Ancient Rome Refocused

Oct 15 2024 64 ep. 36 mins 7.4k
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A comparison of the ancient world with modern society by Rob Cain.

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INCEPTIO - Women Take Over (Epi47, S7)

Oct 15 2024 50 mins  
Rob Cain interviewed Alison Morton, author of the thriller and the altenative history book INCEPTIO. Synopsis: Imagine a Christian Emperor forcing pagans to convert, and those that refuse decide to migrate to a new homeland in Europe. Now in the 21st Century a NEW ROME, a ROMA NOVA has come into being. Roma Nova is now an advanced techological society ruled by women and a force onc

Medicine in the Ancient World (Epi46, S7)

Sep 26 2024 56 mins  
Rob Cain interviews Helen King on Medicine in the Ancient World. Helen King is a British classical scholar and advocate for the medical humanities. She is Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at the Open University. She was previously Professor of the History of Classical Medicine and Head of the Department of Classics at the University of Reading. Rob calls her at home to talk

Emperor Trajan WANTS YOU!

Aug 19 2024 49 mins  

Bonus 2 (Episode 44, S7)

Jul 15 2024 1 mins  
Dr. Gregory Aldrete provides his take on "Why the Classics Matter". CHECK OUT THE BLOG AT: https://ancientromerefocused.org/

Bonus1 (Episode 44, Season 7)

Jul 15 2024 11 mins  
The observations of Alicia Aldrete in recreating the cloth armor of the ancients. CHECK OUT THE BLOG AT: https://ancientromerefocused.org/

How I Got to Shoot an Arrow at a Student and Write a Book About it. (Epi 44, S7)

Jul 15 2024 40 mins  
An interview with Dr. Gregory Aldrete on how the Ancients created 'cloth' armor as protection against arrows. 2:30 - 8:15 Contributor Matthew Leigh Embleton gives us his hip-pocket lecture on the God Mithras. 8:15 - 21:30 Rob Cain provides a personal essay on DRAGON SKIN. 21:30 - 39:45 Rob Cain interviews Dr. Gregory Aldrete, professor Emeritus, University of Wisonsin - Green B

Take the Menorah ( Episode 43, Season 7)

Jun 14 2024 41 mins  
Rob Cain interviews Steven Fine, historian of Judaism in the Greco-Roman World. Dr. Fine is professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University in New York, director of the Arch of Titus Digital Restoration project and of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies. Visit Professor Fine's webpage: http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StevenFine/About Included on the show is a discussion

Romans in England (Episode 42, S7)

May 15 2024 47 mins  
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Story Contest (S7)

Apr 06 2024 3 mins  

Ancient Roman Girl Found! Dead but Stunning. (Epi 41, S6)

Oct 31 2023 19 mins  
A Halloween Special. In 1485 workmen came across the body of a dead Ancient Roman girl in a sarcophagus. The body was uncorrupted. She was beautiful. As you may guess this became a bit of a sensation in Rome. CHECK OUT THE BLOG AT: https://ancientromerefocused.org/