Ancient World Magazine Podcast

Ancient World Magazine consists of a group of ancient historians and archaeologists who are passionate about the past. Our mission is to share engaging and well-researched information about the ancient world with our readers.

Archaeological museums 09/08/2020

Archaeological museums Special guest Helena Meskanen joins the regular team of Matthew Lloyd, Joshua Hall, and Josho Brouwers to talk about museums, including some that are not strictly archaeological. We talk about our favourite museums, relate personal experiences when visiting them, and discuss what the role of archaeological museums should be. We also touch upon open air or “living history” museums. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/15932555

Sculpture in the ancient Greek world, part 2 06/07/2020

Sculpture in the ancient Greek world, part 2 This episode picks up from where we left off last time by focusing on ancient Greek sculpture of the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Among other things, we devote quite a bit of time to talking about male and female nudity, and what this says about Classical and Hellenistic perceptions of the role of men and women in the ancient Greek world. We also talk about the sculpture of Etruria and Central Italy, and touch upon statuary from Magna Graecia. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/14729399

Sculpture in the ancient Greek world, part 1 05/29/2020

Sculpture in the ancient Greek world, part 1 The team talk about sculpture in the ancient Greek world. There was a lot of ground to cover so we decided to spread it out across two episodes. In part 1, our focus is on the Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, and Archaic period, so down to ca. 500 BC. Part 2 will be uploaded in the next few days. That episode picks up where we leave off here by examining sculpture of the Classical age and beyond. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/14619983

Sanctuaries in ancient Greece 05/04/2020

Sanctuaries in ancient Greece Joshua Hall, Matthew Lloyd, and Josho Brouwers talk about sanctuaries in ancient Greece. We define what a "sanctuary" is and what kind of sacred places there in the ancient Greek world. Sanctuaries are the focal point for religion, so we naturally also talk about priests and priestesses, festivals, and sacrifices. We also talk about the main elements of the typical sanctuary and pay particular attention to the altar. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/14258600

Mercenaries in the ancient world 09/02/2019

Mercenaries in the ancient world In this episode, Joshua Hall and Josho Brouwers are joined by experts Stephanie Craven and Hannah Ringheim to discuss mercenaries in the ancient world. This podcast is dedicated to the memory of Matthew Trundle. His scholarship had a significant impact on our discussion of mercenaries. The introduction and closing are handled by contributing editor Matthew Lloyd. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/11075903

Networks in the ancient Mediterranean 01/07/2019

Networks in the ancient Mediterranean Joshua Hall, Matthew Lloyd, and Josho Brouwers are joined by special guest Dr Lieve Donnellan of Aarhus University to talk about networks and interconnectivity in the ancient Mediterranean. The discussion is prompted by our reading of Cyprian Broodbank’s monumental work, The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World, published in 2013 by Thames & Hudson. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/8161040

History of Carthage, part 1 11/12/2018

History of Carthage, part 1 This is the first instalment of a series that deals with the history of Carthage. Joshua Hall talks with Josho Brouwers about Phoenicia, the Phoenicians (whoever they might be), and colonization in the Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. We also touch upon the differences between territorial states and city-states in the Levant, and how the Phoenician cities interacted with their neighbours. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/7490315

Virgil's Aeneid 06/11/2018

Virgil's Aeneid We've been writing a lot about the Trojan War on Ancient World Magazine and also devoted an earlier episode of the podcast to chat about the 2004-movie Troy. Virgil's Aeneid is a useful topic of discussion, since it connects the world of Greek mythology with that of Roman legend, and also connects myth to history. Virgil (70–19 BC) consciously modelled the Aeneid after the two Homeric epics, Iliad and Odyssey. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/6691413

Modern approaches to ancient Egypt 03/19/2018

Modern approaches to ancient Egypt In this fourth episode of the podcast, we try to show that ancient Egypt was every bit as dynamic as any other region of the world (ancient or modern), with plenty of change over time and a large amount of regional variation. Host Josho Brouwers is joined by two Italian researchers who are both writing their PhD theses at Leiden University, Renata Schiavo and Arianna Sacco. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/6382130

The movie Troy (2004) 02/05/2018

The movie Troy (2004) In this third episode, archaeologists Matthew Lloyd and Josho Brouwers, and ancient historian Roel Konijnendijk, discuss the Brad Pitt vehicle Troy, a 2004-movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen. They talk at length about the film: the choices made in fitting the story within a fairly limited running length; the curious mix of Bronze Age and Archaic/Classical elements for a movie ostensibly set around 1200 BC; why more Sean Bean is the best reason to watch the Director's Cut, and more. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/6227330

The ancient Greek hoplite 12/11/2017

The ancient Greek hoplite We talk about the ancient Greek hoplite. Josho Brouwers, Joshua R. Hall, and Roel Konijnendijk are joined by archaeologist Matthew Lloyd and ancient historian Owen Rees. They focus mostly on issues of definition, as well as socio-economic and cultural aspects of the hoplite, rather than tactics, although they do briefly discuss the phalanx. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/6033346

Why do we study the ancient world? 11/27/2017

Why do we study the ancient world? In this first episode of the Ancient World Magazine podcast, we talk about why one would study the ancient world. We also discuss the merits of studying ancient history, archaeology, or classics. For this first instalment, archaeologist Josho Brouwers is joined by ancient historians Joshua R. Hall and Roel Konijnendijk. /episode/index/show/ancientworldmagazine/id/5978450

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