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Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

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A relaxed journey through Roman history and mythology, hopefully with plenty of tangents, sidebars and interesting distractions along the way. Our goal- even if it ends up being unrealised- is to journey from the Theogony all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and beyond. This show is just for fun, and we hope you have fun with it too!

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  1. Update- August 2025 (00:02:50)

    This weekend was meant to be the release date for episode 80 on the Odyssey, but that has had to be pushed back because one of the hosts currently isn't in the country! The perils of international travel and its unexpected delays... In the meantime, this is a bit of a refresher on what our schedule is going to look like (as it's changed a fair bit over the last few months) and when you can expect episode 80 to air.

  2. 79- Oresteia: What Goes Around Comes Around (00:49:17)

    Agamemnon comes home to find consequences waiting for him in Argos. This sets off a chain reaction resulting in a cycle of violence swirling around Orestes, son of Agamemnon. We get scenes of Furies chasing him from Argos to Athens where his fate will get decided by a trial- with Apollo's only contribution being an attack on all women...Sources for this episode:TBA

  3. 78- Summary of Chapter II: The Trojan War (00:30:10)

    Now that the Iliad and the Posthomerica are both behind us, it is time for a recap of the craziness that has been the Trojan War! Join us for two mini quizzes, another opportunity to dunk on Achilles and a reminder that all that terrible nonsense the House of Tantalus got up to existed.

  4. Bonus XV- Coins and the Roman World (feat. Dean Kinzer) (01:02:00)

    Autocrat sat down with Dean Kinzer, the President of Kinzer Coins, to discuss what coins from the Roman and ancient worlds can tell us about what it was like to live in those worlds. Join us for tales of devaluation in the third century, the lack of silver mines in the Byzantine period, and just whether Antoninus Pius was into bobbleheads.

  5. Bonus XIV- In Other News: Ancient Egypt (feat. The History of Egypt) (01:13:42)

    Dominic Perry from the History of Egypt podcast joins us on the show to discuss the mythology of Egypt, its early history, and the state of Egyptian history at around about the time the fall of Troy is set in the 1180s BCE. Expect tales of conspiracies against Ramesses III, Sea Peoples, strife, and a look ahead at later Egyptian history and the last hieroglyphic inscriptions...Thanks so much to Dominic for appearing on the show! Find his podcast here:YouTube: @AncientEgyptHistWebsite: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.comInstagram: @egyptpodcastTikTok: @ancientegypthisSources and further reading for this episode:Blakemore, E., National Geographic (2024), Who killed Ramesses III? How science solved an Ancient Egyptian murder mystery (online) (Accessed 13/07/2025).Hawass, Z., Gad, Y. Z., Ismail, S., Khairat, R., Fathalla, D., Hasan, N., Ahmed, A., Elleithy, H., Ball, M., Gaballah, F., Wasef, S., Fateen, M., Amer, H., Gostner, P., Selim, A., Zink, A. and Pusch, C. M. (2010), Ancestry and Pathology in King Tutankhamun's Family. JAMA 303(7): 638-647.Hawass, Z., Ismail, S., Selim, A., Saleem, S. N., Fathalla, D., Wasef, S., Gad, A. Z., Saad, R., Fares, S., Amer, H., Gostner, P., Gad, Y. Z., Pusch, C. M. and Zink, A. R. (2012), Revisiting the harem conspiracy and death of Ramesses III: anthropological, forensic, radiological, and genetic study. BMJ 345: e8268.Salah El Dien, M. M., Assem, R. and Joseph, A. (2023), The Harem Conspiracies of Ancient Egypt. Wong, J. Y. (2025), The afterlife of Hatshepsut’s statuary. Antiquity 99(405), 746-761.

  6. 77- Posthomerica Part VII: The Sack of Troy (00:27:16)

    It's all a done deal once that horse gets through the gates. Let's watch Troy crumble- and a heinous crime get committed which ultimately sees the Greek fleet scattered and broken as they set off for home. Oh, and some minor Trojan prince gets away from the burning city, but I'm sure that won't be relevant.Sources for this episode:Dionysus of Halicarnassus (1960), The Roman Antiquities (Vol. I). Translated by E. Cary. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd. Fitton, L. and Villing, A., The British Museum (2019), The search for the lost city of Troy (online) (Accessed c.24/06/2025). Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume II). London: William Heinemann. Homer’s Odyssey Maher, M. (2011), Fall of Troy VII: New Archaeological Interpretations and Considerations. Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology 11(1): 8. Robertson, J. (1788), The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning its Authenticity. London: J. Walter, Charing Cross. Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd. Ussher, J. (1658), The Annals of the World. Printed by E. Tyler in Fleet Street. Author unknown (date unknown), Nuremberg Chronicle: being the Liber Chronicarum of Dr. Hartmann translated in English. Morse Library, Beloit College. Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Eratosthenes (Accessed 24/06/2025). Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Hermione (mythology) (Accessed 30/05/2025). Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Molossians (Accessed 30/05/2025). Sound effects sampled and used under Pixabay licence:https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-sound-334130/https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowdpanic-6442/https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/sword-against-sword-6341/

  7. 76- Posthomerica Part VI: Horsing Around (00:23:40)

    It's finally time! As the Trojans are chased into the city, some bright spark (obviously it's Odysseus) suggests that we build a farmyard animal out of wood and push it in front of the Trojan gates! Let's shove some warriors in it and pretend to leave, then the Trojans will surely drag it into the city. But don't worry, there's no way they're foolish enough to actually go for it... Surely?Sources for this episode:Brown, S. P., West, S. A., Diggle, S. P. and Griffin, A. S. (2009), Social evolution in micro-organisms and a Trojan horse approach to medical intervention strategies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 364: 3157-3168.Desmedt, Y. (2025), Trojan Horses, Computer Viruses, and Worms. Chapter in: Encyclopedia of Cryptography, Security and Privacy (p. 2649-2651).Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Testudo formation (online) (Accessed 24/06/2025).Credit for the lightning noise: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/heavy-thunder-sound-effect-no-copyright-338980/ (free for use under the Pixabay Content Licence, https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/).

  8. 75- Posthomerica Part V: We Won't Always Have Paris (00:16:32)

    Our alternative title today is Goodbye Paris. Either way, you can probably guess how this is going to go. But before we say farewell to everyone's favourite princess-kidnapper, let's see how his ex-wife feels about saving him! I'm sure there will be no hard feelings there... Right? Please? Oenone?Sources for this episode:The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2015), Philoctetes (online) (Accessed 24/06/2025).Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Author unknown, Google Maps (online) (Accessed 06/07/2025).Author unknown, Philoctetes (date unknown), Story of Philoctetes (online) (Accessed 24/06/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antenor (online) (Accessed 24/06/2025).Fire sound effect (clipped and some fading added second time):https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fire-sound-334130/. Free for use under Pixabay Content Licence (https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/) (Accessed 07/07/2025).

  9. 74- Posthomerica Part IV: Everyone Loves Achilles Jr. (00:15:19)

    Eurypylus has been killing like there's no tomorrow- and it's up to a boy from Scyros to sort it out. Let's introduce Neoptolemus son of Achilles onto the world stage and watch him wreak havoc while the gods dance in between the lines.Sources for this episode:Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Smith; W. (ed.) (1867), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. In Three Volumes (Vol. 1-3.). Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.Author unknown, Google Maps (online) (Accessed 23/06/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Peleus (online) (Accessed 23/06/2025).

  10. 73- Posthomerica Part III: A Madman and a Mad Lad (00:14:48)

    Priam reaches out for help to yet another ally- this time the grandson of Heracles. Meanwhile, over in the Greek camp- or Greel if you believe Vince's mangled pronounciation- Ajax and Odysseus get into an argument over who gets Achilles' armour. I'm sure that will go swimmingly...Sources for this episode:Marks, A. and Tingay, G. (date unknown), Romans. London: Usborne Publishing.Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Smith; W. (ed.) (1867), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. In Three Volumes (Vol. 1-3.). Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.Author unknown, Johns Hopkins Medicine (date unknown), Cholecystitis (online) (Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, NIH News in Health (date unknown), Can You Recognize a Heart Attack or Stroke? (online) (Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, Theoi (date unknown), Quintus Symrnaeus 6 (online) (Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Ajax the Great (online) Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Astyoche (online) Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Oileus (online) Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Phobos (online) Accessed 21/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Teucer (online) Accessed 21/05/2025).

  11. Bonus XIII- The Chromosome Count of Mythical Creatures (feat. Biopedia) (00:05:54)

    Here at Autocrat, we quite often cover a lot of mythical beasts. Examples would include the Lernaean Hydra which Heracles and Iolaus dealt with, the sphinx tormenting Thebes, and the sea monster Cetus which Perseus rescued Andromeda from.However, how possible would some of these creatures really be? Take, for example, the griffin and the hippogriff. We know what species create these two, so could we see whether the number of chromosomes they have make them feasible?Well, on today's episode, we re-release episode 67 of Biopedia to answer this very question!Sources for this episode:Ewart, J. C. (1910), Are Mules Fertile? Nature 2143(85): 106.Geldenhuys, M. E. (1989), Die kariotipering van di lieu (Panthera leo). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 60(1): 41-49.Johnson, F. (1976), Mythical Beasts Coloring Book. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.Mead, D., Ogden, R., Meredith, A., Peniche, G., Smith, M., Corton, C., Oliver, K., Skelton, J., Betteridge, E., Doulcan; J., Holmes, N., Wright, V., Loose, M., Quail, M. A., McCarthy, S. A., Howe, K.,Chow, W., Torrance, J., Collins, J., Challis, R., Durbin, R. and Blatter, M. (2021), The genome sequence of the European golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 (version 1; peer review: 3 approved). Wellcome Open Research 6: 112.Rodriguez, M., Understanding Genetics, The Tech Interactive (2007), Chimeras, Mosaics, and Other Fun Stuff: Why can't mules breed? I understand that a horse and a donkey make a mule but why can't 2 mules have a baby mule? (online) (Accessed 29/07/2023).Rosen, B. (2009), Mythical Creatures Bible: The Definitive Guide to Legendary Beings. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.Ryder, O. A. (1993), Przewalski`s Horse: Prospects for Reintroduction into the Wild. Conservation Biology 7(1): 13-15.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Golden eagle (online) (Accessed 20/07/2023).

  12. 72- Posthomerica Part II: R.I.P. Achilles (00:19:07)

    On today's installment of the Trojan War, Apollo lands a well-aimed shot to finally lay Achilles low. Oh, and also a debate about chariots. That, and Vince may have rediscovered the reverb function on his Audacity. Either that, or we've been graced with a visit from the Greek gods. One of these two things.Sources for this episode:Arrian (1805), Arrian's Voyage Round the Euxine Sea (etc.). Oxford: S. Collingford.Graves, R. (1981), Greek Myths: Illustrated Edition. London: Cassell Ltd.Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Smith; W. (ed.) (1867), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. In Three Volumes (Vol. 1-3.). Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Nereids (online) (Accessed 13/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Periplus of the Euxine Sea (online) (Accessed 13/05/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Snake Island (online) (Accessed 13/05/2025).Source for the cricket noises:Sampled from Crickets by freesound_community (https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crickets-26444/). Licence under the Pixabay content licence (https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/) (Accessed 25/05/2025).

  13. 71- Posthomerica Part I: Allies, Allies Everywhere! (00:14:42)

    Quintus Smyrnaeus may have been the least favourite child according to Autocrat lore, but he did give us a new source called the Posthomerica- a.k.a. the Fall of Troy- which takes us all the way to the end of the Trojan War! Our first two books of the Posthomerica see two different attempts by outside armies to rescue Troy- and they both go the same way...Sources for this episode:Quintus Smyrnaeus (1934), The Fall of Troy. Translated by A. S. Way. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Terme River (online) (Accessed 02/04/2025).

  14. 70- Iliad Part XII: Let Me Bury My Son (feat. the Ghost of Patroclus) (00:26:35)

    It's finally the end of the Iliad! But before we wrap up, we still have time for a few questions. For instance, are all Achilles' funeral games either problematic or rigged? Will Cassie pointing out errors in the script lead to an increasingly irate Vince? And will the Jingle-Jangler make a cameo? All that to come on the final part of the Iliad!Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.Author unknown, Theoi (date unknown), Sperkheios (online) (Accessed 03/04/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Spercheios (online) (Accessed 03/04/2025).

  15. 69- Iliad Part XI: R.I.P. Hector (00:11:44)

    It's been a long time in the making, but we finally get the fight between Achilles and Hector. Tune in for Priam and Hecabe trying to make their son see reason, a surprise cameo from Eddie Redmayne and how not to be respectful to your enemy's corpse...Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.

  16. 68- Iliad Part X: Achilles Goes Completely Manic (00:07:31)

    A shorter episode today discussing book XXI of the Iliad! Achilles goes round murdering people like there's no tomorrow, and one of the rivers he keeps flinging people into objects to this. Not only that, but we get more partisanship from the gods and an honouring of a grisly promise.Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Scamander (online) (Accessed 03/04/2025).As also stated in the episode audio, there will be no episode for the next two weeks as Autocrat is on a bit of an Easter break.

  17. 67- Iliad Part IX: Achilles Kills Everything (00:14:53)

    Patroclus is dead and Achilles is feeling seriously unhappy about it. And the Trojan army is going to know about it. But along the way, join us to give a sulking Odysseus a video game controller as a distraction and watch two grown men negotiate over a woman! Yay...Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antenor (Trojan) (online) (Accessed 22/02/2025).

  18. Bonus XII- Orpheus and Eurydice (April Fools' Day Special) (00:15:08)

    We're sorry.Sources for this episode:Apollonius of Rhodes (1972), The Voyage of Argo. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2018), Linus (online) (Accessed 31/03/2025).The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2021), Lake Avernus summary (online) (Accessed 31/03/2025).Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume I). London: William Heinemann.Ovid (1968), Metamorphoses. Translated by M. M. Innes. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.Smith; W. (ed.) (1867), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. In Three Volumes (Vol. 1-3.). Boston: Little, Brown, And Company.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Oeagrus (online) (Accessed 31/03/2025).

  19. Bonus XI- Roman Influence on the USA (feat. Presidencies of the United States) (00:47:27)

    The United States of America may only have been founded in the 18th century, but the influences on it stretch all the way back to the days of the Roman Empire and, before that, the Roman Republic. We sat down with Jerry Landry from the Presidencies of the United States podcast to talk about the Senate, cities called Carthage, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, and more!Sources and quick references for this episode:Borritt, G. S. (1975), The Voyage to the Colony of Linconia. The Historian 37(4): 619-632.McGinley, G. J. (1927), Roman Law and Its Influence in America. Notre Dame Law Review 3(2): 70-88.McMahon, L. (2014), The Foederati, the Phoideratoi, and the Symmachoi of the Late Antique East (ca. A.D. 400-650). University of Ottawa.Mower, J. H. (1947), The Republic of Liberia. The Journal of Negro History 33(3): 265.Author unknown, Enders and Shirley (date unknown), Jane Carey Harrison (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Find A Grave (date unknown), Benjamin "X" Harrison (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Geotargit (date unknown), How many cities are called Rome in America? (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Aurelian (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Brutus (Antifederalist) (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Caesar Augustus Rodney (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), History of Barcelona (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Jefferson Memorial (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Jefferson (proposed Pacific state) (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Jefferson territory (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state) (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Linconia (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Lucius Junius Brutus (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Lucretia Garfield (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Marcus Junius Brutus (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Muhammad Ali (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Neoclassical architecture (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Roman Senate (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Publius Valerius Poplicola (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Society of the Cincinnati (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), State of Franklin (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Texas divisionism (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), The Federalist Papers (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), The Rotunda (University of Virginia) (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), United States Capitol (online) (Access date uncertain).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), United States Senate (online) (Access date uncertain).

  20. 66- Iliad Part VIII: Achilles Loses It (00:12:46)

    We've had Hector going ballistic on the opposing side- well, now it's Achilles' turn. He's not quite in the war itself yet, but we see him terrify the Trojans with just his appearance and Thetis getting Hephaestus to make new armour for mummy's special boy...Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.

  21. 65- Iliad Part VII: R.I.P. Patroclus (00:19:34)

    You guessed it from the title- today is going to be a great day for Patroclus where nothing bad happens. He does get to do a grim version of fishing and wreak havoc among the Trojan lines before the Nothing Bad happens to him, though.Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.Jarrett, C., BBC Science Focus (date unknown), What is the Speed of Thought? (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Welsh, T., The Conversation (2015), It feels instantaneous, but how long does it really take to think a thought? (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Author unknown, Nature Style (date unknown), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Aegis (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), List of birds by flight speed (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).

  22. 64- Iliad Part VI: Divine Booty Call (00:21:38)

    A lot of spears getting thrown and a lot of fighting in this instalment of the Iliad. Not only that, but Zeus is preventing the other gods from taking action in the battle. But don't worry, Hera has a plan! A plan to distract Zeus. A very... hinted at... plan.Sources for this episode:The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2025), Scythian (online) (Accessed c.08/02/2025).Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.Kuzmanov, M. (2005), The horse in Thracian burial rites. Chapter in: Bouzek, J. and Domaradzka, L. (editors), The Culture of Thracians and their Neighbours. Oxford: Archaeopress.Smith, W. (1870), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company.Tacitus (1983), The Annals of Imperial Rome. Translated by M. Grant. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Anchises (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Author unknown, Asius (mythology) (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Author unknown, Tenedos (date unknown), Anchises (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).Author unknown, Thanatos (date unknown), Anchises (online) (Accessed 08/02/2025).

  23. Bonus X- Pyramus and Thisbe (Valentine's Day Special) (00:10:45)

    It's Valentine's Day! Let's look at some of the romantic stories in Greek mythology and... oh. Well, at least Ovid gave up a prototype version of Romeo and Juliet to work with. That's right, it's the story of Pyramus and Thisbe!Sources for this episode:Boccaccio, G. (1963), Concerning Famous Women. Translated by G. A. Guarino. Rutgers, The State University.Chaucer, G. (1889), The Legend of Good Women. Edited by W. W. Skeat. Oxford: The Clarendon Press.Dalley, S. (2005), Semiramis in History and Legend. Chapter in: Gruech, E. S. (editor), Cultural Borrowings and Ethnic Appropriations in Antiquity. Oriens et Occidens 8. Franz Steiner Verlag.Droß-Krüpe, K. (2023), Changing Identities at the Turn of the Common Era: The Case of Semiramis. Studia Orientalia Electronica 11(2): 116-129.Harrison, S. J., Oxford Classical Dictionary (2016, updated 2017), Pyramus and Thisbe (Accessed c.04/02/2025).Herodotus (1971), The Histories. Translated by A. de Sélincourt. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.Ovid (1968), Metamorphoses. Translated by M. M. Innes. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.Sayce, A. H. (1888), The Legend of Semiramis. The English Historical Review 3(9): 104–13.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Ninus (online) (Accessed 04/02/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Shamshi-Adad V (online) (Accessed 04/02/2025).

  24. 63- Iliad Part V: Hector Loses It (00:15:54)

    We continue to watch the gods meddle in human affairs as Zeus sends confusing omens and turns Hector into a boulder throwing maniac. Oh, and yet more people getting injured in ways that make the hosts shudder.Sources for this episode:Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antiphus (online) (Accessed 19/01/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Eris (mythology) (online) (Accessed 19/01/2025).Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Ilus (online) (Accessed 19/01/2025).

  25. 62- Iliad Part IV: Fast and Furious with Chariots (00:21:29)

    Expect random acts of violence, petty squabbles and a chariot race with a twist as we journey through Books IX and X of the Iliad. Oh, and we give Odysseus more of a verbal beating that he doesn't deserve... Sources for this episode: Homer (1965), The Iliad. Translated by E. V. Rieu. Harmondsworth; Penguin Books Ltd. Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Ilus (online) (Accessed 19/01/2025). Inspiration for the drawing from the following https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/how-to-draw-a-horse/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Triumph_of_Achilles_in_Corfu_Achilleion.jpg

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