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Literature and History

With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of literature, Literature and History is one of the most popu... Read more

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Episode 102: An Old Man's Book (Augustine's City of God, Part 2 of 2)

Episode 102: An Old Man's Book (Augustine's City of God, Part 2 of 2)

Augustine’s City of God, Part 2 of 2. The second half of the City of God contains some of Late Antiquity’s most influent... Read more

4 Mar 2023

2hr 27mins

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Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)

Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)

Augustine’s City of God, Part 1 of 2. The first half of the City of God is a broadside against paganism – its culture, r... Read more

4 Feb 2023

2hr 15mins

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Episode 100: Late Have I Loved You (Augustine's Confessions, Books 9-13)

Episode 100: Late Have I Loved You (Augustine's Confessions, Books 9-13)

Augustine’s Confessions, Part 2 of 2. The second half of Augustine’s Confessions contains some of the most famous theolo... Read more

30 Dec 2022

2hr 5mins

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Episode 99: The Boy Who Stole Pears (Augustine's Confessions, Books 1-7)

Episode 99: The Boy Who Stole Pears (Augustine's Confessions, Books 1-7)

Augustine’s Confessions, Part 1 of 2. The first half of Augustine’s Confessions tells of his wayward early years, his in... Read more

10 Dec 2022

1hr 55mins

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Episode 98: The Life and Works of Saint Jerome

Episode 98: The Life and Works of Saint Jerome

Polyglot Jerome (347-420) had a gigantic impact on all subsequent Christian history, leaving behind a huge body of works... Read more

11 Nov 2022

2hr 9mins

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Episode 97: Blood and Ivy (Nonnus' Dionysiaca, Books 25-48)

Episode 97: Blood and Ivy (Nonnus' Dionysiaca, Books 25-48)

The Dionysiaca, Part 2 of 2. The last surviving Greek epic of antiquity draws to a close with Dionysus fighting wars far... Read more

8 May 2022

2hr 32mins

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Episode 96: The Last Pagan Epic (Nonnus' Dionysiaca, Books 1-24)

Episode 96: The Last Pagan Epic (Nonnus' Dionysiaca, Books 1-24)

The last epic from Greco-Roman antiquity that survives in full, Nonnus’ fifth-century Dionysiaca tells of the wine god D... Read more

31 Oct 2021

2hr 13mins

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Episode 95: Rutilius Namatianus

Episode 95: Rutilius Namatianus

In 417 CE, the Roman poet Rutilius Namatianus journeyed from Rome back to his homeland of Gaul, not knowing whether ther... Read more

17 Oct 2021

2hr 2mins

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Episode 94: Ausonius

Episode 94: Ausonius

One of the later Latin poets of the Empire, Ausonius’ expansive body of work gives us a window into the changing world o... Read more

12 Sep 2021

1hr 53mins

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Episode 93: Severus' Life of Saint Martin

Episode 93: Severus' Life of Saint Martin

Sulpicius Severus’ (c. 363-425) life of St. Martin is one of the great hagiographies – a portrait of a timeless saint, b... Read more

18 Aug 2021

1hr 57mins

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