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In this episode I get into a famous event and a famous non-event. Did Hannibal really take Rome by surprise by crossing the Alps and why did...
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In this episode I get into a famous event and a famous non-event. Did Hannibal really take Rome by surprise by crossing the Alps and why did...

In this episode I look at how the Spartan soldier fared in battle. What advantages had they been given through the agoge and syssitia? What...

Sparta, what do we know about it exactly and what's been exaggerated, or just made up? In the first of three episodes I look at the educatio...

Time for a quick update about what to expect in 2026 and when the next episode will drop. Let me know what you think, I'm @ancientblogger on...

This is the second of two episodes where I was a guest back in 2024 on the Partial Historians , a fantastic podcast which I suggest you chec...

This is the first of two episodes where I was a guest back in 2024 on the Partial Historians , a fantastic podcast which I suggest you check...

Dr Jo Ball returns as a guest on the podcast to talk about Tacfarinas, the subject of her latest book. In the early 1st century AD Tacfarina...

It's that time of the year for a Night of the Livy Dead halloween special! This time it's about witches and magic in ancient Rome. From what...

May and June are covered in this episode which includes dealing with the dead at midnight, the Vestals and a bridge. Oh, and some straw doll...

It's time for April in ancient Rome which means overseas deities setting down roots, Romulus getting a free pass, sheep and much more. Episo...

Much dancing, leaping, drinking and a musical instrument. As a month March had a legacy of sorts and there was a lot of fun to be had, thoug...

Continuining the miniseries I dive into three festivals celebrated in February. There's much nudity, a spell and a festival with a name whic...

Ever wonder how the Romans set out their year and what they got up to in January? This is the first of a miniseries about festivals in ancie...

Join me and guest Lottie Luke as we discuss The Return , a film about Odysseus, well, returning to Ithaca. How did the film differ from the...

Bad poetry, bad behaviour and a bizarre use for heated walnut shells. In this episode I pick and and finish with Dionysius I of Syracuse. It...

Don't worry, nothing serious but just to keep you in the loop. The next episode will be out mid-April. Apologies for the delay but it's not...

In this episode I cover the life of Pliny the Younger and his famous letters. In his writings he gave a eye witness account of the eruption...

(please note that there is reference to suicide and murder as per the myths involved). In this minisode I pick out some examples of gifts in...

It's time for Dionysius I to face Carthage. How would he deal with an unstoppable force coming his way? Lots to talk about including a surpr...

In this Night of the Livy Dead Halloween special I discuss the types of curses which made it onto tablets and figurines from antiquity. Star...
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