Ancient History Podcast podcast

Ancient History Podcast

Owain Williams

The Ancient History podcast is the companion podcast of Ancient History Magazine, a publication dedicated to exploring the ancient world. Each episode will feature a new guest to discuss their research, a new book, or talk about ancient history, from Greece and Rome to Mesopotamia and China, and everything in between.

36 Episodes

AH35 - Agrippina the Younger with Mary T. Boatwright
11/1/2026
50:38
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Mary T. Boatwright about Agrippina the Younger, how she navigated the conspiracies and intrigues of the imperial Roman court, and how we can reconstruct her life from what the many sources say about her.
AH34 - Rome's Age of Revolution with Tim Whitmarsh
10/1/2026
57:50
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Tim Whitmarsh about early Christianity, how the religion was embedded in Greco-Roman culture, and how the Roman Empire facilitated its spread.
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AH33 - Indian Ocean Trade
9/1/2026
1:02:57
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jeremy Simmons about ancient trade in the Indian Ocean, sources for understanding such trade, and how people in both India and the Roman Empire interacted with the many goods merchants carried across the Indian Ocean.
AH32 - A Womb of One's Own
8/1/2026
1:00:05
In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Tara Mulder about pregnancy and childbirth in ancient Rome, the role and reputation of midwives, and how male medical writers attempted to usurp their authority.
AH31 - Oligarchy and Democracy in Ancient Greece
7/1/2026
1:11:15
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Matt Simonton about the history of democracy and oligarchy in ancient Greece, how oligarchy declined, and democracy triumphed, and how democracy eventually disappeared in the Greek world.
AH30 - Decyphering Mayan Hieroglyphs
6/1/2026
58:34
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with David Stuart about the Classical Maya period, the decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs, and the reconstruction of Classical Mayan history.
AH29 - Political Violence in Ancient Greece
5/1/2026
59:54
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Scott Lawin Arcenas about stasis (political violence) in ancient Greece, how frequently the Greeks engaged in political violence, and how political violence was related to the ancient Greek world's economic and cultural efflorescence.
AH28 - Women in Classical Athens
4/1/2026
56:09
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Katherine Backler about women in Classical Athens, what sources are available for the study of Classical Athenian women, the limitations of those sources, and how diverse women's experiences were in the ancient Greek world.
AH27 - White Pedestal with Curtis Dozier
3/1/2026
57:42
In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Curtis Dozier about how White Nationalists appropriate Greco-Roman Antiquity, why Greco-Roman antiquity appeals to White Nationalists, and how investigating the modern historiography can counter such appropriations
AH26 - A New History of Ancient Roman Theatre
2/1/2026
50:51
In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jessica Clarke about the spread of theatre in ancient Italy, why the traditional Roman-centric narrative may be wrong, and how archaeology can offer an alternative perspective.

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