Ancient History Fangirl
An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it’s like if Hardcore History met up with My Favorite Murder in the ancient world, with a heavy helping of booze and laughter.
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Women in Welsh Mythology (With Mari Catrin Phil...
Join us as we get acquainted with the women of the Mabinogion.
45 min
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Merry Mithras: International God of Mystery
Get ready for the epic story of a bull slaughtering, mushroom tripping, light bringing, Emperor-pee-drinking, hierarchy-maintaining, Smurf-hat-wearing cosmic warrior.
71 min
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The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of War
Join us as we get to know the Morrigan—and explore the bloody waters in which she swam.
72 min
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In Search of Female Druids
We delve into Celtic culture, myth, and archaeology to see what we could uncover about female Druids in the ancient world.
58 min
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Anglesey: The Druids' Last Stand
Standing on the last stretch of beach on the last island refuge, the Druids made an epic final stand against the Roman invaders.
97 min
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Ancient Worl...
Join us for Halloween tales of shrieking Banshees, deathly Furies, and the terrors of Samhain.
67 min
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End of Season 5 Announcement
We're going on break and we'll be back Oct. 29. Hear what we've got planned for Season 6 and beyond!
22 min
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Spartacus vs. Toussaint L'Ouverture (With Mike ...
Mike Duncan (of The HIstory of Rome and Revolutions) joins us to discuss the Spartacus War, the Haitian Revolution, and what advice Toussaint L'Ouverture might have had for Spartacus.
70 min
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Spartacus Part 4: Sine Missione
Spartacus and Crassus fight sine missione: to the death. No quarter given; no mercy shown.
94 min
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Spartacus Part 3: World on Fire
The Roman Senate continued to send more experienced generals against Spartacus--even as he struggled to reign in his followers' worst instincts toward violence. And meanwhile, Rome’s foreign wars were winding down. The clock was ticking.
38 min
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Spartacus Part 2: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Ho...
Spartacus faces troubles without and tribal conflicts within. It all comes to a head on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius.
51 min
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Spartacus Part 1: Breaker of Chains
The story of Spartacus is the story of the Roman Republic at a crossroads.
63 min
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A Day at the Gladiatorial Games
Join us as we travel back in time to the amphitheatre of Capua—mainland Italy's largest amphitheatre in its day—and experience a day at the gladiatorial games during the time of Spartacus.
39 min
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How to Train Your Gladiator
From the ancient roots of Etruscan funeral games to the height of Roman spectacle, we examine the history of gladiatorial combat.
75 min
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Come See Us at Intelligent Speech 2020!
We're thrilled to announce we'll both be participating in Intelligent Speech 2020 this year!
24 min
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Spartacus in Film and Popular Culture (With the...
We invited the Partial Historians onto our show to discuss one of their favorite topics and ours: Spartacus in film and pop culture.
90 min
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Thracians: Heart of Ares
The Thracians were the most feared professional killers of the ancient world—serving as hired assassins, enforcers, and mercenaries in famous battles from one end of the Mediterranean to the other.
74 min
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Thracians: Shoot the Messenger
We’re going to go out on a limb and say that to know Spartacus, you have to know the Thracians.
66 min
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Salvius and the Star-Reader: The Second Servile...
But just 28 years after the First Servile War, another major uprising would shake that system to its core once again.
52 min
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Eunus and the Mermaid Goddess: The First Servil...
The First Servile War started in 135 BC. The Spartacus of this rebellion was a man named Eunus—a fire-breather and miracle worker.
76 min
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Dionysus: Myths and Madness (With Liv Albert fr...
This week, Ancient History Fangirl teams up with Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! to talk about Dionysus.
60 min
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AHFG: Coronavirus Edition
We wanted to give our audience an update about what we're up to, how we're coping, and the direction for the podcast in the coming weeks and months.
8 min
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Dionysus: Religion of Revolution
In this episode, we'll focus on what happened after Dionysus won his place as a god on Mount Olympus.
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Dionysus: Have You Heard the Good News (About Me)?
This is the Dionysus of Thrace. The Dionysus of Mithradates. Of Spartacus. Of revolutionaries across the classical world. This is the story of how one wandering god inspired people to rise up against injustice.
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End Of Season 4 Announcement
Season 4 is officially over! Listen in as we discuss our big plans for Season 5.
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