ancient rome

The Pictish Beast is a mysterious animal carved on Pictish standing stones. Nobody knows what kind of animal it is. But it must have been really important to the Picts, as [...Read More...]

In our last episode, Spartacus and his compatriots broke out of the ludus and began their rebellion. Spurred on by the Dionysian prophecies of his lover, the Thracian Lady, [...Read More...]

The story of Spartacus is the story of the Roman Republic at a crossroads. In the 70s BC, the city of Rome was a powderkeg, the peninsula was wracked with starvation and [...Read More...]

 First, these show notes would not be complete without a gif from the STARZ Spartacus TV series.   Spartacus GIF from Spartacus GIFs   We couldn’t have [...Read More...]

Join us as we travel back in time to the amphitheatre of Capua—mainland Italy’s largest amphitheatre in its day—and experience a day at the gladiatorial games [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! This episode was sponsored by Oneshi Press. Sound sculpting by Lens Group Media. We couldn’t resist sharing this gif of Spartacus. Here are the sources [...Read More...]

Become a Patron!   via GIPHY   We couldn’t resist sharing this gif. Here are the sources that helped make this episode possible. The Gladiator – Alan Baker [...Read More...]

We invited the Partial Historians onto our show to discuss one of their favorite topics and ours: Spartacus in film and pop culture. Join us in a no-holds-barred conversation [...Read More...]

Here are the sources that helped us bring the Thracians to life. The Warriors of Thrace (Discover Bulgaria Website) Roman Expansion in Thrace (Balkancelts WordPress) The [...Read More...]

Here are the sources that helped make this episode possible!   https://www.bcilondon.co.uk/about-us/discover-bulgaria/the-warriors-of-thrace/ [...Read More...]