The Classical Antiquity Sidequest

#elagabalus #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientrome #rome #antiquity #classicalantiquity Dr. Zachary Herz stopped by to talk about one of the more interesting emperors in Roman history, Elagabalus . Despite having a fairly short reign (ruled from 218 CE - 222 CE), he's become a significant historical figure. Elagabalus was a teenage emperor who ruled during what turned out to be a transitional era...

#hbrorome #spartacus #bettercallsaul #thoseabouttodie #gladiator #ancientrome #troyfallofacity #troy #ancientgreece #antiquity Dr. Monica Cyrino , a consultant for many TV and film projects, stopped by to talk about the opportunities streaming services created for stories from Antiquity. We cover a host of movies and TV shows including Troy: Fall of a City , STARZ' Spartacus (which is an insan...

#ptsd #trauma #theaeneid #virgil #aeneas #dido #literature #antiquity #troy #ancientrome #rome #romanhistory #poetry #classicalantiquity The Aeneid is one of the most popular and significant works of literature. It is an amazing story that serves as the origin story for Rome, but, more than that, it tells a story of coping with trauma. In fact, trauma permeates practically every character from Aen...

#mithras #romanreligion #ancientrome #mithraism #mithraictemples #classicalantiquity #antiquity #paganism #cultofmithras #rudyardkipling #pagan #pagans In this Sidequest, we cover the ancient Cult of Mithras with the expert on the subject matter, Dr. David Walsh . This cult spread pretty widely throughout the Roman Empire and has remained a topic of interest for historians, archaeologists and peop...

#300 #300movie #thisissparta #ancientgreece #classicalantiquity #antiquity #sparta #zacksnyder In our first movie review episode, our old friend Victor Lamas stops by to give us his thoughts on the Zack Snyder epic 300 . It takes us a while to say "This is Sparta!" but we get there. Eventually. During the review, we cover a lot of topics in this review including the miscasting of Dominic...

#ancientgreece #theolympics #greeksports #classicalantiquity #antiquity #theacc Dr. Amy Pistone from basketball powerhouse Gonzaga stopped by to talk about sports in Ancient Greece. Before we delve into Antiquity, we cover Dr. Pistone's background, her ties to new ACC member Cal, her career as a football and basketball official and her experience running marathons. As you might guess, we take...

#augustus #ancientrome #romanempire #theaeneid #dido #marcusagrippa #octavian Our friend Dr. Gerrish stopped by the podcast to discuss the first Roman Emperor (or Princeps, if you will), Augustus. We cover how he managed to seize (and consolidate) power and overcome his rivals, the different names he went by, his legacy as an administrator and the importance of his First Lieutenant, Marcus Agrippa...

#scotland #ancientrome #romanscotland #antiquity #classicalantiquity #rome Our third sidequest takes us to Roman Scotland, or "Barbaricum" (The Land of the Barbarians) as it was known back in Antiquity. Dr. Andrew Tibbs is our guide on this quest. During our interview, we discuss the Roman invasions of Scotland, the native tribes, the incomplete historical narrative we have and the famou...

#justinianthegreat #belisarius #byzantineempire #byzantinehistory #romanhistory #ancientrome Our second sidequest takes us to the " Byzantine " Empire and the attempt by Justinian to restore the Empire to its lost glory. Dr. David Parnell , professor at Indiana University NW and author of Belisarius & Antonia , stops by to discuss one of Late Antiquity's greatest generals, Belisa...

#alexanderthegreat #classicalantiquity #ancientgreece We’re kicking off the Classical Antiquity Sidequest podcast with an episode about the ultimate historical figure from Antiquity – Alexander the Great ! My friend Victor Lamas stopped by the podcast to talk about one of the most studied and most influential historical figures. Topics of discussion include how Alexander conquered the Persian Empi...