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A Voyage Through the Mediterranean at the Fall of Carthage
Feb 19, 2026What did the Mediterranean look like at the moment of Rome's triumph in 146 BC? Join me as we go on one final trip around the wine-dark sea, checking in with each major region and seeing how they chan...
What is the Atlantic World? Interview with Professor Keith Pluymers
Feb 12, 2026he Atlantic World is one of the major concepts in academic history, a way of linking together all the various places around the fringes of the great ocean during a time of extraordinary change, the ea...
The Life of Publius Afer (Rome, 200 BC)
Feb 05, 2026The best way to understand the impact slavery had on a person's life is to follow their journey through the institution, but the ancient world provides few examples that we can use. Instead, we have t...
Ancient Slaveries
Jan 29, 2026Slavery was foundational to ancient societies, but it was never a single thing: The experiences of the enslaved varied dramatically depending on when and where they lived, who owned them, and most of ...
Mailbag!
Jan 22, 2026It's been quite a while since I've answered listener questions, so here are a bunch on everything from the best depictions of siege warfare in movies to the pre-Indo-European languages of Europe. Patr...
Recent Discoveries in the Ancient Americas: Professor Shane Miller Returns
Jan 15, 2026Every year, new archaeological discoveries claim to rewrite what we think we knew about the ancient Americas, but how much can we trust the initial reports we see? Professor Shane Miller, now of the U...
Doing Business in Mid-Republican Rome
Jan 08, 2026The rise of the Roman Republic was built on conquest and war, but also on the massively expanding economy of Italy as a whole and Rome in particular. What was it like to live through that, and what di...
Interview with Professor Tom Birkett on "Runes: A Concise History"
Jan 01, 2026Runic writing carries connotations of magic and fantasy, but it was a widespread, useful, and long-lasting system of writing. Professor Tom Birkett has written a fantastic overview of runic writing th...
How Alexander the Great's Soldiers Spent Their Money
Dec 25, 2025Let's imagine a Macedonian soldier during the time of Alexander the Great. How did this man, whom we'll call Red Cleitus, spend the vast amounts of coin he plundered and earned as he and his comrades ...
Two Murders at the Dawn of History (Lost Worlds Audiobook Preview)
Dec 18, 2025Patrick's new book, Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World, launches May 5th, 2026! Check out this audiobook preview chapter on two murders around 5,300 years ago, hear ...