This is my final episode in the Theban trilogy, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did researching and recording it. Here’s the episode: I referenced the Sacrifice in Antiquity podcast in the episode. Here’s Part Two where I pick up the grisly goings on in Greece and Rome. Casting Through Ancient Greece. …
Thebes: Apex and Despair. Podcast episode notes. Read More »
Just to say again, thanks to all first time listeners and to those returning ones. Really appreciate your support and I hope these notes help you enjoy the episode and give a bit more information. If you are visiting the page having not listened to the episode. Find it wherever you get your podcasts from …
Thebes: Revenge and Rivalry. Podcast episode notes. Read More »
As per my promise on the episode here are some notes for the podcast including the reading list. Podcast. If you’ve come to this post without listening – you can do so using the player below. Or just look up Ancient History Hound wherever you get your podcasts from. Maps. Starting with the basics, where …
Thebes. Walls, teeth and Persians – podcast notes. Read More »
I hope you enjoyed the podcast, if you haven’t listened to it yet you can do so below or just look up the Ancient History Hound podcast wherever you download from. I hope the below gives you more information which I detail in the podcast. The Rural Dionysia. An image from a black figure Attic …
Happy Saturnalia! If you wanted to hear how the Saturnalia came to be, what happened and possibly the worst outcome from karaoke then check out the Ancient History Hound podcast episode on it. The podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and all good platforms. Here’s the episode itself:
Ancient Greece thronged with holidays, sacrifices and events throughout the year. It’s no surprise that there was one such festival in the the mid-winter period. The Haloa was celebrated towards the end of the Attic month of Poseidon. This corresponds to late December in the modern calendar. It was a festival where women were front …
If you’ve listened to the latest Ancient History Hound podcast on ghosts then you’ll have heard me mention that I’d post some bits from the episode which I mentioned. These sources I read and mentioned, maps, links, pictures and podcasts (including the one on ghosts). Maps. I referred to both Mesopotamia and Assur in the …
Night of the Livy Dead 3: Ghosts – podcast shownotes. Read More »
In my recent podcast on the Ancient Olympics I promised some supporting notes. Here they are. You can find the podcast via the link to my Ancient History Hound podcast or just playing it in the player below: Maps. Below is where Olympia is located. It would have taken 5 or 6 days to walk …
My latest podcast gives an account of eclipses in antiquity. Here are some handy resources, to help understand the science behind the eclipse and some other points of interest. if you want to listen to it you can find it below: The Eclipse. This is a good video to help understand how eclipses work. This …
As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day and this certainly applies to its political development. Originally Rome was ruled by 7 mythical Kings. In this series of podcasts I discuss each of them, starting with the foundation myth itself. Find each episode and a brief outline below. The Foundation Myth. Rome’s beginnings …
