Random Ancient rome Podcasts

The Mirror of Antiquity features portraits of classical scholars that blend storytelling and academic research. Guests explore how their work on ancient Greece and Rome helps them understand the contemporary world and their own lives. Produced by Curtis Dozier with support from the Vassar College Department of Greek and Roman Studies.

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Categories: Education, Society & Culture

Tags: ancient Greece, ancient history, ancient rome, classics

Podcast series with R.W. Peake, author of the international bestselling Roman historical fiction Marching With Caesar, and the alternative history series Caesar Ascending. Topics will include but not be limited to Ancient Rome, the Roman Legions and the famous figures of those times, along with other eras.

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: ancient rome, Marching With Caesar, R.W. Peake, Roman Legions, Titus Pullus

Exploring the classical world introduces texts by Homer, Horace, Juvenal and others, placing them in their social and political context and assessing their value as historical sources. Readings in the original Latin or Greek and in translation illustrate the metric structures used and the challenges of effectively recreating these works in modern English. The material is drawn from The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world

Categories: Education

Tags: ancient Greece, ancient rome, Classical, classics, Homer, Roman, translation