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Ancient History 101 Podcast

@ancienthistory101.org
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A podcast all about the Ancient Mediterranean world hosted by @belovedofoizys.bsky.social Info: www.ancienthistory101.org Donate: ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101 Merch: www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101…

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 30/09/2026
It's time for Part 2 of our Series 1 Finale Special Event: Boudica - Unfettered Fury. In Part 1, we set the scene in an Iron Age Britain gradually falling under Roman dominion. In Part 2, we see Boudica wreak havoc on specific targets: Colchester, London and St Albans.
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 23/09/2026
Featuring Ben Paites, Senior Curator at @colmuseums.bsky.social, Kate Sumnall, Curator of Archaeology at @londonmuseum.bsky.social and Lexi Diggins, archaeologist and guest curator at @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social... Ancient History 101 presents: BOUDICA Part 1: Prelude to Destruction
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 16/09/2026
This week we have one of our significant ancient events episodes! @belovedofoizys.bsky.social chats about the conflicting and astounding accounts of what happened to the body of Marcus Licinius Crassus after he was killed...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 15/09/2026
Thucydides wants us to think that Athens was completely ignorant of Sicily and had no idea what they were walking into, but is he fudging the truth? @roelkonijn.bsky.social explains all in our Sicilian Expedition episode, out now
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 11/09/2026
When the Athenians were deliberating over whether to send an expedition to Sicily, they made a pros and cons list. And according to Thucydides, one prominent Athenian was all pros, and another was 100% cons... Our full Sicilian Expedition episode with @roelkonijn.bsky.social is out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 09/09/2026
After his wonderful episode discussing the Thirty Tyrants, @roelkonijn.bsky.social has returned to give us a crash course in the Sicilian Expedition this week! Crack open your copy of Thucydides, we're going sailing...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 07/09/2026
The punishment for an unchaste Vestal Virgin was to be buried alive - but were all condemned Vestals truly guilty, or were some merely convenient scapegoats? Our full episode on the Vestals with Peta Greenfield of @partialhistorians.bsky.social is out now...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 05/09/2026
Was dedicating their life to the goddess Vesta a calling for young Roman women, or were Vestal Virgins selected from a pool of girls who couldn't fully understand what they were committing their lives to? Our full episode of the Vestal Virgins with Peta Greenfield explains all...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 02/09/2026
We've got an episode on religion for you this week, and it focuses on one of the most extraodinary priesthoods in the ancient world. Welcome to the world of the Vestals! Our special guest expert is Peta Greenfield of @partialhistorians.bsky.social renown.
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 01/09/2026
Agamemnon lived a whole 45 minutes after arriving home from Troy, but did he see it coming? Listen to our full episode on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with guest expert Shelby Judge (@shelbyjudge.bsky.social) out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 29/08/2026
Did you expect Clytemnestra to be repentant after she murdered her husband? No chance! Listen to our full episode on Aeschylus' Agamemnon with Shelby Judge (@shelbyjudge.bsky.social) out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 26/08/2026
New episode alert!! Odysseus wasn't the only Greek who got a less than perfect homecoming after sailing back from Troy! @shelbyjudge.bsky.social talks us through Agamemnon's less than warm welcome home in Aeschylus' play...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 24/08/2026
The Battle of Alesia was a massive defeat for the Gauls, but was Vercingetorix to blame? Was he simply a loser? Listen to our full episode with Zoé Elise Thomas (@archaeadne.bsky.social) for more... www.ancienthistory101.org/p/vercingeto...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 21/08/2026
Vercingetorix is besieged at Alesia and food supplies are running low. What are his options? To find out what choice Vercingetorix *did* make, listen to our full Vercingetorix episode with Zoé Elise Thomas, out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 17/08/2026
Historians write about Great Men, but for the average inhabitant of the Roman empire, what was the true Crisis of the Third Century? Civil War? Invasions? Plague? Taxation? Jeroen Wijnendaele looks at the third century from a less elite perspective in our full episode What is 'Late Antiquity?'
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 14/08/2026
What caused the fall of the Roman empire? Plenty of pundits are happy to peddle a myriad of theories, all complete with an agenda. But what's the true answer? We asked @drdragases.bsky.social - but to hear his full answer, you'll have to listen to our full episode What Is 'Late Antiquity?'
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 12/08/2026
New episode alert! @drdragases.bsky.social joins 101 to give us a crash course in Late Antiquity, a fascinating period that gives Game of Thrones a run for its money. Was the Roman empire really 'split in half'? How did Christianity become the official religion? And when did Rome *actually* fall?
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 07/08/2026
If you were a gladiator, what would your stage name be? If you were Greek, you had a long list of perfect names to choose from... shows.acast.com/ancient-hist...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 05/08/2026
It's not every day this podcast host publishes a book, so today's episode is a bit of a celebration! Temporarily stepping into Alexandra's interviewer shoes is the inimitable @lejenksbrown.bsky.social, as Alexandra talks about her book 'Gladiators in the Greek World' and her writing process.
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 03/08/2026
Mythography is the collection and compilation of myths, and the genre is millennia old - who knew that video games would continue the tradition? Our full episode on Greek Mythology in Video Games with Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social is out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 31/07/2026
With all the furore over Nolan's diverse Odyssey cast, it turns out that video games have quietly been diversifying their own casts for years. Take the non-binary depiction of Hermes of #StrayGods! Our full episode examining Greek myths in video games with @alexvandewalle.bsky.social is out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 29/07/2026
Something a little different this week! Our new episode with @alexvandewalle.bsky.social talks about the various ways that video games treat and portray Greek myth, and it's more diverse than you might imagine! We discuss more than half a dozen games, from the good, the bad to the downright weird!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 26/07/2026
When a historian comes to a conclusion, is that conclusions set in stone? Let's talk about Alexander the Great's Banquet of Reconciliation... Listen to our full Alexander episode with Stephen Harrison, out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 24/07/2026
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 24/07/2026
According to Plutarch, Alexander was precocious, witty, and always ready with a one-liner. For someone writing centuries after, such detailed anecodotes sound too good to be true - because they most probably are! But why? Listen to our full Alexander episode with Stephen Harrison to find out.
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 22/07/2026
A new episode dedicated to the birthday boy: Alexander the Great himself! Stephen Harrison jumps on the pod to talk about knotty source issues, cultural identity, military 'necessity', Andy Murray and the Great Man Theory. Think you know Alexander? Think again...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 20/07/2026
Tutankhamun - the disabled Pharaoh! What conditions did he have? Listen to our episode with Alexandra Morris to find out what the discoveries made in his tomb tell us about the disability aids he used, how he managed his pain, and why some Egyptologists refuse to believe he was disabled at all!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 20/07/2026
Coming up on Wednesday - Alexander the Great with none of that Great Man Theory nonsense. Hit subscribe to make sure you don't miss it!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 18/07/2026
Disability aids are made by societies that care for people with disabilities - but are they a modern phenomenon? Listen to our full episode about disability in Ancient Egypt with @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social, out now!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 15/07/2026
It's Disability Pride Month, and I'm proud to be talking about disability in the ancient world once again on this podcast. This week, Alexandra Morris joins us to chat about disability in Ancient Egypt. A transcript is available here: www.ancienthistory101.org/p/disability...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 14/07/2026
Coming up tomorrow! @disabledarchaeo.bsky.social joins us this Disability Pride Month to chat about disability in the world of ancient Egypt!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 12/07/2026
Fulvia was raised to know exactly what was expected of her as a Roman woman of the upper classes: to be a good wife and mother. But what did that mean in late Republican Rome? Listen to our full biography episode of Fulvia with guest expert Jane Draycott, out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/fulvia
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 10/07/2026
Fulvia's third husband was none other than Mark Antony - was it a marriage of convenience or can we detect a love match from our sources? Our full episode about Fulvia with guest expert Jane Draycott is out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/fulvia
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 08/07/2026
Win a signed copy of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome! To win, you must •be following this account •'like' and repost this post •reply to this post with your dream Hollywood casting of your favourite figure from antiquity •be based in the UK
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 08/07/2026
⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️ Jane Draycott talks about Fulvia, a woman with an astonishing impact on the late Roman Republic. In this biography episode, we discuss how Fulvia managed this from within the confines of ancient Roman gender roles - dangerous virago? Or ideal Roman wife and mother?
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 07/07/2026
On the show tomorrow: Ancient History 101 puts the spotlight on a Roman woman with an extraordinary life: Fulvia. Joining us is guest expert Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform to make sure you catch it!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 05/07/2026
Morituri te salutant? Er... For more gladiatorial fact versus fiction, our full episode with @belovedofoizys.bsky.social is out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/gladiator-...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 03/07/2026
Was Gladiator Sweat Sold as an Aphrodisiac? To sort even more gladiator fact from fiction, our full episode with @belovedofoizys.bsky.social is out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/gladiator-...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 01/07/2026
On the show today! @belovedofoizys.bsky.social takes 14 of the most frequently repeated fallacies surrounding the Roman arena and demolishes them all in under an hour! Learn about the importance of fingers and thumbs, of beans and barley, and why Henry Cavill gets grumpy when he's thirsty...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 29/06/2026
On the show this week: @belovedofoizys.bsky.social celebrates the launch of her book 'Gladiators in the Greek World: How a Roman Blood Sport Took Ancient Greece By Storm' with a gladiator themed episode: over a dozen internet 'facts' about gladiators, all demolished in under an hour!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 28/06/2026
What military force in Greece could defeat a Spartan army? In the 4th century, that would be the Sacred Band. Our full episode on Theban myth and history with @profboeotia.bsky.social is available now on all platforms! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/thebes
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 26/06/2026
The Spartans have taken Thebes and installed a garrison in the city. How will Theban exiles take the city back? By raiding the costume box... Our full Thebes episode with @profboeotia.bsky.social is available now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/thebes
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 24/06/2026
⚠️NEW EPISODE⚠️ @profboeotia.bsky.social joins 101 to give a history of the Greek polis of Thebes. This episode has some myth, some military history, some archaeology... Tune in to get an understanding of a city whose fortunes were more up and down than an elevator...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 23/06/2026
On the show tomorrow: a history of the city of Thebes! Special guest @profboeotia.bsky.social talks us through the myths, military history, and archaeology of this all too often overlooked polis. Subscribe on your platform of choice and never miss an episode!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 21/06/2026
Carmen et Error + Actaeon and Diana = an Ovid mystery we will never solve. Just what did Ovid see!? Our full Ovid biography with @duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social is out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/ovid-a-bio...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 19/06/2026
Augustus had a clutch of what might be called 'court poets' - was Ovid one of them? Listen to our full biography of Ovid with @duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social, out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/ovid-a-bio...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 17/06/2026
On the show today! @duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social chats about the whirlwind life of a fascinating Roman poet: Ovid. Warning: this episode contains adult themes and may not be suitable for younger students.
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 15/06/2026
Coming up on the show this Wednesday - a biography of Ovid, parrot and all, with @duxfeminafacti9.bsky.social!
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 14/06/2026
Support and sympathy for people who become disabled during military service isn't universal now, and it wasn't in antiquity - this could lead to some soul searching... Our full episode on Disability in Ancient Greece with @debscavator.bsky.social is out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/disability...
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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 11/06/2026
Ramps that allow people to get inside public buildings: who does it better? Ancient Greeks or modern societies? You might not get the answer you expected... Our full episode on Disability in the ancient Greek world with @debscavator.bsky.social is out now! www.ancienthistory101.org/p/disability...
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