13 – Rome and Persia: 700 years of rivalry
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAdrian Goldsworthy and I discuss the long rivalry between the Roman and Persian Empires.
12 – Building a LEGO Model of Ancient Rome
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSRocco Buttliere and I discuss his new LEGO model of imperial Rome.
11 – When was Rome founded?
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPaolo Carafa and I discuss the archaeology of the Palatine Hill.
10 – Reading the Herculaneum Scrolls
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Brent Seales and I discuss the fascinating challenge of “virtually unwrapping” the Herculaneum Papyri.
9 – The Byzantines and the Classical Past
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAnthony Kaldellis and I discuss the complex relationship between Byzantium and the classical tradition.
8 – Jerusalem in the Roman World
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSimon Goldhill and I discuss Jerusalem’s place in the classical world.
7 – Trivia, ancient and modern (with Ken Jennings)
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJeopardy! legend Ken Jennings and I discuss trivia and esoterica.
6 – Why was Alexander the Great so successful?
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Adrian Goldsworthy and I discuss the incredible careers of Alexander the Great and his father Philip II.
5 – The lives of Roman slaves
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Jerry Toner and I discuss the many shapes of slavery in the Roman world.
4 – How to address a crowd in ancient Rome
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Gregory Aldrete and I discuss how Roman orators used rhetorical tricks and hand gestures to win friends and influence people.