“The Major constantly and indefatigably employed himself, from daylight to dark, revising, restoring and adding to his former materials. This was a work of great irksomeness and labour in the confined space he was compelled to stand in, with his body in close proximity to […]
Episode R4 – Dwelling of the Lions
“What can all this mean? Who built this structure? In what century did he live? To what nation did he belong? Are these walls telling me their tales of joy and woe? Is this beautiful cuneiformedcharacter a language? I know not. I can read their […]
Episode R3 – The Place of God
“My antiquarian studies go on quietly and smoothly, and despite the taunt which you may remember once expressing, of the presumption of an ignoramus like myself attempting to decipher inscriptions which had baffled for centuries the most learned men in Europe, I have made very […]
Episode R2 – Arabia Felix
“His Majesty…has dispatched a few days ago by the vessel Greenland a group of scholars, who will travel by way of the Mediterranean to Constantinople, and thence through Egypt to Arabia Felix, and subsequently return by way of Syria to Europe; they will on all […]
Episode R1 – The Broken Stone
“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: […]
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 […]