Before Christianity in ancient Rome, religion was diverse and vast. Dr. Michele R. Salzman, University of California, Riverside, joins the show to share what religions and forms of worship existed in ancient Rome and how they functioned.

Livia, also known as Julia Augusta, was wife of Rome’s first emperor and mother of its second. Professor & Head of the Classics Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, Dr Richard Alston, joins the show again to discuss what scholars know about Livia's life.

Gaius Marius was a Roman Consul an unprecedented seven times, and lived in a period of much military turmoil and activity in Rome. Dr Federico Santangelo, Newcastle University, joins the show again to share what's known about Marius' life.

The Samnites were an ancient group of people that lived amongst the Apennine Mountains in the Italian Peninsula. Dr Rafael Scopacasa joins the show to discuss what's known about who they were and how they lived.

Santorini, in the context of the Bronze Age, was called Thera. Professor of Archaeology, Dr Louise Hitchcock, The University of Melbourne, joins the show again to discuss what civilization was like on Thera during the Bronze Age.

Constantine I became a Christian, founded Constantinople, was involved in numerous military affairs, and more, during his reign as Roman Emperor. Dr. David Potter, University of Michigan, joined the show to discuss Constantine's reign as a Roman emperor.

The Emirate of Córdoba was a muslim-oriented state that comprised of most of the Iberian Peninsula in the 8th-10th centuries. Dr. Brian Catlos joins the show again to discuss what life was like in the emirate.

In the fourth century Rome was still a prominent city and Constantinople became a principal city of the Roman Empire. Head of the Classics Department, Dr Lucy Grig, The University of Edinburgh, joins the show to discuss the similarities and contrasts between Constantinople and Rome during the century.

Theatre artist and cultural historian, Dr. Andrew Walker White, joins the show to discuss what scholars know about early theatre in Greece.

Flax, wool, dyes, and more were used in the Bronze Age to produce textiles in the Mediterranean Basin. Dr Serena Sabatini, University of Gothenburg, joins the show to discuss textile production in northern Italy in the Late Bronze Age.