Two Friends Talk History
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Two Friends Talk History is a podcast where public historian, Zofia, chats with scholars, archaeologists, researchers and more to explore fascinating histories, look behind the scenes and ask the big question that's missing in much academic discourse: so what? Why is this relevant today? Find me on Instagram at Two Friends Talk History and at ArchaeoArtist.com. Support the Pod @Patreon.com/archaeoartistBuy cool merch @ https://www.redbubble.com/people/TFTHPodcast/shop?asc=u
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Poverty in Late Antiquity with Carlos Machado
December 15, 2023 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode, I interview Dr Carlos Machado from the University of St Andrews about the social perceptions and realities of poverty in the Late Antique period. Dr Machado is a Roman historian whose work focuses on aspects of urban space in the Late Antique Roman world, from elite building, honorific monuments, and domestic spaces; he is now working on shedding a light on the strata of society that seldom received attention in the historical record or monumental commemorations - the poor...
Athletics and Honour with Giorgos Mouratidis
October 04, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode, I conduct an in-person interview with the Assistant Director of the British School at Athens, Dr Giorgos Mouraditis. Giorgos' research focuses on athletic self-representation in inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Imperial periods. Listeners will be familiar with the British School of Athens from the last episode when I met with its Director, Professor Rebecca Sweetman, to discuss the exciting public engagement work that the institute is working on. I returned to the B...
Athletics and Honour with Dr Giorgos Mouratidis
October 04, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode, I conduct an in-person interview with the Assistant Director of the British School at Athens, Dr Giorgos Mouraditis. Giorgos' research focuses on athletic self-representation in inscriptions from the Hellenistic and Imperial periods. Listeners will be familiar with the British School of Athens from the last episode when I met with its Director, Professor Rebecca Sweetman, to discuss the exciting public engagement work that the institute is working on. I returned to the B...
Classical Reception
August 23, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this week's episode, flips the script and am interviewed by returning guest, Dr Briana King. This episode will be part one of an ongoing look at how the ancient world is used in different media today! I discuss with Dr King the history of “Classics” and what we mean when we discuss classical reception. Our first conversation is meant to lay down the foundational context for understanding what it means when classical images and stories are incorporated into modern media through books, mu...
Classical Reception P.1 with Briana King
August 23, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this week's episode, flips the script and am interviewed by returning guest, Dr Briana King. This episode will be part one of an ongoing look at how the ancient world is used in different media today! I discuss with Dr King the history of “Classics” and what we mean when we discuss classical reception. Our first conversation is meant to lay down the foundational context for understanding what it means when classical images and stories are incorporated into modern media through books, mu...
Research and Engagement at the BSA with Rebecca Sweetman
July 19, 2023 01:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this week's episode, Zofia interviews the Director of the British School at Athens (BSA), Professor Rebecca Sweetman. Rebecca has stepped into the role of Director of the BSA for the next few years and has really hit the ground running. We discuss the role and responsibilities of the institute and the exciting outreach she is leading with her fantastic teams in Athens and Knossos. With the 50th anniversary of the Fitch Laboratory coming up next year, we discuss how researchers, academic...
Visualising War and Peace in Antiquity with Alice König
May 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIn this episode of Two Friends Talk History, Zofia interviews Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of St Andrews, and founder of the Visualising War and Peace Project, Dr Alice König. In this interview, Zofia asks Alice about ideas of representing war in antiquity, and if concepts like a ‘peace movement’ was possible in a period of Roman Imperium. We discuss the absences in war narratives, and war’s impacts on women and children, and then turn our attention to the podcast series tha...
Visualising War and Peace in Antiquity
May 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIn this episode of Two Friends Talk History, Zofia interviews Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of St Andrews, and founder of the Visualising War and Peace Project, Dr Alice König. In this interview, Zofia asks Alice about ideas of representing war in antiquity, and if concepts like a ‘peace movement’ was possible in a period of Roman Imperium. We discuss the absences in war narratives, and war’s impacts on women and children, and then turn our attention to the podcast series tha...
Tyranny in Antiquity
March 31, 2023 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this week's episode of Two Friends Talk History, Zofia is joined by Dr Sam Ellis, an expert in the language of tyranny in antiquity and the study of monocratic power in the Greek polis from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. We explore how the language used to frame the actions of sole rulers has created a construct of 'tyrant' that remains with us today. For a suggested reading list and more information, please check out my website for a blog post on this episode and more resourc...
Tyranny in Antiquity with Sam Ellis
March 31, 2023 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this week's episode of Two Friends Talk History, Zofia is joined by Dr Sam Ellis, an expert in the language of tyranny in antiquity and the study of monocratic power in the Greek polis from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. We explore how the language used to frame the actions of sole rulers has created a construct of 'tyrant' that remains with us today. For a suggested reading list and more information, please check out my website for a blog post on this episode and more resourc...
Wishing Upon a Romano-British Well with Maxime Ratcliffe
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week on Two Friends Talk History, I spoke with Dr Maxime Ratcliffe, hot off the press with his recently awarded doctorate, to discuss Romano-British well depositions and the tantalising mysteries that were buried within them. We explore their persistence in the British landscape, and their possible uses in antiquity. For a suggested reading list and more information, please check out my website for a blog post on this episode and more resources. If you would like to get in touch with...
Wishing Upon a Romano-British Well
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week on Two Friends Talk History, I spoke with Dr Maxime Ratcliffe, hot off the press with his recently awarded doctorate, to discuss Romano-British well depositions and the tantalising mysteries that were buried within them. We explore their persistence in the British landscape, and their possible uses in antiquity. For a suggested reading list and more information, please check out my website for a blog post on this episode and more resources. If you would like to get in touch with...
The Archaeology of Alcohol
January 29, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Zofia is joined by returning guest, archaeologist, and archaeobotanist, Alexandra Slucky, to discuss the archaeology of alcohol! We discuss the archaeological process used to identify historic alcoholic vessels and processes. For a suggested reading list and more information, please check out my website for a blog post on this episode and more resources: https://archaeoartist.com/2023/01/29/archaeology-of-alcohol-on-tfth/ If you would like to get in touch, you can f...
The Archaeology of Alcohol with Alexandra Slucky
January 29, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this week’s episode, Zofia is joined by returning guest, archaeologist, and archaeobotanist, Alexandra Slucky, to discuss the archaeology of alcohol! We discuss the archaeological process used to identify historic alcoholic vessels and processes. For a suggested reading list and more information, please check out my website for a blog post on this episode and more resources: https://archaeoartist.com/2023/01/29/archaeology-of-alcohol-on-tfth/ If you would like to get in touch, you can f...
Polybius' Histories with Elke Close
January 06, 2023 02:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Elke Close about Polybius, the Achaean statesman, teacher, and historian from the Hellenistic period. Polybius was active in Megalopolis at the tail end of the period of Greek independence following the wars of the Hellenistic kings and the rise of the Roman empire. Elke discusses the social context and political realities that Polybius faced while held in Rome as a hostage, which, fortunately, he lodged with the famous Cornelii Scipiones family. From h...
Polybius' Histories
January 06, 2023 02:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Elke Close about Polybius, the Achaean statesman, teacher, and historian from the Hellenistic period. Polybius was active in Megalopolis at the tail end of the period of Greek independence following the wars of the Hellenistic kings and the rise of the Roman empire. Elke discusses the social context and political realities that Polybius faced while held in Rome as a hostage, which, fortunately, he lodged with the famous Cornelii Scipiones family. From h...
The Severans
December 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIn this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Alex Imrie about the historical context and impact of the Severan dynasty on the Roman Empire and beyond. We unpack how the dysfunctional family engaged with each other and the tumultuous world of politics and warfare around them while trying to connect to a human center. Dr Imrie is a Tutor in Classics at the University of Edinburgh and the National Outreach Co-ordinator for the Classical Association of Scotland (CAS). His doctoral work focused on the ...
The Severans with Alex Imrie
December 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIn this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Alex Imrie about the historical context and impact of the Severan dynasty on the Roman Empire and beyond. We unpack how the dysfunctional family engaged with each other and the tumultuous world of politics and warfare around them while trying to connect to a human center. Dr Imrie is a Tutor in Classics at the University of Edinburgh and the National Outreach Co-ordinator for the Classical Association of Scotland (CAS). His doctoral work focused on the ...
Reconnecting Heritage: Repatriation and Museums with Barbara Winter
November 05, 2022 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBKicking off Series 3, in this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Barbara Winter to discuss how indigenous artifacts have traditionally been collected and displayed in western Canada. This discussion touches on the arguments historically used to keep acquired material culture outside of minority communities (by colonial powers), and in large museum collections. To challenge these historic narratives made by caretakers of cultural heritage, we explore the ways in which repatriation reconnects indivi...
Reconnecting Heritage: Repatriation and Museums
November 05, 2022 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBKicking off Series 3, in this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Barbara Winter to discuss how indigenous artifacts have traditionally been collected and displayed in western Canada. This discussion touches on the arguments historically used to keep acquired material culture outside of minority communities (by colonial powers), and in large museum collections. To challenge these historic narratives made by caretakers of cultural heritage, we explore the ways in which repatriation reconnects indivi...
Multilingualism in Republican Italy with Rory Nutter
December 29, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBDrawing the year to a close, this week, Zofia is joined by historian Dr Rory Nutter. Together we discuss the linguistic changes that took place in the Italian peninsula over the 4th- 3rd centuries BCE as Latin speakers interacted with the mosaic of languages spoken in the region, and the importance of looking at the materiality of objects when reading inscriptions. Tangents include awkward linguistic encounters, Aeclanum field school, and visiting Ostia Antica. The show will be going on hi...
Multilingualism in Republican Italy
December 29, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBDrawing the year to a close, this week, Zofia is joined by historian Dr Rory Nutter. Together we discuss the linguistic changes that took place in the Italian peninsula over the 4th- 3rd centuries BCE as Latin speakers interacted with the mosaic of languages spoken in the region, and the importance of looking at the materiality of objects when reading inscriptions. Tangents include awkward linguistic encounters, Aeclanum field school, and visiting Ostia Antica. The show will be going on hi...
Vampires in Antiquity with Ambra Ghiringhelli
December 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIn this weeks' episode, Zofia is joined by classical scholar and vampire fang-atic, doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh, Ambra Ghiringhelli. Getting to the heart of the vampires in antiquity and in the archaeological record, we shine light in the darkest of spooky places where these immortal bloodsuckers have haunted our imaginations and cemeteries alike. We hope you enjoy the final interview of a three-part journey into monsters that went bump in the night and how they rem...
Vampires in Antiquity
December 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBIn this weeks' episode, Zofia is joined by classical scholar and vampire fang-atic, doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh, Ambra Ghiringhelli. Getting to the heart of the vampires in antiquity and in the archaeological record, we shine light in the darkest of spooky places where these immortal bloodsuckers have haunted our imaginations and cemeteries alike. We hope you enjoy the final interview of a three-part journey into monsters that went bump in the night and how they rem...
Witches in the Classical World with Celeste Du Blois
November 03, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined again by Latinist and researcher of ancient magic, Celeste De Blois, a Classics doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh. Celeste returns to the pod to discuss witches in Greek mythology, Homeric stories, and Roman elegies. Click here to read the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, discussed in the episode. To get in touch and find out more about Two Friends Talk History: Find us on Instagram & Twitter Support us through Patreon Buy our merch on Redbubble ...
Witches in the Classical World
November 03, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined again by Latinist and researcher of ancient magic, Celeste De Blois, a Classics doctoral candidate at the University of Edinburgh. Celeste returns to the pod to discuss witches in Greek mythology, Homeric stories, and Roman elegies. Click here to read the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, discussed in the episode. To get in touch and find out more about Two Friends Talk History: Find us on Instagram & Twitter Support us through Patreon Buy our merch on Redbubble ...
Teen Wolf and Werewolves in Antiquity
October 22, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss his new article and foray into Classical Reception Studies, who looked at naughties tv Teen Wolf reboot and how it uses Classical mythology, language and bodies to present an updated version of the werewolf. Tangents include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Riverdale, Sabrina the ...
Teen Wolf and Werewolves in Antiquity with Javier Martínez Jiménez
October 22, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss his new article and foray into Classical Reception Studies, who looked at naughties tv Teen Wolf reboot and how it uses Classical mythology, language and bodies to present an updated version of the werewolf. Tangents include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Riverdale, Sabrina the ...
Rollin' Down Roman Rivers
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and University of Edinburgh PhD candidate, James R. Page! James shares his insights into how Romans dealt with the changing and often dangerous environment of river transportation, and how local resilience and adaptation changed landscapes in their pursuit of water management! I hope you enjoy the episode! If you would like to find out more about James' work, you can find him on his Academia.edu page and check out the Upper Sabina Tiberina ...
Rollin' Down Roman Rivers with James Page
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and University of Edinburgh PhD candidate, James R. Page! James shares his insights into how Romans dealt with the changing and often dangerous environment of river transportation, and how local resilience and adaptation changed landscapes in their pursuit of water management! I hope you enjoy the episode! If you would like to find out more about James' work, you can find him on his Academia.edu page and check out the Upper Sabina Tiberina ...
The Globalised Mediterranean with Meg Currie-Moodie
September 04, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and outdoor adventure entrepreneur, Dr Meg Currie-Moodie. Meg and I talk about the globalised Mediterranean in antiquity, and what it meant to have shared visual language - a visual koine. We discuss large-scale material culture which employs globalised artistic elements - the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania built Juba II called Kubr-er-Rumia in Arabic - and a small-scale devotional statuette found in Egypt of Horus dressed as a Roman emperor! For...
The Globalised Mediterranean
September 04, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and outdoor adventure entrepreneur, Dr Meg Currie-Moodie. Meg and I talk about the globalised Mediterranean in antiquity, and what it meant to have shared visual language - a visual koine. We discuss large-scale material culture which employs globalised artistic elements - the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania built Juba II called Kubr-er-Rumia in Arabic - and a small-scale devotional statuette found in Egypt of Horus dressed as a Roman emperor! For...
Byzantine Pottery
August 18, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBFrom my recent stay at the British School at Athens, I am joined by archaeologist and Byzantine pottery specialist, the talented Dr Rossana Valente! Dr Rossana Valente (Richard Bradford McConnell Studentship holder) is a postdoctoral researcher at the British School at Athens and Visiting Research Fellow at Newcastle University. Rossana is part of the team analysing the ceramics for Byzantine period Sparta and has fascinating things to say about what studying this pottery can tell us about ...
Byzantine Pottery
August 18, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBFrom my recent stay at the British School at Athens, I am joined by archaeologist and Byzantine pottery specialist, the talented Dr Rossana Valente! Dr Rossana Valente (Richard Bradford McConnell Studentship holder) is a postdoctoral researcher at the British School at Athens and Visiting Research Fellow at Newcastle University. Rossana is part of the team analysing the ceramics for Byzantine period Sparta and has fascinating things to say about what studying this pottery can tell us about ...
The Late Antique City with Javier Martínez Jiménez
July 24, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss the social changes that characterised the transition to the Late Antique period. We discuss the knock-on effects of these changes as they impacted technology like water provisioning and urban contraction. Tangents include field schools, Roman Merida, setting up a museum exh...
The Late Antique City
July 24, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss the social changes that characterised the transition to the Late Antique period. We discuss the knock-on effects of these changes as they impacted technology like water provisioning and urban contraction. Tangents include field schools, Roman Merida, setting up a museum exh...
The Late Antique City
July 24, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and Late Antique period specialist Dr Javier Martínez Jiménez, currently a PDRA in the Cambridge Faculty of Classics "Impact of the Ancient City" ERC Project, to discuss the social changes that characterised the transition to the Late Antique period. We discuss the knock-on effects of these changes as they impacted technology like water provisioning and urban contraction. Tangents include field schools, Roman Merida, setting up a museum exh...
Roman Curses and Love Magic with Celeste Du Blois
July 03, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by fellow French Canadian and doctoral candidate, Celeste Du Bois, to discuss Roman curses and love magic in literature and in the archaeological evidence of curse tablets. We explore the challenges to studying religion from the bottom up (so to speak) and some of the intriguing ritual practices of people in the Greco-Roman. I hope you enjoy the interview! Tangents include using Latin for exorcisms, 90s blockbusters Practical Magic and the Craft, and more!...
Roman Curses and Love Magic
July 03, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by fellow French Canadian and doctoral candidate, Celeste Du Bois, to discuss Roman curses and love magic in literature and in the archaeological evidence of curse tablets. We explore the challenges to studying religion from the bottom up (so to speak) and some of the intriguing ritual practices of people in the Greco-Roman. I hope you enjoy the interview! Tangents include using Latin for exorcisms, 90s blockbusters Practical Magic and the Craft, and more!...
Bronze Age Kefalonia: the Tzanata tomb
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this special episode, Zofia is joined by Hettie and Makis Metaxas from Poros, Kefalonia, who have worked tirelessly on advocating for the conservation of one of the most important monuments of Kefalonia’s Bronze Age, which they also helped discover- the Tzanata tholos tomb! We discussed their work to protect this important archaeological site just weeks before the Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands officially confirmed new investments in the site! I hope you enjoy the interview!...
Bronze Age Kefalonia: the Tzanata tomb with Hettie and Makis Metaxas
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this special episode, Zofia is joined by Hettie and Makis Metaxas from Poros, Kefalonia, who have worked tirelessly on advocating for the conservation of one of the most important monuments of Kefalonia’s Bronze Age, which they also helped discover- the Tzanata tholos tomb! We discussed their work to protect this important archaeological site just weeks before the Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands officially confirmed new investments in the site! I hope you enjoy the interview!...
Ancient Greek Federalism: the Achaean Koinon
June 05, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by the creator of Hellenistic History website and outreach, Dr Elke Close, to discuss the Achaean League (koinon) of the Greeks during the second century BCE. We chat about the different tools she used to investigate ancient federalism from Polybius, epigraphy to numismatics, and ultimately, the showdown with Rome at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BCE. Tangents include: Polybius picking fights, the magical city of Megalopolis and more! Find us on Instagram Su...
Ancient Greek Federalism: the Achaean Koinon with Elke Close
June 05, 2021 13:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by the creator of Hellenistic History website and outreach, Dr Elke Close, to discuss the Achaean League (koinon) of the Greeks during the second century BCE. We chat about the different tools she used to investigate ancient federalism from Polybius, epigraphy to numismatics, and ultimately, the showdown with Rome at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BCE. Tangents include: Polybius picking fights, the magical city of Megalopolis and more! Find us on Instagram Su...
Hellenistic Queens
May 21, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBIn this episode, Zofia is reunited with Dr Briana King, a specialist in cult of Aphrodite and Greek erotica in the late-Classical period, to discuss the dynamic and variable roles that Hellenistic Queens played by focusing on queen Olympias of Macedon and Arsinoe II of Egypt. We explore their martial actions, power plays and divine associations. Tangents include road tripping in Greece, Netflix series ideas, and exploring the archaeological museum in Pella. Find us on Instagram Support us...
Hellenistic Queens with Briana King
May 21, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBIn this episode, Zofia is reunited with Dr Briana King, a specialist in cult of Aphrodite and Greek erotica in the late-Classical period, to discuss the dynamic and variable roles that Hellenistic Queens played by focusing on queen Olympias of Macedon and Arsinoe II of Egypt. We explore their martial actions, power plays and divine associations. Tangents include road tripping in Greece, Netflix series ideas, and exploring the archaeological museum in Pella. Find us on Instagram Support us...
The Bianchi Plague Processions of 1399
May 02, 2021 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week, Zofia is joined by Dr Alex Lee to discuss the popular religious processions that took place in northern and central Italy from 1399-1400 in response to the outbreak of deadly plague. These processions were called ‘Bianchi’ because of their adherent’s white robes. We discuss Dr Lee's research into the religious responses from the community members as they went on processions, what they could expect on their journeys as well as the bureaucratic organisation from within the local c...
The Bianchi Plague Processions of 1399 with Alex Lee
May 02, 2021 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week, Zofia is joined by Dr Alex Lee to discuss the popular religious processions that took place in northern and central Italy from 1399-1400 in response to the outbreak of deadly plague. These processions were called ‘Bianchi’ because of their adherent’s white robes. We discuss Dr Lee's research into the religious responses from the community members as they went on processions, what they could expect on their journeys as well as the bureaucratic organisation from within the local c...
Shining a Light on Roman Houses
April 21, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and 3D-reconstruction specialist, Dr Lucia Michielin, to shine a light on her research into how the building practices of Romans considered lighting and its implications on home design. We discuss changes to Roman technology and how increased accessibility to glass in the Imperial period was reflected in Roman homes, and how she navigated using semi-fantastical artistic evidence and scientific analysis to explore domestic lighting in the Ro...
Shining a Light on Roman Houses with Lucia Michielin
April 21, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this episode, Zofia is joined by archaeologist and 3D-reconstruction specialist, Dr Lucia Michielin, to shine a light on her research into how the building practices of Romans considered lighting and its implications on home design. We discuss changes to Roman technology and how increased accessibility to glass in the Imperial period was reflected in Roman homes, and how she navigated using semi-fantastical artistic evidence and scientific analysis to explore domestic lighting in the Ro...
Stoicism and Marcus Aurelius
April 07, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBIn this week’s episode, Zofia is joined by Alexandra Swann for a deep dive into Stoicism the implications of what this philosophy meant in antiquity, and how we can benefit from it now. With the upcoming 1900th birthday anniversary of Marcus Arelius, we ask ourselves (WWMAD?) ‘What Would Marcus Aurelius Do?’ And explore how stoic wisdom guided the Roman Philosopher Emperor. Tangents include Youtube spirals, online conspiracy theories, ancient schools of philosophy, “what ancient philosophe...