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.
1
How to Destroy a Democracy (Welcome to the Augu...
Today we’ll explore how you kill a democracy—with a thousand tiny cuts, or one single stab to the heart.
72 min
2
Was Rome Always Like This? (With Mike Duncan)
Maybe the seeds of the republic’s destruction were planted at the time of its birth.
81 min
3
AHFG Book Club: Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh (Wi...
What can we really know about the real Cleopatra?
41 min
4
Rome Has No Kings
Join us as we travel back in time to the gates of Rome, to watch Octavian return.
19 min
5
RE-RELEASE: 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
6
ALL IN ONE PLACE: Marc Antony x Cleopatra: Love...
This series has everything: love, war, violence, betrayal, Marc Antony barfing everywhere, and Cleopatra being extremely glamorous at all times.
127 min
7
RE-RELEASE: Fulvia: Original Gangster of Ancien...
Fulvia was a populist firebrand, ancient Roman gang leader, and general. This is her story.
95 min
8
ALL IN ONE PLACE: Julius Caesar Parts 1 & 2
We're on hiatus until April 9. Until then, enjoy this long, binge-able episode on Julius Caesar's early life.
122 min
9
RE-RELEASE: Spartacus vs. Toussaint L'Ouverture...
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
10
ALL IN ONE PLACE: Spartacus Parts 1, 2 & 3
Please enjoy this deep dive into the life and times of Spartacus.
153 min
11
RE-RELEASE: Dionysus: Religion of Revolution
In this episode, we'll focus on what happened after Dionysus won his place as a god on Mount Olympus.
101 min
12
RE-RELEASE: Teotihuacan: Eat the Rich
This city has something for everyone: mysterious skeletons. Volcanoes. An eating of the rich. And so many mysteries, it’s hard to pick just one.
92 min
13
ALL IN ONE PLACE: The First and Second Servile ...
What if we told you that Spartacus was only the third in a 30-year cycle of slave rebellions that happened twice before?
128 min
14
RE-RELEASE: The Mound Builders of Cahokia
Hundreds of years before European contact, the biggest city in North America was located along the Mississippi River. Today, we call it Cahokia.
95 min
15
ALL IN ONE PLACE: Boudicca Parts 1, 2 & 3
We're on hiatus until April 9. Until then, please enjoy our entire Boudicca series, all in one place.
222 min
16
End of Season 14 Announcement
Big changes happened for both of us this year. In this episode we take you behind the scenes.
19 min
17
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
18
RE-RELEASE: Saturnalia: So Much More than Roman...
Wish you had a holiday all about feasting, drinking, the upending of the social order, blood sacrifices, the harvest, pranks, novelty gifts, honouring a god who devoured his kids, and the returning sun? Don’t we all??? Welcome to Saturnalia.
60 min
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RE-RELEASE: Krampus: The Goat Knows What You Did
This year, we decided that the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a mythological foray into one of the most famous characters of the season: The Krampus.
42 min
20
RE-RELEASE: You Don't Know Yule
When we scratched the surface of Yule, we found that its origins were older and darker and weirder than we ever imagined.
82 min
21
RE-RELEASE: St. Nicholas and the Christmas Cann...
Today we cover notable Christmas Cannibals Père Fouettard, Hans Trapp, and...Santa?
75 min
22
The Ancient History of the Horse (with David Ch...
How far back does the human-horse partnership go, and how has it changed over time?
69 min
23
Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Ge...
Even with a body and an autopsy, we’re still not sure what the Beast was, exactly.
73 min
24
Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Ge...
To this day, the Beast of the Gevaudan is a seminal cryptid mystery.
71 min
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RE-RELEASE: Catholic Werewolves
Wait til you hear what happened to werewolf mythology when the Catholics got their hands on it.
68 min