#70 - Lost tales of King Arthur & Merlin (w/ Irene Fabry-Tehranchi)
After a rare Arthurian manuscript was discovered hidden in an old book in the Cambridge University Library, a team of academics and librarians worked together to decipher and preserve the rare finding.
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#69 - Plato, Tyranny, and the Origins of Western Thought (w/ James Romm)
Which historical events and figures inspired Plato's greatest works? Historian James Romm visits to reveal the lesser-known aspects of the great philosopher's life that had an outsized impact on his immortal ideas.
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#68 - Alexander the Great: Monsoons & Mutinies in Mysterious Lands (w/ Rachel Kousser)
Exploring the lesser known later years of Alexander's life and campaigns with historian Rachel Kousser.
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#67 - Centaurs, Minotaurs and Mythological Hybrids (w/ Jeremy McInerney)
We've all heard of the various half-man, half-animal inventions of Greek mythology. Classics professor Jeremy McInerney joins to discuss the deeper, often overlooked meaning behind the stories of these fantastical creatures.
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#66 - Early Years of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion (w/ Christopher Cosmos)
Author Christopher Cosmos joins to talk about his new novel about the childhood of Alexander III of Macedon and his closest companion Hephaestion, as well as related topics.
Exploring the history and mythology of the ancient world. Archaeologists and scholars join to discuss ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other civilizations of the distant past.
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