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Ithaca Bound was a podcast hosted by Andrew Schiestel that explored history and mythology in the Mediterranean Basin. From March 22, 2021 to January 21, 2022, 188 episodes were published.... more
FAQs about Ithaca Bound:How many episodes does Ithaca Bound have?The podcast currently has 188 episodes available.
January 21, 2022Final Series Episode (Ep. 188): Greek Pantheon w. Professor Ivana PetrovicIn the final series episode of the Ithaca Bound Podcast, Professor Ivana Petrovic, Department of Classics and Department Chair, University of Virginia, joins the show to explore what scholars know about the Greek pantheon....more54minPlay
November 12, 2021Pottery in Archaic & Classical Sparta w. Dr Adrien DelahayePottery in ancient Sparta was used for storage, shipping, communicating moral lessons, and more. Dr Adrien Delahaye, French School at Athens, joins the show to explore what scholars know about Spartan pottery in the Archaic and Classical periods....more54minPlay
November 05, 2021Marseille Becoming French w. Professor Junko TakedaMarseille is the oldest city in France but not the oldest French city. Professor Junko Takeda, Syracuse University, joins the show to speak about the period of time when Marseille became part of France....more49minPlay
October 29, 2021Ottoman Syria in the 16th Century w. Prof. Stefan WinterIn 1516, the Ottoman Empire took over the region of Syria from the Mamluk Empire. Professor Stefan Winter, Koç University & University of Quebec at Montreal, joins the show to discuss Ottoman Syria during the century....more38minPlay
October 22, 2021Umayyad‘s Hegemony in the Mediterranean in the 7th Century w. Dr. Antoine BorrutMuch happened in the 7th century during Umayyad’s prominence including two fitnas (commonly referred to as civil wars), printing coins, and the assembly of a navy. Dr. Antoine Borrut, University of Maryland, joins the show to discuss the caliphate's hegemony in the Mediterranean Basin in the 7th century....more58minPlay
October 14, 2021Court Trials in Classical Athens w. Emeritus Professor Edward HarrisClassical Athens had a principles-based legal system that echoes in many legal systems today. Emeritus Professor Edward Harris, University of Durham, makes a return appearance on the show to discuss what court trials were like in the Classical Athenian period....more1hPlay
October 07, 2021Government in Classical Sparta w. Dr Philip DaviesClassical Sparta functioned for years with a body of citizens who passed laws while co-existing with two contemporaneously sitting kings (a diarchy). Dr Philip Davies, University of Nottingham, joins the show to explain how government functioned in the Classical Spartan period....more47minPlay
October 04, 2021#181 Bronze Age Palaikastro Crete w. Professor Carl KnappettBronze Age Palaikastro on the Island of Crete remarkably persisted for over two millennia, and peculiarly, may never have had a palatial building. Carl Knappett, a professor and department chair at the University of Toronto, joins the show to share what's known about this ancient Minoan urban centre. ...more43minPlay
October 01, 2021Pompeii in the 5th & 4th Centuries BCE w. Dr. Ivo van der GraaffPompeii became largely uninhabited in the fifth century and began a repopulation process in the fourth. Ivo van der Graaff, Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham, returns to the show to discuss what was occurring in Pompeii during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE....more50minPlay
September 28, 2021Abbasid Caliphate‘s Hegemony in the Mediterranean w. Dr Harry MuntThe Abbasid Caliphate existed for hundreds of years longer than its Islamic predecessors. Dr Harry Munt, University of York, returns to the show to explain their reign and longevity....more43minPlay
FAQs about Ithaca Bound:How many episodes does Ithaca Bound have?The podcast currently has 188 episodes available.