Meet David Harry, aka 'The London Spy' and 'The Delusionist', a former Vice President of Deutsche Bank who went from photocopy-boy to member of the Magic Circle and social media star via ancient trade guilds and a love for Latin.

This is an episode not to be missed! We talk flatulence, London's secrets, Fishbourne Roman Palace, the joys of Classics and forging your own path.

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The story of Teller the Magician

Enter our Poetry Competition

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Joining Dr Chella Ward this week are Dr Marcus Bell and Ronnais Lloyd to explore how dyslexia and learning difference has influenced their studies of the ancient past.

This UK Disability History Month, we're exploring experiences of disability and the study of the ancient world - follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and TikTok to enjoy clips and find all our episodes.

Ronnais' profile at the University of Leeds: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/pgr/9810/ronnais-lloyd and her article on Asterion hub: https://asterion.uk/index.php/2021/09/24/reading-roman-history-while-autistic/

Marcus' profile at UCL: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/104704-marcus-bell and their recent article: https://academic.oup.com/crj/article/16/2/178/7471466

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Joining Dr Chella Ward this week are Annis Wiltshire and Dr Ellie Mackin-Roberts for an episode of Talking Disability on autism and neurodivergence. They discuss ancient sensory experiences, retrospective diagnoses and the reliability of accessible adjustments.

This UK Disability History Month, we're exploring experiences of disability and the study of the ancient world - follow us on Instagram to enjoy clips and find all our episodes.

Ellie's article in the Institute of Classical Studies bulletin can be accessed here: https://academic.oup.com/bics/article-abstract/67/1/53/7977041?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

Follow Annis' society Neuroinfinity Oxford here: https://www.instagram.com/neuroinfinityoxford/ and read her blog on Hephaestus

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Join Dr Chella Ward and her two guests, Alexandra and Danny, in this first episode of our Talking Disability mini-series, launching this UK Disability History Month, exploring experiences of disability and the study of the ancient world.

Dr Alexandra F Morris (Queen’s University Belfast): https://alexandrafmorris.wordpress.com/

Dr Danny Pucknell (Cardiff and Vale College) Chair of the Cardiff and District Classical Association

https://classicalassociation.org/croeso-i-caerdydd-classics-past-present-and-future/

SHOW NOTES

Alexandra mentioned Crip Antiquity (https://cripantiquity.com/) and Asterion Hub (https://asterion.uk/)

Disability Terminology Blog: https://classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/alexandra-morris/blog-brief-guide-disability-terminology-and-theory-ancient-world-studies

Article written for the general public about Harpocrates and cerebral palsy: https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-history/tomorrow-is-yesterday-disability-in-ancient-egypt/

Original peer-reviewed article written for a medical audience: https://pediatricstrokejournal.com/cerebral-palsy-in-ancient-egypt/

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We lied - there's one final episode of the series and it's a special one with Oxford don and Virgil super expert, Prof. Morgan. Find out what he thinks about our traitor theories and Aeneas' character arc, his favourite passages, the importance of Hercules and enjoy the quick fire round!

Llewelyn's music picks: Joan Armatrading (Down to Zero), Vaughan Williams (Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis) and Leonard Cohen (Boogie St)

Thanks so much for joining us on this podcast series - look out for a mini series dropping very soon and a brand new season coming in 2026... send your comments and recommendations to us via IG @theclassicalpod

Our Bonus Episode this week is some extra time with Llewelyn: become a ⁠CA member to enjoy⁠

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Our final episode has a summary of the series to date and then jumps into Book 3 as Katrina explains why 'The Wanderings' is a bit of a misnomer, and Caroline takes us through the smellscape of Aeneas' voyage from Troy to Carthage. We meet Helenus and Achates, two 'fidus' (faithful) sidekick companions and rate Aeneas' powers of storytelling.

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Watch a documentary about sailing the route of Aeneas

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Virgil's Purple Prose? No, definitely not, but the Aeneid is replete with interesting uses of the word 'purpureus' and in this episode we look at purple as a colour of beauty, death, danger and eroticism - as well as shades of gold and the mystery of Lavinia's blush!

💜 Did you know that the colour purple in ancient Rome was a symbol of power and decadence but its origins are Phoenician?

Camilla is our bonus feature this week: to listen to our bonus content, become a CA member today and head to our member area: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://classicalassociation.org/join-us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Is the Aeneid fundamentally a melancholy poem? We revisit the Optimists and Pessimists whilst looking at examples of 'tears' and weeping, learning about the scholar Adam Parry, exploring Virgil’s use of apostrophes and brilliant half-lines, and taking a proper look at the closing scene of book 12, when Aeneas is enraged by sorrow to commit a terrible act...Enter our Verse and Voice Competition

Read Adam Parry's article here

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In this episode, politics come to the forefront as Katrina explains the historical context to Augustus' principate and the grizzly proscriptions (cw: violence) and Caroline explains two different schools of thought about Virgil's poetic intentions: the Optimists and the Pessimists.

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Was Aeneas a pious Faithful or a deceptive Traitor? Caroline and Katrina explore the importance of 'pietas' in the Aeneid, spill the tea on the latest episodes of Celebrity Traitors and discuss morality and heroism - is Aeneas perhaps more like Odysseus than we think?

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