Well, I’ve been thinking about this format for a while. So I hope you enjoyed the episode. Please rate/review if you can. The episode. My guest. You can find Helen’s on her website H.M. Classics Academy or on twitter (@ClassicsAcademy). If you fancy giving this a go then feel free to contact me (email on …
Fantasy Dinner Guests with Helen McVeigh – episode notes. Read More »
Happy Halloween! I hope you enjoyed the episode, it was a chance to cover a slightly different area from Greece and Rome. I referred to a few scholars in the episode and you can find their work in the reading list/bibliography. To start with thanks to ‘By the Fire’ podcast. You can find the podcast …
If you haven’t listened to the episode then you can listen below (or find on the platform you use. As I mentioned in the podcast you can find me on twitter (@ancientblogger) and now my podcast has its own twitter profile as well – @HoundAncient. Still on TikTok btw and putting out ancient history content …
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 »
I hope you enjoyed the discussion and the insight Jess was able to give. Jessica Venner is an AHRC-M3C funded Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingham studying Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology. Her thesis is on the subject of subsistence and commercial food cultivation in the urban gardens of Pompeii. Jessica previously undertook an …
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 …
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 …
I recently had LJ Trafford on the Ancient History Hound podcast and she spoke on a number of topics. First up LJ Trafford went over the events up to and including AD69. This is otherwise known as the ‘Year of the 4 emperors’. It was hectic, brutal and not without some bizarre events. For example, …
AD 69, Domitian and Daily life in Ancient Rome. My podcast interview with LJ Trafford. Read More »
As promised in my podcast here are some supporting notes on the mountains I discussed in the podcast. Links, photos and even podcasts – hope you enjoy! Parnassus. Firstly, here’s the location (you can see Mount Cithaeron on this map as well). A great photo of the temple of Delphi with Parnassus looming in the …
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 …
