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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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: Part 2
The Lighthouse of Alexandria cast a long shadow. It's the shadow of the Dark Pharos, which lives in all of us.
50 min
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AHFG Book Club: Lady Assassins and Horny Dragon...
Join us for a fun and fierce conversation where we discuss nontraditional publishing, queer and poly romance, tropes we love, and what rules are made to be broken.
69 min
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: Part 1
The Lighthouse of Alexandria has loomed large as a beacon of light and learning. But it also represented...darker things.
56 min
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RE-RELEASE: Cleopatra and the Urban War
Outnumbered five to one in a city full of ancient wonders, Cleopatra and Caesar spent the next ten months barricaded in a luxurious palace, fighting a deadly urban war for Cleopatra's throne and both of their survival.
49 min
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The Great Pyramid of Giza: Part 2
How was the pyramid built? And who were the people who built it?
67 min
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RE-RELEASE: Is the Sphinx 10,000 Years Old?
Join us as we explore a wild theory that completely explodes the prevailing wisdom about the age of the Sphinx.
95 min
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The Great Pyramid of Giza: Part 1
This is the oldest and largest of the Seven Wonders, and the only one to survive into modern times. And today, we’re going to get up close and personal with it.
85 min
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AHFG Book Club: Sexy Dragons and Dangerous Duke...
Join us and bestselling romantasy and historical romance author Elizabeth May as we discuss writing and reading the smutty smut!
75 min
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Orphia x Eurydicius and the Enduring Power of W...
Join us for a fresh new look at one of the most compelling and frequently-retold Greek myths.
53 min
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RE-RELEASE: The Sacred Band of Thebes: All in O...
The time was the 300s BC. The place was Thebes. And in this place, in this time, there was an elite military force—the best of the best special ops shock troops—made up of 150 male lovers.
160 min
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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: Sweaty, Oily, an...
Yes, this was truly the sweatiest, oiliest, and stickiest of all the wonders.
95 min
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The Murderous Magic of Medea (With Rosie Hewlett)
Bestselling author Rosie Hewlett takes us on a deep dive into what makes Medea tick.
46 min
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History of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
What did this list mean, and why did lists of “Wonders” become popular in the ancient Greek world?
64 min
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RE-RELEASE: Could You Survive Pompeii? A Choose...
You could live through it, maybe. If you were lucky. And made all the right choices. At exactly the right time.
78 min
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RE-RELEASE: The Pompeii Refugee Crisis (With El...
Where did the survivors of the Mt. Vesuvius eruption flee to? How were they received? Join us as we explore the refugee crisis that arose from the deadly eruption.
49 min
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RE-RELEASE: The Invisible Thread: Life after Sl...
We talk to Elodie Harper--bestselling author of the Wolf Den and the House with the Golden Door--about enslavement and freedom in Pompeii.
59 min
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RE-RELEASE: Women of the Wolf Den: Sex Workers ...
Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den, joins us to discuss the realities of sex workers' lives in Pompeii--just before the eruption of Vesuvius.
57 min
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RE-RELEASE: The Cult of Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the patron goddess of sex workers in ancient Greece. Join us as we explore how she was worshipped.
67 min
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RE-RELEASE: Aspasia x Pericles: Love in the Tim...
This is the story of the elite courtesan and philosopher Aspasia, and her partner Pericles.
45 min
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RE-RELEASE: Hustlers, Harlots, Heroines: The El...
We’re going to tell you about the lives of some of ancient Greece’s most famous courtesans.
87 min
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RE-RELEASE: Dangers of the Symposium
The symposia--all-male drinking parties--were the playground and hunting ground of Athens' elite courtesans. But they had their dangers, too.
53 min
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RE-RELEASE: Rules of the Game: Sex Workers of A...
This is the beginning of a journey into the world of sex workers in Ancient Greece.
60 min
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RE-RELEASE: Janus: God of the New Year
Janus may not be very well-known. But in his time, he was considered one of the most important gods—perhaps more important than Jupiter himself. Today, we’re going to tell you all about him.
54 min
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End of Season 11 Announcement
We've got some big changes in store for Season 12--tune in to find out more!
18 min
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RE-RELEASE: Frau Holle: Wicked Woman of Yule
This year, we’ve found one of the most metal and wild Yuletide goddesses yet.
73 min