Sibyl Service

“I do think that evil in response to evil is a recipe for disaster"....“What injures the hive, injures the bee,"... “We all love ourselves more than other people but care more about their opinion than our own"... Just 3 of the many quotations coming your way when you tune into Marcus Aurelius from 160AD.  Marcus has a penchant for goodwill despite dealing with plagues, greedy brothers, consta...

Tourism contributes to roughly 30 percent of the economy in Greece and 15 percent in Malta. This episode will travel from the Mycenean ruins in Greece, Calyposos cave in Gozo, and to a Caravaggio in St John’s Cathedral in Valetta, the capital city of Malta, and we will be starting with the Ggantija temples in Gozo. Historians of Art and others will be asking; why do we go to places&...

Kitty Agnew and I discuss the origins of... Killing two birds with one stone? dress to kill? Have a humble eye? Collectives nouns such as A Discretions of priests? a Skulk of thieves and foxes? Music by: Tertia

Greece, once the bedrock of Western civilization. Now, drowning in an economic crisis. This episode reaps out all perspectives possible on modern Greece, whilst also diving into comparisons with Ancient Greece, in regards to politics, sexual relations, respect for women, architecture. 

Relaxing tour around the Roman Baths with commentary you say? Back at the historical studio, we interview Boudicca from 50AD and Hadrian 120AD to gain their insights of the Baths.

Archeologist Angus and I delve into the enduring symbol of Ancient Athens - the Acropolis. On top of which stands the Parthenon, Athena Nike Temple, and the Frieze.  It's not all sunshine and rainbows because missing from the Acropolis are the "Elgin" marbles, stored away in the British Museum.  This really grinds Angus's gears, particularly in the current climate of post-colonialism.&nb...

Olly O Toole and I canvass over the life of the crazy cat Alexander the Great, the man who overthrew the Persian Empire.  From the drunken rages to the military conquests. 

Cleopatra digs it and I dive into .... Tutankhamun, Mummification, the Pyramids of Geezers, Queen Nefertiti, Pompeii excavations, and plenty more. 

if you need a holiday, come and see me.  We explore the origin of particular Irish Idioms, some Folklore, and the dark depths of witchcraft. 

Evil or genius? Nero or Hero. The reign of the most theatrical Roman emperor ever recorded. 

Dev, an astronomer at the Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies, and I combine constellations with Greek Mythology.  Orion, Perseus, Andromeda, Pleides, Callisto, the beasts of Heracles all achieve immortality in the Sky. 

Aerona and I discuss our Classical Quarantine Houses Concluded gang: Ovid, Demeter, Caligula, Apollo, Cleopatre, Pericles, Circe, Medusa. 

The Bacchante's just wanted an orgy

You may have heard on the grapevine that Kitty and I break the ice with a herd of harlots and incredulity of cuckolds. 

Are all the Greek Mythological statues victims of Medusa? 

Etymology baby.  This episode explores the history behind words such as "bankrupt," "Malaria," "Quarantine," "Clue," "Genuine," "Ostrasise," "Matrimony" and many more.

Political correctness gone mad in Athens!

The Delphic Oracle was a cruel mistress.