In this episode we discuss Natalie Haynes's 2019 novel A Thousand Ships. Digressions include identity theft, ancient clothing, and ecofascism. We also spend a while simping for basically every ancient woman mentioned.   Content warnings: Profanity Discussion of violence and death Discussion of rape and sexual assault Mentions of slavery Mentions of sex and sexuality   Notes: The French story about a man replacing his dead comrade that Julia referenced was the story of Martin Guerre, which was indeed historical.  And a small correction: the word for Penelope and Odysseus's likemindedness is "homophrosyne" not "symphrosyne".   Support us by buying us a coffee! And follow us on Twitter!