The Catholic Encyclopedia says: “If we knew more of Callixtus from Catholic sources, he would probably appear as one of the greatest of the popes.” Instead, the sources we have are from his greatest critics. But is that a bad thing? His enemies have so much to say! In this episode, we discuss Callixtus’s adventurous…
#podcastitas ~ 081 – Orphism, Omens, and Oracles — The History of Ancient Greece Podcast
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Orpheus and his Mysteries; the Orphic Hymns and the Orphic Theogony; the Orphic Hymn to Melinoe and her connection to the Mysteries, Hekate, and Hermes Psychopompos; the roles of omens, divination, and itinerant seers (including the mythic figures of Tiresias, Mopsus, and Chalcias,…
#podcastitas ~ Villa of the Mysteries — When in Rome
The Villa of the Mysteries is on the outskirts of Pompeii, and it would be like any other Roman villa if it weren’t for a special set of paintings. One room is lavishly decorated on all walls with a fresco depicting what appears to be an initiation ceremony into a mystery cult. Guest: Dr Gillian…
#podcastitas ~Episode 61: Classing up our Languages? — The Endless Knot
In this episode we talk about the history of education in Europe, from classical Greece to the 19th century, covering the origins of many education-related words. Then we turn to the history of second-language teaching of Latin, from Roman Egypt to today’s Living Latin movement.DSM (channel about language and etymology)Sound EducationClassic CocktailEducation videoLearning Latin and…
#podcastitas ~ 014: To the Strongest – The King is Dead, Long Live the…Kings? — The Hellenistic Age Podcast
The first episode in a series covering the Wars of the Diadochi, we follow the immediate aftermath of Alexander the Great’s death with the Partition of Babylon, the Lamian War and more marriages than a Hapsburg family gathering during the years 323 – 321 B.C. Title theme by Lina Palera (@user-994392473) Distributed by suRRism-phonoethics (surrism-phonoethics.bandcamp.com/)…
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