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<p>If you're the type of person who thinks about Rome once a day, this is the show for you.</p><p>Hosted by award-winning ancient historian Alexandra Sills, each week we invite an expert guest to give us a crash course in a topic related to ancient Greece, Rome, or their neighbours.</p><p>We'll have biographies of historical figures, introductions to ancient works of art and literature, blow-by-blow accounts of events that changed the world, and histories of some of the most special archaeological sites around the Mediterranean.</p><p>Whether you already know a little or a lot, our experts know their subjects like the backs of their hands - they will bust myths, explain key concepts, and ensure we have the absolute essential facts we need to understand each topic. Think of us as the university alternative, bringing the teaching straight to you: a comprehensive curriculum, just without the campus!</p><p>Find us online at <a href="www.ancienthistory101.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ancienthistory101.org</a> and see our socials at <a href="https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Disability in Ancient Greece
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/disability-in-greece
Published: June 10, 2026 04:00
This week, Alexandra invites Debby Sneed onto the pod to chat about a topic far too often overlooked in documentaries and paperback histories - the lives of disabled people in the Greek world.We cover some common misconceptions, archaeological evidence,…
Domitian
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/domitian
Published: June 3, 2026 04:00
For this biography episode, Alexandra is joined by author L.J Trafford to piece together the life of Roman emperor Domitian - was he truly one of the worse emperors of Rome?This episode has it's own page on our website, so if you want relevant images, a…
How Do Museums Work?
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/how-do-museums-work
Published: May 27, 2026 04:00
Ben Paites, curator extraordinaire, is here to tell us exactly what happens behind the scenes to make museums work. How do museums acquire exhibits, who decides what gets displayed, and are museums always benignly ethical? Ben gives Alexandra answers to…
Themistocles
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/themistocles
Published: May 20, 2026 05:13
This week we have battles, oracles, and a towering pile of ostraka - it can only be a life of Themistocles - the man who owed democracy his career, but was convicted of treason and condemned to die by the very democrats he'd saved in battle. Michael Scott,…
What is the Spartan Mirage?
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/spartan-mirage
Published: May 13, 2026 04:00
Owen Rees of Xenophon fame returns to the show to explain why everything we think we know about ancient Sparta is an illusion.So what is the Spartan Mirage, and how in earth are we supposed to reveal the real picture of Spartan life hiding behind it?For…
Euripides' Trojan Women
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/euripides-trojan-women
Published: May 6, 2026 04:01
Alexandra strikes out on her on for a bonus episode this week, to celebrate 10,000 downloads! So as an extra treat, Alexandra chats about her favourite Greek tragedy, Euripides' Trojan Women.Often misunderstood, this play remains painfully relevant to our…
The Year of the Four Emperors
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/4-emperors
Published: May 6, 2026 04:00
This week we have one of the messiest, bloodiest years of the early Roman empire, in which becoming emperor was pretty much a death sentence...Our special guest of the week is Nathaniel Katz, here to find the meaning in the mess and help us understand how…
Slavery in Roman Society
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/slavery-in-roman-society
Published: April 29, 2026 04:00
This week we're tackling a heavy subject - slavery in the Roman world. Thank goodness we have such a lovely expert to guide us through it; Chance Bonar explains why the realities of Roman slavery are a little different to what we might expect, and why we…
The First Punic War
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/first-punic-war
Published: April 22, 2026 04:00
Get your oars ready, we're going sailing this week with Bret Devereaux, as he guides us through the First Punic War.To find Bret's amazing blog, head over to A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry.For the texts and resources mentioned in this episode,…
Virgil's Aeneid
https://shows.acast.com/ancient-history-101/episodes/virgils-aeneid
Published: April 15, 2026 04:00
The Aeneid - often mocked as a cheap Latin knock-off of Homer - is revealed in this episode to be a cleverly composed homage with its own purpose which, for a time, eclipsed Homer in popularity. Aven McMaster joins Alexandra to talk about the creation of…