Miriam Kolar, "Tuned to the Senses: An Archaeoacoustic Perspective on Ancient Chavín"
Miriam Kolar, "Tuned to the Senses: An Archaeoacoustic Perspective on Ancient Chavín"
I have been interested in sensory history for a long time now, so the chance to read aloud this article by Miriam Kola... Read more
28 Jan 2014
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Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones, "The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism," ISAW Papers 4 (2012).
Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones, "The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism," ISAW Papers 4 (2012).
"Abstract: The Antikythera Mechanism is a fragmentarily preserved Hellenistic astronomical machine with bronze gearwheel... Read more
22 Jan 2014
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John N. N. Hopkins, "The Cloaca Maxima and the Monumental Manipulation of Water in Archaic Rome"
John N. N. Hopkins, "The Cloaca Maxima and the Monumental Manipulation of Water in Archaic Rome"
Area of the Cloaca Maxima later repaired under Domitian. This week we dive into the major sewer of Rome, the Cloaca Ma... Read more
10 Jan 2014
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Killgrove & Tykot 2013 - Food for Rome
Killgrove & Tykot 2013 - Food for Rome
Detail of a snail-and-fruit basket from a 4th centurymosaic in Basilica Patriarcale in Aquileia. (wikimedia commons) K... Read more
3 Jan 2014
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N. Mureddu (2013) ‘‘Ad omnia quae uelit incredibilis’: An Overview of Ancient Magic from the Roman Context to its Late Antique Perspective and Models’
N. Mureddu (2013) ‘‘Ad omnia quae uelit incredibilis’: An Overview of Ancient Magic from the Roman Context to its Late Antique Perspective and Models’
Hematite magic scarab gem with a "uroborus" serpent. Protective gem. (1st century CE, Roman Egypt) Today we delve into... Read more
29 Dec 2013
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Simona Minozzi, et al., Gout and Dwarfism: Two Bioarchaeological Articles on Imperial Romans
Simona Minozzi, et al., Gout and Dwarfism: Two Bioarchaeological Articles on Imperial Romans
In this episode, Sarah reads two open-access palaeopathology articles. Simona Minozzi, Federica Bianchi, Walter Pant... Read more
18 Dec 2013
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Elton Barker, et al. "Mapping an ancient historian in a digital age: the Herodotus Encoded Space-Text-Image Archive (HESTIA)"
Elton Barker, et al. "Mapping an ancient historian in a digital age: the Herodotus Encoded Space-Text-Image Archive (HESTIA)"
This podcast ventures into the exciting realm of digital humanities by taking a look at the aims and methods of the HEST... Read more
11 Dec 2013
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David Rohrbacher, "The Sources of the Historia Augusta Reexamined"
David Rohrbacher, "The Sources of the Historia Augusta Reexamined"
David Rohrbacher (NCF) is a prominent scholar of late antique historiography. In this important article, he weighs in ... Read more
5 Dec 2013
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Linda Jones Hall, "Clyde Pharr, the Women of Vanderbilt, and the Wyoming Judge: The Story Behind the Translation of the Theodosian Code in Mid-Century America" RLT 8 (2012), 1-42.
Linda Jones Hall, "Clyde Pharr, the Women of Vanderbilt, and the Wyoming Judge: The Story Behind the Translation of the Theodosian Code in Mid-Century America" RLT 8 (2012), 1-42.
Few who work with the Theodosian Code are unfamiliar with Clyde Pharr's (Vanderbilt University) massive 1952 translation... Read more
27 Nov 2013
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Theodora, Aetius of Amida, and Procopius: Some Possible Connections
Theodora, Aetius of Amida, and Procopius: Some Possible Connections
In this episode, Sarah Bond reads: Scarborough, John. 2013.Theodora, Aetius of Amida, and Procopius: Some Possible Con... Read more
24 Nov 2013
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