Feb 14, 2022
In part II of our exploration of the love language of the ancients we go from the descriptive to the prescriptive with our guest is Radcliffe Edmonds, Paul Shorey Professor of Greek and Chair of the Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies at Bryn Mawr College and the author of Bringing Down the Moon: Magic...
Feb 10, 2022
Part I of a special love-themed edition where we explore the love language of the ancients with renowned author and classical scholar, Philip Freeman. His book, Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs and World of the First Woman Poet helps guide us through the fascinating life, poems and world of this archaic...
Dec 6, 2021
Professor John Bennet, Archaeologist and Director of the British School of Athens, leads us on a journey of discovery through Minoan and Mycenaean art and civilization in the Bronze Age Aegean. What is contained in their mysterious Linear A & B writings? What influenced the artistic aesthetic of their very modern...
Nov 9, 2021
An interview with bestselling author, Ross King, on his new book: The Bookseller of Florence. Known as ‘the king of the world’s booksellers’, Vespasiano produced hundreds of exquisite manuscripts for the libraries of many of Europe’s most famous and powerful personalities. Many of the great names of rediscovered...
Sep 20, 2021
Join author and renowned Classical scholar, Barry B. Powell, for a discussion on his new book, Greek Poems to the Gods: Hymns from Homer to Proclus. We cover what these ancient stories of epic wars, journeys, gods and goddesses mean to our contemporary life, the history of ancient poetry, mythology and much more.