That's Ancient History Jean Menzies
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That's Ancient History: the podcast for all things classical, old & new. Exploring antiquity from its history to its place in today's world. Host and producer Dr Jean Menzies.
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S.6 E.2 Reimagining the Oedipus Cycle with Meagan Cleveland
Riddles of the Sphinx is out now: https://amzn.to/43ikAkB
Check out Meagan...
Website: https://www.meagancleveland.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littleredreading/
X: https://twitter.com/MeaganClevelan8
Follow the podcast on X: https://twitter.com/thatsancient
Listen to this Podcast on...
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376/classics-is-for-everyone
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bfJsiS4eV9MN4A3pYMXNt
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1387485444
The Books We Talked About:
Sophocles' Theban Plays (Antigone, Oedipus Rex & Oedipus at Colonus): https://amzn.to/48XXXmC
Statius' Thebiad: https://amzn.to/3vchEJD
Medea by Eilish Quin: https://www.waterstones.com/book/medea/eilish-quin/9781668020760
Winter Harvest by Ioanna Papadopoulou: https://www.waterstones.com/book/winter-harvest/ioanna-papadopoulou/9781739234850
Threads that Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou: https://www.waterstones.com/book/threads-that-bind/kika-hatzopoulou/9780241614648
You can support my content via...
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts
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S. 6 E. 1 Classics is for Everyone with Erica Stevenson
Follow That's Ancient History on X: twitter.com/thatsancient
In the first episode of season six Dr Jean Menzies chats classics and accessibility with creator and producer of the MoanIn project (Modern Ancients) Erica Stevenson.
Find Erica & MoanInc:
Website: https://www.moaninc.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/moaninc
X: https://twitter.com/moaninc
Find Jean:
Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jeansthoughts
X: https://twitter.com/jeansthoughts
The Books We Talked About:
The Iliad: https://amzn.to/3I3MF54
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours: https://amzn.to/49nk4E9
Savage Beasts: https://amzn.to/3I6m5bz -
S.5 E.4 Writing Greek Myths for Children with Jen Campbell & Jean Menzies
Jen Campbell Interviews Jean Menzies (That's Ancient History host) about her debut children's book Greek Myths, published by DK and illustrated by Katie Ponder.
Jean's book Greek Myths: https://amzn.to/3IlJHqN
Also in the series is Norse Myths by Matt Ralphs: https://amzn.to/3FMVKfg
And you can currently preorder Egyptian Myths by Jean Menzies: https://amzn.to/33S0pz8
Check out Jen's latest book, The Girl Who Ate Her Brothers and other Gruesome Tales: https://amzn.to/3rCQwNU
As well as her series on the history of fairytales on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj_-yiIwc8I&t=0s -
S.5 E.3 Ask a Classicist with my boyfriend: Hobbies, Courting, and Social Life in Antiquity
Just a Couple of Meeples Board Game Review: https://www.instagram.com/justacoupleofmeeples/
That's Ancient History on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient
Books Mentioned:
Aphrodite's Tortoise: https://amzn.to/30NVhux
The Old Kingdom Series: The Old Kingdom -
S.5 E.2 Medusa & Modern Women with Jessie Burton
In this episode of That's Ancient History Jean talks to author Jessie Burton about her new book Medusa: https://amzn.to/3Guqp2B
More from Jessie Burton: https://www.jessieburton.co.uk
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S.5 E.1 Answering the Most Googled Questions About Ancient Greece with Jill Scott
Support the podcast on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts
Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient
And check out our website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/podcast
Check out host Jean's book on greek myths: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKv
And discover more about antiquity in video format on her YouTube channel: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/ancient-history-videos
And tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts
In this week's episode Jean Menzies and regular guest Jill Scott welcome back the podcast for a new season by finding out what the most googled questions about Ancient Greece are and have a go at answering them.
Books recommended:
The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey: https://amzn.to/3aveXF3
Democracy by Paul Cartledge: https://amzn.to/2YN8mTY
The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek by G.E.M. De Ste Croix: https://amzn.to/3iTkcCX
Greek Myths by Jean Menzies: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKv
Kundrecensioner
Ancient History Made Accessible!
This podcast is so great! From mythology to modern retellings, That’s Ancient History makes it apparent just how much of the ancient world we have all around us, even if we don’t always know it. Educational and fun - a total delight to listen to!