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Ancient Heroes
Patrick Garvey
70 episodes
4 months ago
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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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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Ancient Heroes
#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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4 months ago
32 minutes 34 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#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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5 months ago
43 minutes 25 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#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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12 months ago
45 minutes

Ancient Heroes
#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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1 year ago
49 minutes 9 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#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.
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1 year ago
44 minutes 44 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#65 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 3 (Author Reading)
Listen to me read the third chapter of my new novel The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon.
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1 year ago
17 minutes 50 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#64 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 2 (Author Reading)
My reading of the second chapter of The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon.
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1 year ago
15 minutes 54 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#63 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 1 (Author Reading)
Listen to me read the first chapter of The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon.
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1 year ago
15 minutes 15 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#62 - One Thousand Years of Byzantium (w/ Anthony Kaldellis)
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was a force from the 5th century to the 15th century AD. Historian Anthony Kaldellis comes on to talk all things Byzantium.
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1 year ago
52 minutes 52 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#61 - Heroines of the Trojan War (w/ A.D. Rhine)
Historical fiction authors Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson (known together as A.D. Rhine) come on the show to talk about their epic retelling of the Trojan War, the overlooked storylines and characters of the Iliad, Bronze Age history, and much more.
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1 year ago
40 minutes 20 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#60 - The Heir of Achilles (my new thriller novel)
I talk about my upcoming book (now available for preorder on Kickstarter).
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1 year ago
16 minutes 44 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#59 - The World's First Empire (w/ Eckart Frahm)
Historian Eckart Frahm joins to discuss the great Assyrian Empire, Babylon, the Epic of Gilgamesh, cuneiform, and more.
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1 year ago
55 minutes 34 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#58 - The Spear of Destiny, mysterious relics, and storytelling (w/ J.F. Penn)
Bestselling thriller author J.F. Penn joins to talk about the mysterious lance that was allegedly used against Jesus during the crucifixion and its role in her latest novel.
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1 year ago
49 minutes 26 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#57 - Traveling through the Medieval World (w/ Anthony Bale)
English medievalist Anthony Bale joins to talk about the Middle Ages, from the top medieval travel destinations to the legends of King Arthur.
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1 year ago
43 minutes 42 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#56 - Herod the Great and the Kingdom of Judea (w/ Martin Goodman)
Most know of King Herod from the Bible. But who was he really and what was his kingdom of Judea like in the years leading up to the birth of Jesus? Historian Martin Goodman comes on to help answer these questions and more.
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1 year ago
51 minutes 49 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#55 - Collapse of Civilizations and the Aftermath (w/ Eric Cline)
What was the Late Bronze Age Collapse? What happened to the grand civilizations of the time, including Egypt and Greece? Archaeologist and best selling author Eric Cline joins to discuss.
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1 year ago
53 minutes 39 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#54 - History's Holiest City (w/ Jodi Magness)
Classical and Biblical archaeologist Jodi Magness joins to talk about the history of Jerusalem, a sacred city in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We talk about the city's origins, its development into a major religious site, the lost Ark of the Covenant, and much more.
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1 year ago
58 minutes 51 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#53 - The Dangerous Obsession with Human Origins (w/ Stefanos Geroulanos)
What is meant by human "prehistory" and how do we understand the story of our species? Historian Stefanos Geroulanos makes the case that modern ideas about human prehistory often say more about us than they do about our ancestors from the distant past.
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1 year ago
1 hour 7 minutes 6 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#52 - Reaction to Netflix's "Alexander: The Making of a God"
My thoughts on the controversial new miniseries about the campaign of Alexander the Great.
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1 year ago
24 minutes 7 seconds

Ancient Heroes
#51 - Songs of Achilles and the Trojan War (w/ Joe Goodkin)
Modern-day traveling bard Joe Goodkin joins to talk about Homer, Achilles, and the legendary war at the heart of Greek mythology. He also performs a few of his original songs inspired by the Iliad.
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1 year ago
55 minutes 8 seconds

Ancient Heroes
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.