This is the second episode in a series where I converse with Classicists about either books or articles that they have published, their current research interests, or just unique classes and topics that they are teaching and exploring further. In today’s special guest episode, I am joined by Dr Rebecca Futo Kennedy, Associate Professor of…

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We are very excited to welcome back to the show our favourite history detective Lindsay Powell, author of several terrific books on Agrippa, Augustus and Germanicus. via Tiberius #7 – Lindsay Powell, Germanicus — Life Of The Caesars

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It’s the story of a farmboy, an actress, an unruly mob, and a bacterium. The Roman Empire evolved, and based in Constantinople, it reached a new golden age under the leadership of Justinian. His success is best seen in the masterpiece church: the Hagia Sophia, or Ayasofya in Turkish. The Hagia Sophia was the greatest… via…

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  Just for fun, here’s a clip from 300. Check out the Totally Authentic Abs! AND! I hunted down a clip from the sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, featuring Artemisia! On to our sources. We basically can’t get through a day these days without giving mass credit to Adrienne Mayor’s Amazons: Lives and Legends…

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From mail and shields to protection of a more spiritual nature, armour in the ancient world took on many forms and was developed to deal with a number of specific problems. In this episode we’re back looking at the magazine with issue XII.3 ‘The many means of Protection; Body armour in the ancient World” Angus… via…

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