The Athenian Empire

Elton Barker joins us at 101 to talk about the last of Euripides' great plays, the Bacchae. Featuring a powerful demigod and a king of Thebes getting caught up in some fatal family drama.For Dionysus' family tree, a free translation of the play, book recommendations and a video of a performance of the Bacchae, click for the episode webpage.Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Draycott returns to Ancient History 101 this week to chat about an Egyptian queen... no, not that one! This episode celebrates the release of Jane's latest book - Fatal Monsters: Cleopatra, Her Sister Queens and the Downfall of a Dynasty - released in the UK and Europe this week, and available to pre-order everywhere else.Ancient History 101 Live! come see us in Swansea, Wales! Info and ticketsFor more info about Jane, Arsinoe and for links to buy the book, click hereMake sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've started reading the Odyssey, Iliad or Aeneid and wondered how these epic poems were created, this episode explains exactly how the poets made these extraordinary stories.Laura Jenkinson-Brown joins us once again to talk about the literary techniques used, the narrative plot points that audiences came to know and expect, and we talk about which, if any, modern superheroes come the closest to copying ancient Greek heroes.For further reading, a transcript, and a glossary of Greek terms used, head to the episode webpageLaura's excellent audiobook You Are Odysseus is back for Series 2, you can catch it here!Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back! It's time for Series 2. Allow Alexandra to introduce you to one of her heroines: today Christy Constantakopoulou joins 101 to talk all things Athenian Empire.Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!As usual, for a transcript, map, images, and further reading suggestions, head to the episode webpageFind Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is the end of Series 1 already! Join us for a recap, as well as a sneak peak into Series 2, coming on the 21st of October.Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is the second half of the finale of Ancient History 101 series 1! The concluding part of our two week extravaganza dealing with none other than Boudica.Featuring experts from all three of the cities Boudica burned, this episode picks up where we left off in Part 1, as Boudica decides to march on Colchester, London and St Albans, but does she stop there? Joining Alexandra is Ben Paites from Colchester Museums, Kate Sumnall from London Museum, and archaeologist Lexi Diggins.Episode webpageMake sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is time for the finale of Ancient History 101 series 1! And we have something a little special for you to celebrate - a two week extravaganza dealing with none other than Boudica.Featuring experts from all three of the cities Boudica burned, this episode introduces us to Iron Age Britain, contact with Rome, and who Boudica was. We also chart her growing anger (which we will see unleashed in Part 2 next week!Joining Alexandra is Ben Paites from Colchester Museums, Kate Sumnall from London Museum, and archaeologist Lexi Diggins.For a map, images, further reading recommendations, primary sources and a transcript, head to our dedicated episode webpage.Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're examining an event that rocked the Roman world, to make sure that the stories we think we know are actually how events unfolded. Spoiler alert, it is never that simple!Alexandra is talking about the aftermath of the Battle of Carrhae, when Rome's richest man met his end. But how did Crassus die? And what happened to his corpse?For useful images, a recommended further reading list, links to primary sources, and transcript, head to the episode page on our website.Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests.We have merch available at our RedBubble shop, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the USA or UK.Or you can buy us a ko-fi! However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!Sick of being interrupted by adverts? We have an ad-free subscription here.Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the Mnemosyne Memory Collective   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.