Ancient Heroes

Nov 12 2024 68 ep. 45 mins 779

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Exploring the history and mythology of the ancient world. Archaeologists and scholars join to discuss ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other civilizations of the distant past.

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#68 - Alexander the Great: Monsoons & Mutinies in Mysterious Lands (w/ Rachel Kousser)

Nov 12 2024 45 mins

Exploring the lesser known later years of Alexander's life and campaigns with historian Rachel Kousser.

#67 - Centaurs, Minotaurs and Mythological Hybrids (w/ Jeremy McInerney)

Oct 14 2024 49 mins

We've all heard of the various half-man, half-animal inventions of Greek mythology. Classics professor Jeremy McInerney joins to discuss the deeper, often overlooked meaning behind the stories of these fantastical creatures.

#66 - Early Years of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion (w/ Christopher Cosmos)

Sep 30 2024 44 mins

Author Christopher Cosmos joins to talk about his new novel about the childhood of Alexander III of Macedon and his closest companion Hephaestion, as well as related topics.

#65 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 3 (Author Reading)

Sep 23 2024 17 mins

Listen to me read the third chapter of my new novel The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon.

#64 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 2 (Author Reading)

Sep 21 2024 15 mins

My reading of the second chapter of The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon.

#63 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 1 (Author Reading)

Sep 16 2024 15 mins

Listen to me read the first chapter of The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon.

#62 - One Thousand Years of Byzantium (w/ Anthony Kaldellis)

Aug 12 2024 52 mins

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was a force from the 5th century to the 15th century AD. Historian Anthony Kaldellis comes on to talk all things Byzantium.

#61 - Heroines of the Trojan War (w/ A.D. Rhine)

Jul 18 2024 40 mins

Historical fiction authors Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson (known together as A.D. Rhine) come on the show to talk about their epic retelling of the Trojan War, the overlooked storylines and characters of the Iliad, Bronze Age history, and much more.

#60 - The Heir of Achilles (my new thriller novel)

Jul 09 2024 16 mins

I talk about my upcoming book (now available for preorder on Kickstarter).

#59 - The World's First Empire (w/ Eckart Frahm)

Jun 24 2024 55 mins

Historian Eckart Frahm joins to discuss the great Assyrian Empire, Babylon, the Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform, and more.