History N' Games

Are Coco and Lloyd lovely neighbors or total nightmare fuel? In this History N' Games episode, I explain the cool and spooky origins of these two Animal Crossing characters!

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In this episode of History N' Games, host Meghan Sullivan brings back Luke Ranieri to talk about Ancient Latin pronunciation in games like Final Fantasy and Assassin's Creed: Origins, and how almost none of it makes any sense. XD 

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Hello, History N' Games  lovers! If you love ancient history, languages, and  video games, then you'll love this interview with Luke Ranieri! 

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In this episode, host Meghan Sullivan talks all about the Furies, and takes listeners on a rollercoaster journey full of vengeful ghosts, avenging goddesses, remorseless trouble makers and defenders of justice.

*Quick Note: In one section it's mentioned that in The Aeneid Megaera turns into a bird and terrorizes the Trojans (Book 12). Although Megaera is mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it's actually not clear WHICH Fury turns into a bird.

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In this episode of History N' Games host Meghan Sullivan interviews author, historian, and Stanford University research scholar Adrienne Mayor! Together they talk about the ancient origins of heroes, Amazons, biological warfare, and robots.

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In this episode host Meghan Sullivan reviews The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That  Saved Greece --and Western Civilization by Barry Strauss. 

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In this episode of History N' Games, host Meghan Sullivan continues her discussion on the real-life origins of Prometheus, explaining how the Greek Titan is tied to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Sumer, the Caucasus, and even Ancient China!

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In this episode, host Meghan Sullivan explores the legend of Prometheus, and randomly includes an obscure wrestling reference in her story.

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In this episode, host Meghan Sullivan explores the misty beginnings of Japan's notorious crime syndicate, which may go as far back as 900 years ago. 

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In this episode of History N' Games, Meghan explores the life of Hojo Tokimune, the real-life equivalent of Sakai Jin from Ghost of Tsushima.  She also dives into Japan's unconventional tactics during the Mongol invasions, which include some surprisings things that definitely did NOT make it into the acclaimed action RPG! 

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