“To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again.” – Ancient Egyptian saying Rediscovered two millennia after its creation, the Rosetta Stone provided two brilliant scholars with the key to unlocking the history of ancient Egypt. Series References and Further Reading: […]
Author: Scott C.
The Ancient World – Rediscovery
Anniversaries can be fun! Unless you’ve forgotten to buy a gift, and your wife has gotten you something really great – that can be problematic. But I’m here to talk about the fun kind. This April 4 will be the second anniversary of my posting […]
TAW Wrap Party & Mike Duncan Interview
I just got clued into this recent Mike Duncan interview on Podcast 411, where he (very accurately!) relates the story of how The Ancient World podcast got started. Enjoy! http://podcast411.libsyn.com/411-i-tem-0228-mike-duncan-from-the-revolutions-and-the-history-of-rome-podcasts And here’s the scoop on the TAW Wrap Party: There’s a bar right down the […]
Episode 36 – And Then What Happened?
A little time-travel, a quick world tour, and plenty of thanks all around! Series References and Further Reading: https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/TOS_References.pdf
Episode 35 – On The Verge
“Rome was not a monarchy, but a free City, and they had made up their minds to open their gates even to an enemy sooner than to a king. It was the universal wish that whatever put an end to liberty in the City should […]
Episode 34 – Democracy and Republic, Part 2
“The Athenians, when ruled by tyrants, were no better in war than their neighbors, but freed from tyrants they were far superior. This shows that when they were constrained they let themselves be defeated, since they were working for an overlord, but when they were […]
Episode 33 – Democracy and Republic, Part 1
“He added the Athenian people, who had formally not been in the center of things, to his own party, changed the names of the tribes and increased their number. He made ten tribal commanders instead of four and distributed demes into the tribes ten at […]
Episode 32 – Things Fixed, Things Moving
“Black is your path, Agni, changeless, with glittering waves! When like a bull you rush eager to the trees.With teeth of flame, wind-driven, through the wood he speeds, triumphant like a bull among the herd of cows,With bright strength roaming to the everlasting air: things […]
Episode 31 – Land of Imposters
“After I became king, I fought nineteen battles in a single year and, by the grace of Ahura Mazda, I overthrew nine kings and I made them captive…As to these provinces which revolted, lies made them revolt, so that they deceived the people. Then Ahura […]
Upcoming Reddit IAMA!
A few weeks ago, I was invited to do an IAMA (“I am _____, ask me anything”) thread on Reddit.com. As many TAW listeners probably know, Reddit is a major web community, with roughly 20 million users. As an extra bonus, recent Reddit IAMAs have […]