Sistory History

Sistory History
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We're two sisters who love history and are on a mission to help more people enjoy it. In each episode we take a historical event or experience, find some relevant source material and have a light-hearted chat about it from a sensory perspective. Each season we focus on a different theme or time period. Have a listen - you might like it! You can find us on Instagram and Twitter (X), or email us at sistoryhistory@gmail.com.

  1. FEB 18

    The Romans II - What a Triumph! (Military Victory Celebrations in Ancient Rome)

    Welcome to the season 4 finale! And we end with a heady mix of flutes, treasure and animal excrement. Plus a puzzling fixation on elephants, courtesy of Pompey & Caesar, and a truly impressive amount of dining furniture... Join us for a sensory dive into that very Roman celebration - the military triumph. In this episode we´re joined by these fabulous fellows: Plutarch, "Parallel Lives", Life of Marcellus 22.1-4 Livy, "History of Rome", extracts from 34.52 Suetonius, "Life of Julius Caesar", 37.1-2 Plutarch, "Life of Aemilius Paullus", extracts from 32.1-34.7 Thank you for your company this season - we hope you´ll join us for the next. Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2026 by Sistory History

    32 min

  2. JAN 28

    The Romans II - Water Water, Everywhere! (Water & Toilets in Ancient Rome)

    Welcome to season 4, episode 5! How clean was your regular Roman? How often did they bathe? Did they have proper toilets, and is that rumour about the sponge on the stick really true? Join us as we explore the story of water in Ancient Rome. As well as the inevitable toilet-based anecdotes, we can promise you fabulous fountains, healthful hydrotherapy and remarkable rivers (albeit with some questionable qualities...). Our sources for today are: Petronius, "Satyricon", 47 Seneca the Younger, "Epistulae Morales", book 86, sections 8-9 & 11-12 (On Scipio´s Villa) Pliny the Younger, "Letters", extracts from 5.6 Pliny the Elder, "Natural History", book 31, section 6 Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2026 by Sistory History

    31 min

  3. JAN 7

    The Romans II - Wedding Belles (Ancient Roman Weddings)

    Welcome to season 4, episode 4! Ever wonder what used to happen at Ancient Roman weddings? Well, wonder no longer...we´re here to enlighten you! Some of the things we´ll talk about will be very familiar - flowers, veils, priests, wine, even the odd rude joke. Some will be not so familiar... And here we´re in the realms of sacrificial sheep, omens-a-plenty and excessive walnut throwing. We reveal all, with the help of these very illustrious wedding guests: Seneca the Younger (maybe), "Octavia", Act IV from lines 693 Plutarch, "Roman Questions", 29 Gaius, "Institutiones", section 112 Catullus, extracts from "Poems", 61 Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2026 by Sistory History

    31 min

  4. 12/23/2025 · BONUS

    BONUS EPISODE - Cocktail Hour

    Drinking games with a twist, speeches and ribbons. All the elements required for a fabulous party! To celebrate the festive season, we bring you a special episode from the archives, all about the Ancient Greek symposium. Full of revelry, plus a few cautionary tales to help you keep it classy this Christmas... Our sources are: Plato, Symposium, 212d-213b Xenophon, Symposium, 1.3-1.4 Plato, Symposium, 214a-d Plato, Symposium, 176a-c And here's a link for some extra reading: Debauchery in ancient Athens - Why would someone want to go to a symposium? - Ancient Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2025 by Sistory History

    31 min

  5. 12/10/2025

    The Romans II - Keep in Touch! (The Ancient Roman Postal Service & Communication)

    Welcome to season 4, episode 3! And today we´re all about the comms. Letters, fire, flags, even a pigeon. Our good friend Pliny the Younger was lucky enough to have a book read to him most evenings at dinner. And Cicero was fastidious in ensuring that messengers were well fed to keep their energy, (and no doubt their enthusiasm...) topped up. So, there´s all sorts to talk about. In this episode we´re communing with this lovely lot: Pliny the Younger, "To Fuscus", Letters 9.36 Marcus Tullius Cicero, " Letters To Atticus" , 13.40 Marcus Tullius Cicero, "Letters To Atticus", 5.17 Polybius, "Fire Signalling", Histories book 10 Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2025 by Sistory History

    30 min

  6. 11/19/2025

    The Romans II - Behind the Curtain (Ancient Roman Beauty & Cosmetics)

    Welcome to episode 2 of season 4! We get up close and personal with Ancient Roman beauty products and it really is a tale of 2 halves. We´re very much on board with the gold dust, and have nothing against the burnt crushed nuts. We are however less keen on the unwashed sheep fleece, and I fear we must draw the line at the ashes of ass g******s... Which you´ll probably agree is a reasonable reaction. Our sources for this episode are: "To Galla", epigram 9.37, by Martial "Ars Amatoria", lines 205-217, by Ovid "Her Hair", Amores book 1.14, by Ovid " Or Messalina?", Satire VI lines 115-122, by Juvenal Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then don´t be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2025 by Sistory History

    28 min

  7. 10/30/2025

    The Romans II - Salutatio! (The Ancient Roman Salutatio)

    Welcome back to Sistory History! And we're kicking off season 4 in the proper Roman way with an episode about the salutatio, the early morning client-patron ritual that you should definitely not try out for yourself if you're in any way a fan of a lie-in... Our sources (and guests) are: "Commentariolum Petitionis", section IX, by Quintus Tullius Cicero "To Gallus", epigram 10.82, by Martial "De Brevitate Vitae", 14.3-14.4, by Seneca the Younger "Satire 1", lines 95-99 & lines 132-136, by Juvenal Music credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys. Finally, if you like what you hear today then don't be shy! Please take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us. Blue Sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocial Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2025 by Sistory History

    28 min

  8. 08/13/2025 · BONUS

    KIDSTORY BONUS EPISODE - Live Like a Roman

    Welcome to our third Kidstory episode! These episodes are dedicated to all budding historians and anyone studying history or desperate for some help with their history homework... Today we explore Canterbury Roman Museum with our resident kidstorian Felix, and try out some typical tools that Romans would have used in their daily lives. If you´d like to visit the museum then you can find everything you need to know here: Canterbury Roman Museum, Kent Music credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys). If you like what you hear and don´t want to miss out on any future kidstories, then make sure you subscribe to Sistory History! And feel free to hit the like button and of course share with your friends. Blue Sky: @sistoryhistory.bsky.social Instagram: sistoryhistory Email: sistoryhistory@gmail.com Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast © 2025 by Sistory History

    15 min
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We're two sisters who love history and are on a mission to help more people enjoy it. In each episode we take a historical event or experience, find some relevant source material and have a light-hearted chat about it from a sensory perspective. Each season we focus on a different theme or time period. Have a listen - you might like it! You can find us on Instagram and Twitter (X), or email us at sistoryhistory@gmail.com.

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  • Creator
    Sistory History
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Sistory History
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