…