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Ithaca Bound was a podcast hosted by Andrew Schiestel that explored history and mythology in the Mediterranean Basin. From March 22, 2021 to January 21, 2022, 188 episodes were published.

  1. 01/21/2022

    Final Series Episode (Ep. 188): Greek Pantheon w. Professor Ivana Petrovic

    In the final series episode of the Ithaca Bound Podcast, Professor Ivana Petrovic, Department of Classics and Department Chair, University of Virginia, joins the show to explore what scholars know about the Greek pantheon.

    53 min

  2. 11/12/2021

    Pottery in Archaic & Classical Sparta w. Dr Adrien Delahaye

    Pottery in ancient Sparta was used for storage, shipping, communicating moral lessons, and more. Dr Adrien Delahaye, French School at Athens, joins the show to explore what scholars know about Spartan pottery in the Archaic and Classical periods.

    54 min

  3. 11/05/2021

    Marseille Becoming French w. Professor Junko Takeda

    Marseille is the oldest city in France but not the oldest French city. Professor Junko Takeda, Syracuse University, joins the show to speak about the period of time when Marseille became part of France.

    49 min

  4. 10/29/2021

    Ottoman Syria in the 16th Century w. Prof. Stefan Winter

    In 1516, the Ottoman Empire took over the region of Syria from the Mamluk Empire. Professor Stefan Winter, Koç University & University of Quebec at Montreal, joins the show to discuss Ottoman Syria during the century.

    37 min

  5. 10/22/2021

    Umayyad‘s Hegemony in the Mediterranean in the 7th Century w. Dr. Antoine Borrut

    Much happened in the 7th century during Umayyad’s prominence including two fitnas (commonly referred to as civil wars), printing coins, and the assembly of a navy. Dr. Antoine Borrut, University of Maryland, joins the show to discuss the caliphate's hegemony in the Mediterranean Basin in the 7th century.

    57 min

  6. 10/14/2021

    Court Trials in Classical Athens w. Emeritus Professor Edward Harris

    Classical Athens had a principles-based legal system that echoes in many legal systems today. Emeritus Professor Edward Harris, University of Durham, makes a return appearance on the show to discuss what court trials were like in the Classical Athenian period.

    1 hr

  7. 10/07/2021

    Government in Classical Sparta w. Dr Philip Davies

    Classical Sparta functioned for years with a body of citizens who passed laws while co-existing with two contemporaneously sitting kings (a diarchy). Dr Philip Davies, University of Nottingham, joins the show to explain how government functioned in the Classical Spartan period.

    46 min

  8. 10/04/2021

    #181 Bronze Age Palaikastro Crete w. Professor Carl Knappett

    Bronze Age Palaikastro on the Island of Crete remarkably persisted for over two millennia, and peculiarly, may never have had a palatial building. Carl Knappett, a professor and department chair at the University of Toronto, joins the show to share what's known about this ancient Minoan urban centre.

    42 min
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Ithaca Bound was a podcast hosted by Andrew Schiestel that explored history and mythology in the Mediterranean Basin. From March 22, 2021 to January 21, 2022, 188 episodes were published.

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  • Creator
    Ithacabound.com
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    188
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ithaca Bound Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Ithaca Bound