ancient rome

Who was Spartacus, really? It’s not an easy question to answer. The ancient sources agree that he was Thracian, but even this is up for debate. Still, we’re going to go [...Read More...]

During the First Servile War, the epic prophet and fire-breather named Eunus led a rebellion that threatened the Republic to its foundations. For a time, Eunus controlled all [...Read More...]

The First Servile War started in 135 BC—about 62 years before Spartacus led his rebellion. It lasted about twice as long as the Spartacus war, and involved hundreds of [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here’s a neat video of the events of the First Servile War: Our ancient sources include: Dionysius of Halicarnassus: Roman Antiquities (Earnest Cary [...Read More...]

In our last episode we talked about the journey Dionysus took to become a god. We followed his travels across the Mediterranean as he went on an epic quest to spread the [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! It’s show notes time! We had such a great time recording this episode. As you’ve guessed there was wine  . . . lot’s of wine. One of us [...Read More...]

Forget what you thought you knew about Dionysus and his cozy wine-drinking image. This is the Dionysus of Thrace. The Dionysus of Mithradates. Of Spartacus. Of [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! It’s show notes time! We had such a great time recording this episode. As you’ve guessed there was wine  . . . We had a great time diving into [...Read More...]

Our only explanation for this episode is that it was Jenny’s birthday–and she wanted to have some friends over. So we invited Katy and Nathan from Queens Podcast [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! So after all that, you DEFINITELY want to check out Queens Podcast, right? Yep. We thought so. Here’s the recipe for the cocktail we all made. Super [...Read More...]