A podcast hosted by Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins. Ancient stories, modern twists… and no degree in Classics required.
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It's desperation in Homer if you ask us.
Continue the conversation with Mary and Charlotte by joining the Instant Classics Book Club! (link in bio)
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What's the weirdest Christmas gift you've ever received?
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If you think ancient humour was all toga malfunctions and amphitheatre slapstick… the Romans would like a word.
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Out of all of the Roman works, only ONE makes Mary laugh out loud.
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Our latest episode, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, is OUT NOW! Tune in wherever you stream podcasts.
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Tune in TOMORROW to find out Mary's favorite joke!
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The diversity of London never goes away.
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The amphitheatre beneath the Guildhall is one of London’s most revealing archaeological secrets...but not because it hosted the kind of gladiatorial battles we imagine.
Learn more in this week's episode!
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Would you try fighting a sheep? 🐑
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Roman London survives in the strangest places...mostly under buildings everyone agrees should’ve never made it past the design phase.
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Our first live episode is OUT NOW! Join us as we explore what Roman London was really like.
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Our first live episode is out TOMORROW!
Recorded in an Ancient Roman Amphitheatre beneath Guildhall Art Gallery, a site dating back to the first century CE. We dig into what life in Roman London was really like.
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Find out Mary's answer when you join the Instant Classics Book Club!
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You can't convince us that @zuck and Athena totally wouldn't be in cahoots.
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Have you ever thought of Athena as anything other than a woman?
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How could a city that excluded women from politics, public life, and citizenship place a goddess at the top of its civic identity?
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Athena isn't a regular goddess, she's a cool goddess.
Our latest episode, all about Athena, is OUT NOW!
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Join in on this week's conversation around The Odyssey in our private book club! (link in bio to subscribe)
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From rebel queen to empire mascot, Boudica might be history’s most successful rebrand.
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Would you believe that Boudica is buried beneath King's Cross?
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