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What have we learned from gladiator graveyards?

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:55:00 +0000

Although most people are familiar with gladiators, movies have skewed popular understanding of these fighters. So how can we separate the fact from the fiction? Tune in to learn how gladiator graveyards have changed the way we regard gladiators today.

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I'm Spartacus!

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:50:00 +0000

Spartacus was a real dude. He led a slave revolt, and was pretty successful to boot. I'm Spartacus. You're Spartacus. We are all Spartacus.

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Part One: How The Roman Republic Became a Police State

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:35:00 +0000

Robert is joined by Andrew Ti to discuss The Roman Republic.

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Part Two: How The Roman Republic Became a Police State

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti to continue to discuss The Roman Republic.

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The Colosseum

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:25:00 +0000

It's funny how similar The Colosseum in Rome is to modern day arenas. They really had it figured out. Tune in today to learn all about this early entertainment venue.

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Before Heracles, There was Alcmene The Woman Behind the Greatest Hero

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:20:00 +0000

Before Heracles, there was Alcmene, and there's so much more to her than just "mother of a hero". Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Theoi.com entries on Hesiod's Shield of Heracles; Pseudo-Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; The Oxford Handbook of Heracles, edited by Daniel Ogden, chapter by Corinne Pache.

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Nobody Labours Like Heracles (Hercules) The Cultural History of the Panhellenic

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:10:00 +0000

Heracles was like, a really big deal. Examining the historical and cultural impact of a 1000+ year old hero. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Oxford Handbook to Heracles, edited by Daniel Ogden; Herakles by Emma Stafford (including the Diodorus Siculus quote/translation); Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Pseudo-Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology.

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A Full Cast Reading of Emperor Julian’s Symposium of the Caesars

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:05:00 +0000

THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE CAESARS. Written by the Roman emperor Julian.

Translated from the ancient Greek and directed by Jeremy Swist. Recorded by Jeremy Swist and fellow cast members. Recordings engineered by Christopher Swist at Evenfall Studio in Spofford, New Hampshire, USA. Produced in loving memory of Lawrence P. Swist. Find further details on the production here.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE in order of appearance:

Jeremy Swist as EMPEROR JULIAN
Liv Albert as the EMPEROR’S COMPANION
Christopher Polt as SILENUS
Toph Marshall as APOLLO and HELIOS
Emma Pauly as DIONYSUS
Marios Koutsoukos as ZEUS
Aneirin Pendragon as HERMES
Fiona Radford as LADY JUSTICE
Katherine Lu Hsu as HERACLES
Peta Greenfield as ROMULUS-QUIRINUS
Jay Bregman as CRONUS
Princess O’Nika Auguste as POSEIDON
Lea Niccolai as JULIUS CAESAR
Meg Finlayson as ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Draken Garfinkel as OCTAVIAN AUGUSTUS
Alberto Quiroga-Puertas as TRAJAN
Mark Masterson as MARCUS AURELIUS
Charlotte Naylor Davis as CONSTANTINE
Daniel Munn as JESUS

SETTING
The imperial palace of Antioch, on a mid-December evening in the year 362 of the Common Era, the 1,115th year from the founding of Rome.

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BONUS: The Partial Historians Talk Spartacus, With A Rebel Yell

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:00:59 +0000

An episode of the Partial Historians podcast about Spartacus, because why not? Pre-order Dr Rad and Dr G's new book, Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire now! Find out more and listen to the Partial Historians here.

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