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Ancient History Hound
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AD 69 and daily life in ancient Rome. LJ Trafford interview.
Ancient History Hound
In this special episode I chat with LJ Trafford who has written books covering AD 69 and the four emperors. We talk about what Rome would have been like for the average person as well as how the turmoil of AD 69 came about and what happened.
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Night of the Livy Dead 3. Ghosts.
Ancient History Hound
It's Halloween so time for the third NOTLD episode.
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The Ancient Olympics.
Ancient History Hound
In this Olympic length episode I discuss the origin of the games and how both they and the site developed over time. I'll also be picking up the wider aspects of it all from politics to nudity and even foul play.
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Mountains in Myth.
Ancient History Hound
In this episode I discuss four mountains which featured in ancient Greece. How did they feature in the local myths? What happened on them? I cover this as well as the more obscure mountain associations, from bizarre marital advice, singing competitions to very bad family cooking.
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Eclipses in Antiquity
Ancient History Hound
It's time to turn my attention to the references made to eclipses in antiquity. They appear in palace records, poems and historical writings and across the Mediterranean (including Mesopotamia).
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Kings of Rome. Tarquin and his expulsion.
Ancient History Hound
It's time for the final King, Tarquinius Superbus. I chat about his reign, the expulsion and the emergence of the Republic. Tarquin was a King who did as much inside Rome as outside of it. Plenty to talk about.
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Kings of Rome. Servius Tullius.
Ancient History Hound
Reform, negligent chariot driving and mild pyrotechnics. It's the turn of Servius Tullis, Rome's 6th King to feature. Servius' rise, his fall, reforms and a few puns are all included so get listening.
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Kings of Rome. Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.
Ancient History Hound
Rebranding, tyrants, clothes, racing, omens, hydraulic engineering, formal wear and possibly a very long held grudge. The story of Rome's 5th king is certainly entertaining and in this podcast I talk about some of the aspects of his reign.
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Kings of Rome. Ancus Marcius.
Ancient History Hound
It's time for Rome's fourth King, Ancus Marcius to come into the spotlight. I discuss what he didn, and didn't build as well as play detective in a murder mystery. Spoiler alert, he probably did it.
info_outlineIn this podcast I discuss three aspects of Pompeii. I start with how it developed and grew. I then look at the mechanics of the eruption. This includes considering the evidence which supports the major cause of deaths there. Finally I'll deal with what the remains tell us and how they might mislead as much as inform.
The sources I reference:
Mary Beard. Pompeii. The Life of a Roman Town.
Giuseppe Luongo,Annamaria Perrotta,Claudio Scarpati,Ernesto De Carolis,Giovanni Patricelli,Annamaria Ciarallo. Impact of the AD 79 explosive eruption on Pompeii. Causes of the deaths of the inhabitants inferred by stratigraphic analysis and areal distribution of the human casualties. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal research. Vol 126.
L, Giacomelli. A, Perrotta. Scandone, Roberto. Scarpati, Claudio. The eruption of Vesuvius of 79 AD and its impact on human environment in Pompeii.
Giuseppe Mastrolorenzo. Pierpaolo Petrone. Lucia Pappalardo. Fabio M. Guarino. Lethal Thermal Impact at Periphery of Pyroclastic Surges: Evidences at Pompeii.
Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai instrumental)