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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Sea Monsters of the Ancient World (With Ryan De...
Just what were the ancients seeing in the sea, anyway? In this episode, ancient sea monster expert Ryan Denson helps us unpack it all.
67 min
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Last Refuge of the Minoans
The ancient Minoans were master seafarers. But between the 1200s and the 1000s BC, they simply withdrew from the world. Today, we look at where they went—and why.
87 min
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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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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Hadrian's Wall, Parts 1, 2 and 3
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, please enjoy this deep dive into Hadrian's Wall.
172 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Boudicca: Parts 1, 2 and 3
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, please enjoy our entire Boudicca series, all in one place.
223 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Three Fun Episodes on Celtic ...
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, please enjoy this deep dive into Celtic mythology.
222 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Spartacus: Parts 1, 2 and 3
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, please enjoy this deep dive into the life and times of Spartacus.
153 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Vercingetorix: All You Love M...
We're on hiatus until September 21 Until then, please enjoy all the Vercingetorix episodes in one long, binge-able file.
166 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Julius Caesar: Parts 1 and 2
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, enjoy this long, binge-able episode on Julius Caesar's early life.
123 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: Marc Antony x Cleopatra: Love...
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, dive into the epic story of Marc Antony and Cleopatra.
215 min
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ALL IN ONE PLACE: The Cult of Aphrodite, Mythol...
We're on hiatus until September 22. Until then, enjoy this long, binge-able episode on all things Aphrodite.
183 min
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End of Season 7 Announcement
It's the end of season 7! We'll be back September 22. Find out what we have in store next!
24 min
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Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: Atalanta
Join us as we take a deep dive into the story of Atalanta: a gender rebel and sexually liberated heroine who—maybe—peels back the curtain on what life was like for women on the margins of classical Greece.
69 min
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Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: Artemis
Join us as we explore how Artemis evolved into a goddess who fit into the Classical Athenian idea of what an ‘eternal maiden’ should look like.
46 min
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Actium, Baby! (With Barry Strauss)
This week, historian and author Barry Strauss takes us back to the beach at Actium to deconstruct how it all went wrong for Marc Antony and Cleopatra.
61 min
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Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: Pallas x Athena
When Athena was young, she had a very intense relationship with another girl named Pallas—perhaps the only person Athena ever truly loved.
46 min
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Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: Heracles x Om...
This week, we’re going to talk about that time Heracles, noted impenetrable penetrator, lived as a woman and the submissive to a powerful female dom.
64 min
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Transgender Achilles and Found Family in the Il...
In this episode, debut author Maya Deane methodically strips away the lenses of the Victorian era, Classical Greece, and the modern day to reveal an Illiad that’s older and darker and weirder than any of us could ever have imagined.
71 min
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Zeus x Ganymede: Not Gender Rebels
This is the story about the time Zeus kidnapped a teenage boy named Ganymede and brought him to Olympus to be his “cup bearer.”
45 min
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Abortion in the Ancient World (With Princess O'...
We’re joined by feminist Biblical scholar Princess O’Nika Auguste to discuss abortion in ancient Greece, Rome, and in Biblical times.
43 min
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Abortion Rights Takeover: Silphium
Silphium was the miracle plant of ancient Greece and Rome. Among its many other uses, it may have functioned as a contraceptive--and an abortifacent.
25 min
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Abortion Rights Takeover: Bathroom Business (Wi...
Pliny the Elder interviewed sex workers to get the lowdown on how they dealt with unwanted pregnancies (but we suspect the ladies were having him on).
65 min
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The Invisible Thread: Life after Slavery in Pom...
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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Podcast Takeover for Abortion Rights
We have several episodes that discuss abortion, and in the next few weeks, we’ll be re-releasing those on our main feed twice a week.
3 min
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Elektra, Clytemnestra, Cassandra, and the Curse...
In this episode, bestselling author Jennifer Saint introduces us to Clytemnestra, Elektra, Cassandra, and the murderous curse that shadowed their lives.
47 min