بهترین پادکست های Ancient History (2023)

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RE-RELEASE: Cleopatra x Marc Antony: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Part 1) 1:12:46

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Shakespeare wrote about them. Hollywood glamorized them. For thousands of years, they've come down to us as the ultimate star-crossed lovers: the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra, and the Roman commander Marc Antony. In the wake of Caesar's death, Cleopatra fled to Egypt--and began picking up the…

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Bart D. Ehrman, "Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End" (Simon and Schuster, 2023) 37:22

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A New York Times bestselling Biblical scholar, reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong—and why that matters. You’ll find nearly everything the Bible has to say about the end in the Book of Revelation: a mystifying prophecy filled with bizarre symbolism, violent imagery, mangled syntax, confounding contradictions, and ve…

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Helots of Sparta 35:54

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The helots of Sparta were a people who were indispensible for the Spartan state. But what did they do, how had Sparta acquired them and how did it go about controlling this population? Episode notes (including transcription) on www.ancientblogger.com Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).

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S3: EP24: Uncovering Assimilation: Armenian Language, Music, Traditions and Diasporic Identity 2:10:20

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Author of the book White Genocide: Explaining the Origins of It and Providing the Solution, Artashes Keshishyan joins Vic and Mike live from Canada to discuss the assimilation of Armenian language, music, traditions and history in the diaspora and Armenia. Don't miss this episode! Watch the episode here: https://youtube.com/live/T1sZ8PbQnqg Order T…

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RE-RELEASE: Cleopatra and the Urban War 52:33

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! When Cleopatra met Julius Caesar, sparks flew. The daring Egyptian queen beguiled the conquering Roman general—and then enlisted him to fight her battles. Outnumbered five to one in a city full of ancient wonders, Cleopatra and Caesar spent the next ten months barricaded in a luxurious pal…

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Lee Martin McDonald, "Before There Was a Bible: Authorities in Early Christianity" (T&T Clark, 2023) 1:15:54

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Before There Was a Bible: Authorities in Early Christianity (T&T Clark, 2023) is a natural outgrowth from McDonald’s significant and ongoing work in the field of canon studies, which traces the development of the Christian Old and New Testaments as we know them today. Given that McDonald holds, as is now common in canon scholarship, that the biblic…

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RE-RELEASE: Cleopatra and the King of Rome 1:09:11

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! When Julius Caesar arrived in Egypt, he walked into a civil war between the country’s new co-rulers: Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra. The romance between Caesar and Cleopatra is one of the most epic of ancient times. But we can’t tell you that story until you understand who Cleopatra…

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Rosamond McKitterick, "Rome and the Invention of the Papacy: The Liber Pontificalis" (Cambridge UP, 2020) 49:04

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The remarkable, and permanently influential, papal history known as the Liber pontificalis shaped perceptions and the memory of Rome, the popes, and the many-layered past of both city and papacy within western Europe. In Rome and the Invention of the Papacy: The Liber Pontificalis (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Dr. Rosamond McKitterick offers …

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Rila Mukherjee, "India in the Indian Ocean World: From the Earliest Times to 1800 CE" (Springer, 2022) 46:22

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India in the Indian Ocean World: From the Earliest Times to 1800 CE (Springer, 2022) integrates the latest scholarly literature on the entire Indian Ocean region, from East Africa to China. Issues such as India's history, India’s changing status in the region, and India's cross-cultural networking over a long period are explored in this book. It is…

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End of Season 9 Announcement 21:55

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! It's the end of our Women of Myth season, and wow, has it been a whirlwind! We had a blast on this season and we hope you did too. We'll be back July 6 with a brand-new season--one that's all about ancient history and returns to our roots. Listen in to hear some behind the scenes info, and…

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Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau, "The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate Over Its Authenticity" (Yale UP, 2023) 52:21

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In The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Controversial Scholar, a Scandalous Gospel of Jesus, and the Fierce Debate Over Its Authenticity (Yale University Press, 2023), Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau present the background and historical context to a groundbreaking account of the Secret Gospel of Mark, one of the most hotly debated documents in Chris…

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Hot Sauron Summer (With Liv Albert from Myths Baby!) 1:04:12

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Feminism in Lord of the Rings: let’s discuss. How were women depicted in the famous trilogy, and how has that depiction changed from the books to the movies and then to the Rings of Power TV show? Join us and Liv Albert from Let’s Talk About Myths Baby! for a very serious, very scholarly c…

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Britta K. Ager, "The Scent of Ancient Magic" (U Michigan Press, 2022) 53:15

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Magic was a fundamental part of the Greco-Roman world. Curses, erotic spells, healing charms, divination, and other supernatural methods of trying to change the universe were everyday methods of coping with the difficulties of life in antiquity. While ancient magic is most often studied through texts like surviving Greco-Egyptian spellbooks and art…

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The International Association of Sanskrit Studies 25:28

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The newly-elected first female president of the The International Association of Sanskrit Studies, Dr. Dipti Tripathi discusses Association’s genesis, mandate, and potential in honour of its 50th year. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wis…

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The Education of Cyrus: A Conversation with Shilo Brooks 54:15

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Can we learn how to rule? How do military innovations change civil society? What did Machiavelli learn from Xenophon? Shilo Brooks, Faculty Director and Teaching Associate Professor in the Engineering Leadership Program at the University of Colorado Boulder, joins the show to discuss The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon. Learn more about your ad choi…

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Plato’s Symposium: A Conversation with Marcus Gibson 42:17

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Why doesn't Socrates get drunk? Is love finding your "other half"? What's the relationship between comedy and tragedy, love and immortality? Marcus Gibson, Director of the Princeton Initiative in Catholic Thought, returns to Madison's Notes to continue our journey through the Platonic dialogues with a discussion of Plato's Symposium. Learn more abo…

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The Chaotic Olympians (With Bea Fitzgerald from Chaos on Olympus) 54:08

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! We’re joined today by YA romance author and Tiktok star Bea Fitzgerald, who brings Greek mythology to life on her Tiktok channel Chaos on Olympus. In this conversation, we talk about the female goddesses, monsters and heroines of Greek mythology: what makes them tick, which ones are the mo…

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Plato's Republic (Books VIII and IX): A Conversation with Marcus Gibson 45:55

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Are Books VIII and IX the climax of the Republic? Is 21st century America a democratic or oligarchic society? Are democratic societies destined for tyranny? Marcus Gibson, Director of the Princeton Initiative in Catholic Thought, returns to Madison's Notes to continue our series on the Platonic dialogues with a discussion of Books VIII and IX of th…

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Falling in Love with Ancient History (With Jasmine Elmer of Legit Classics) 1:04:17

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Just who are the classics for, anyway? Our guest Jasmine Elmer has been an educator in the classics for decades—through educational charity work, as a TV presenter and through her podcast, Legit Classics. She is passionate about making the classics accessible to all—and the new and important perspectives brought to the field by scholars of diverse …

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The Apology of Socrates: A Conversation with Marcus Gibson 56:50

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Was Socrates guilty? What is the relationship between the philosopher and the city? What does it mean to live an "examined life"? Marcus Gibson, John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University's James Madison Program, returns to the show to discuss The Apology of Socrates in this second episode of our series on the Platoni…

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Mer Herosner: Unveiling the History of an Ancient Land

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S3:EP23: Surviving Genocide: The Armenian Diaspora's Resilient Spirit 3:48:04

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In this episode, we dive into the history of the Armenian genocide and its impact on the Armenian diaspora. Special guest Los Angeles County Commissioner, Community Advocate/Activist, David Gevorkyan joins Vic and Mike live in the studio to discuss the struggles faced in the aftermath of the genocide and how Armenians maintained their culture and i…

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Barak S. Cohen, "For Out of Babylonia Shall Come Torah and the Word of the Lord from Nehar Peqod" (Brill, 2017) 30:37

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In For Out of Babylonia Shall Come Torah and the Word of the Lord from Nehar Peqod (Brill, 2017), Barak S. Cohen reevaluates the evidence in Tannaitic and Amoraic literature of an independent "Babylonian Mishnah" which originated in the proto-Talmudic period. The book focuses on an analysis of the most notable Halakhic corpora that have been identi…

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Barak S. Cohen, "The Legal Methodology of Late Nehardean Sages in Sasanian Babylonia" (Brill, 2011) 1:03:17

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Barak S. Cohen's The Legal Methodology of Late Nehardean Sages in Sasanian Babylonia (Brill, 2011) consists of a systematic analysis of the halakhic/legal methodology of fourth and fifth century Nehardean amoraim in Babylonia (as well as their identity and dating). The book uncovers various distinct characteristics present in the halakhic decision …

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RE-RELEASE: Women in Welsh Mythology (With Mari Catrin Phillips from MythsnTits) 53:03

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This week, we’re taking a deep dive into Welsh mythology from a queer, feminist perspective with the phenomenally talented Welsh artist Mari Catrin Phillips of MythsnTits. Join us as we get acquainted with the women of the Mabinogion. Check out MythsnTits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MariCatrinPhillips Get ad-free episodes here: https://www.patreon.c…

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Plato and the Dialogues: A Conversation with Marcus Gibson 36:10

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Why and how should we read Plato? Why did Plato write dialogues? Is Plato a friend to democracy? Dr. Marcus Gibson, John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University's James Madison Program, joins Madison's Notes to provide an introduction to Plato in preparation of a series of episodes on individual Platonic dialogues. Lear…

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Doug Bates on the Ancient Greek Version of Buddhism 37:09

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“It is not events that disturb us, but what we believe about them.” Is this true? Well, apparently Pyrrho, a rather obscure Greek philosopher claimed it to be the case and he may have been influenced by Buddhism in his creation of what today is called “Pyrrhonism”. Pyrrho agreed with the Buddha that delusion was the cause of suffering, but instead …

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Modern Crises, Ancient Wisdom 53:30

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"The narrative that old books are worthless is designed to keep you from discovering that they are not." Spencer Klavan, author of How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for Five Modern Crises discusses the West: why it's so important to preserve it, how its greatest ideas can still help us today, and the limits of science in addressing modern proble…

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S3: EP22: Uncovering the Magic of Armenian Films: 100 Years of Amazing Cinema! 2:01:04

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Founder and member of the Armenian Film Society, Armen Karaoghlanian joins Vic and Mike in the studios to talk about 100 year history of Armenian film Watch the episode here: https://youtube.com/live/Lgyz3fWaQwo Join our Mer Hersoner channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9jBwzX_6QkUFrfxw6t8mg/join For merchandise: https…

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Aleksandar Uskokov, "The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutra: An Introduction" (Bloomsbury, 2022) 50:21

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The Brahma-sutra, attributed to Badaraya (ca. 400 CE), is the canonical book of Vedanta, the philosophical tradition which became the doctrinal backbone of modern Hinduism. As an explanation of the Upanishads, it is principally concerned with the ideas of Brahman, the great ground of Being, and of the highest good. The Philosophy of the Brahma-sutr…

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Atalanta and the Heroine's Journey (With Jennifer Saint) 1:00:14

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This week, we delve deeper into the legend of Atalanta, with bestselling author Jennifer Saint as our guide. Join us as we discuss Atalanta’s heroine’s journey, her connection to Artemis and a more ancient concept of the feminine, and what it was really like being stuck on the Argo with all those dudes. Get ad-free episodes here: https://www.patreo…

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Archaic Athens and democracy. 32:16

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At the beginning of the 6th century BC Athens was in crisis and by the end of it there was a new political system in place. In this episode I discuss the changes, characters and events which occured. Bizarre political campaigning, Spartans, tyrants and of course the new way of politics by the end of it all. It's an archaic rollercoaster ride! Episo…

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A Chat with Sanskrit Scholar John Brockington 27:39

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Senior scholar John Brockington discusses his scholarship, his role in establishing key conferences, and his work on an online research archive on the spread of the story of Rāma. Professor John Brockington graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1963 and joined the Sanskrit Department at Edinburgh in 1965. In 1968 Professor Brockington …

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RE-RELEASE: Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: Atalanta 1:18:02

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Atalanta was an avatar of an older, wilder time, created in the image of an ancient Artemis—goddess of the fields and forests who had a strong association with bears. Perhaps Atalanta represents an older image of that goddess before Classical Athens got its hands on her. Join us as we take a deep dive into the story of Atalanta: a gender rebel and …

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Ross Clare, "Ancient Greece and Rome in Modern Science Fiction: Amazing Antiquity" (Liverpool UP, 2022) 1:17:23

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Ancient Greece and Rome in Modern Science Fiction: Amazing Antiquity (Liverpool UP, 2022) by Dr. Ross Clare introduces and analyses the reception of classical antiquity in contemporary science fiction. By using up-to-date methods from classical reception theory, science-fiction analysis and fictional-world studies, the book will help furnish the re…

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Bad Girls of the Bible and Caribbean Lore (With Princess O'Nika Auguste) 1:12:17

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Today, we’re joined by Caribbean feminist Biblical scholar and author Princess O’Nika Auguste to discuss the female monsters and goddesses of Caribbean lore, African diaspora religions, and the Bible. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion where we talk about the most fearsome feminine monsters of Caribbean legend and African diaspora religion, as w…

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Ching Keng, "Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited" (Bloomsbury, 2022) 1:04:39

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Today I talked to Ching Keng about his book Toward a New Image of Paramartha: Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha Buddhism Revisited (Bloomsbury, 2022). Yogacara and Tathagatagarbha are often regarded as antagonistic Indian Buddhist traditions. Paramartha (499-569) is traditionally credited with amalgamating these philosophies by translating one of the mo…

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Claudia Brittenham, "Unseen Art: Making, Vision, and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica" (U Texas Press, 2023) 56:05

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In Unseen Art: Making, Vision, and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica (U Texas Press, 2023), Claudia Brittenham unravels one of the most puzzling phenomena in Mesoamerican art history: why many of the objects that we view in museums today were once so difficult to see. She examines the importance that ancient Mesoamerican people assigned to the process o…

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S3: EP21: Four Centuries of Armenian Americans: Integral Part of the American Fabric from 1618 to the Present 2:10:02

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Dr Gevork Nazarian retunes to the studio with Vic and Mike to talk about four centuries of Armenian Americans and their integral part of the American fabric from 1618 to the present. Join us live and don't miss this great educational episode MerTalk: Exploring The Cradle of Civilization Get your tickets here https://agbupac.ticketspice.com/mertalk …

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Secrets of the Aztec Codices (With Camilla Townsend) 56:14

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Decades after the Spanish conquest, Aztec survivors wrote down their histories and mythology in documents called Codices. Many were written at the behest of Spanish priests, and come to us through a Spanish lens. But some were written in secret, by Aztecs and for Aztecs, with no Spanish involvement at all. Long ignored by historians, these document…

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S3: EP20: The Armenian Question: Human Rights, Diplomacy and International Law 2:22:09

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The Armenian question refers to a series of political and territorial disputes surrounding the Armenian people and their homeland. The question dates back to the late 19th century and has been marked by massacres, forced deportations, and territorial conflicts. At the heart of the issue is the desire of the Armenian people for self-determination an…

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RE-RELEASE: The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of War 1:20:12

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The Morrigan has many names: Badb, the scald-crow. Red-haired Macha. Nevin of the battle-frenzy. Fea; the deathly. Be Neit; the Woman of Battle. But first and foremost, the Morrigan was a goddess of war. And to understand her, you have to understand her battlefield. Join us as we get to know the Morrigan—and explore the bloody waters in which she s…

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Sarah Iles Johnston, "Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers" (Princeton UP, 2023) 27:18

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Gripping tales that abound with fantastic characters and astonishing twists and turns, Greek myths confront what it means to be mortal in a world of powerful forces beyond human control. Little wonder that they continue to fascinate readers thousands of years after they were first told. Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers (Prin…

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S3: EP19: Uncovering the Story of Queen Khosrovanush: The Mother of Two Kings 1:12:07

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Special correspondent Elena Semerdjian joins Vic and Mike in the studion to discuss the incredible story about Queen Khosrovanush - the wife of King Ashot III the Merciful. watch the episode here: https://youtube.com/live/4R-9JkF4-04 Join us live and don't miss this great educational episode MerTalk: Exploring The Cradle of Civilization Get your ti…

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Greg Bailey, "The Vinayaka Mahatmya" (Dev Publishers, 2023) 56:41

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The Vinayaka Mahatmya is a late Puranic text which contains myths of eight of Gaṇeśa’s avatāras. It presents Gaṇeśa as the supreme deity who empowers Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva to perform their traditional activities of creation, preservation and destruction. It offers descriptions of many darśanas of Gaṇeśa and several stotras praising his worship. Th…

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Urduja: Warrior Princess of the Philippines (With HERstory: Southeast Asia) 1:05:01

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Urduja was a celebrated warrior princess who ruled the kingdom of Tawalisi, said to exist in the Philippines. The first recorded mention of her comes from the travelogue of Ibn Battuta, an explorer and scholar who lived in the 1300s AD and who claimed to have met her. Much is mysterious about Urduja--including whether her kingdom ever existed. Howe…

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Sharon Shalom, "From Sinai to Ethiopia: The Halakhic and Conceptual World of the Ethiopian Jews" (Gefen Books, 2016) 57:40

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Some two thousand years ago, a group of Jews settled in Ethiopia and was for millennia cut off from the rest of world Jewry, preserving its heritage with great self-sacrifice. When this community, the Beta Israel, ultimately made its way to Israel to rejoin its brethren in the late twentieth century, a host of complex dilemmas emerged. Should the B…

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S3: EP18: Armenia Reborn: The First Republic and Its Legacy 3:29:27

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Historian Gevork Nazaryan joins Vic and Mike live in the studio for the first time to discuss the the first republic of Armenia in 1918. We'll dive deep on it foundations, the turbulent times, and its downfall to the Bolshevik movement. MerTalk: Exploring The Cradle of Civilization Get your tickets here https://agbupac.ticketspice.com/mertalk Use P…

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Inventing Medusa: Reclaiming the Gorgon Girl (With Natalie Haynes) 1:25:03

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The traditional myth about Medusa is that she was the monster—a fearsome snake-haired gorgon who could turn men to stone with a glance—and her killer, Perseus, was the hero of the tale. But give the story a closer look, and it’s not even clear the Greeks always saw it that way. Ancient depictions of this myth don’t always show Perseus as the hero. …

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Amanda Podany, "Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East" (Oxford UP, 2022) 1:09:09

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In Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East (Oxford University Press, 2022), a sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Dr. Amanda Podany takes readers on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient me…

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