A conversation with Roderick Beaton (King's College London, emeritus) on his new book The Greeks: A Global History (Basic Books 2021). We discuss different ways to define who "the Greeks" were and are (in Byzantium Graikos meant a "Greek-speaker"); the diversity of groups that make up this story; how Byzantium can be featured in a diachronic history of Greek-speakers without being overlooked in favor of the ancients and moderns (as tends often to happen); and what might tie these Greeks together in a way that doesn't quite work for, say, "the English-speaking peoples."
<p>Just to the south of ancient Egypt, a civilization we think we know well, was a deeply connected but unique world that existed along the Middle Nile: Nubia, or Kush, which produced its own distinctive cultures and states that held strong for many thousands of years.</p><p>Patrick's book is now available! Get <em>The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World</em> in <a href="https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/patrick-wyman/the-verge/9781538701171/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here</a>.</p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors!</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
<p>Dr. Young Richard Kim, a Classics and History professor at UIC, joins Lexie to talk about the dignity of work, the intersection of personal religion and the academic study of ancient religion, being Asian in Classics, and drops some hot takes on how to change the way we teach US/ancient world history in high schools. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOzymandiasP1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theozymandiasproject" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theozymandiasproject/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or visit our website <a href="http://www.theozymandiasproject.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theozymandiasproject.com</a>!</p><br /><p>Learn more about Dr. Kim: <a href="https://clasmed.uic.edu/profiles/kim-young/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://clasmed.uic.edu/profiles/kim-young/</a></p><br /><p>Follow Dr. Kim on Twitter: @YoungRichardKim </p><br /><p>Check out the Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus: <a href="https://www.aaaclassicalcaucus.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aaaclassicalcaucus.org</a> </p><br /><p>Support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject</a> </p> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5612618" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon!</a><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο και με καλεσμένο τον Δρ. Ιωάννη Στουραΐτη, λέκτορα βυζαντινής ιστορίας στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Εδιμβούργου συζητάμε για το ζήτημα της ταυτότητας στο Βυζάντιο. Μέσα από την κουβέντα μας ανακαλύπτουμε πώς αυτή προσαρμόζεται ανάλογα με την αυτοκρατορική ιδεολογία, την παιδεία και την θρησκεία αλλά και ποιά είναι τα θεμελιώδη χαρακτηριστικά για να θεωρεί κάποιος τον εαυτό του Βυζαντινό, ή πιο σωστά Ρωμαίο πολίτη.</p> <p>Το προφίλ του Δρ Στουραΐτη στην ιστοσελίδα του Πανεπιστημίου του Εδιμβούργου: <a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/about-us/staff-profiles/profile_academic.php?search=2&uun=istourai"><u>https://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/about-us/staff-profiles/profile_academic.php?search=2&uun=istourai</u></a></p> <p>Το open access αρθρο του στο Academia.edu: <a href="https://www.academia.edu/40892811/Is_Byzantinism_an_Orientalism_Reflections_on_Byzantiums_constructed_identities_and_debated_ideologies_in_Y_Stouraitis_ed_Identities_and_Ideologies_in_the_Medieval_East_Roman_World_Edinburgh_Byzantine_studies_EUP_forthcoming_?from_navbar=true"><u>https://www.academia.edu/40892811/Is_Byzantinism_an_Orientalism_Reflections_on_Byzantiums_constructed_identities_and_debated_ideologies_in_Y_Stouraitis_ed_Identities_and_Ideologies_in_the_Medieval_East_Roman_World_Edinburgh_Byzantine_studies_EUP_forthcoming_?from_navbar=true</u></a></p> <p>Το blog του Δρ Στουραΐτη <a href="https://byzideo.blogspot.com/"><u>https://byzideo.blogspot.com/</u></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>_______________</p> <p>Ποιοι είμαστε;</p> <p>Ο Γαβριήλ - Ιωάννης Μπουτζιόπουλος είναι υποψήφιος διδάκτορας της Βυζαντινής Ιστορίας στο University of Birmingham και ο Παναγιώτης Μέρμηγκας είναι μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής Τοπικής Ιστορίας με ειδίκευση στη Βυζαντινή περίοδο στο Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης. Αυτό το podcast δεν αποτελεί μέρος των προσωπικών τους ερευνών. </p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]"><u>[email protected]</u></a></p> <p>Ακολουθήστε το Podcast<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGZDM1dmdzBONmwtNVBNMDBwVjJOM2NVWjdVQXxBQ3Jtc0tsSWdYOFREUWVZYWd0WTVLV1V1S0JkRF9KanNqSVlrS2JpbU9pbnd1RGFJTlJyNzdia19meHZJeDlqOVhfdmF3QjBqUmwzQUtmVklic1ZZa09yXy1ES0ZKZ3ZWZjY0dlMzcnA2TXlwWURYMjZxX1R1WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ftrip.flakes%2F"><u> </u></a></p> <p>Instagram ►<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUNLaHpxMnNONnpwemlkTUV2NlNiR3N0OTRVd3xBQ3Jtc0tuMjV2V2stRjREX00xX0EzV0F4U1ZEREdIalhwcm1wNHJoakJFQkR0bURVdVEwOVJUR1lOM1B6TGNRRTFwMlA5RzEtNUxrVjhfMy1ZZXBhbE9oTWtDekxZV215Z2tTNWs3cUFQUUlTTVJobi1zQS00SQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fgrecontrek%2F"><u> </u></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/byzantioexplained_podcast/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/byzantioexplained_podcast/</u></a></p> <p>Twitter ►<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqay10YVNRUGwxeTduN3RDbGJNd3c0UGZEYmQwQXxBQ3Jtc0trWE1yZ0xrTXg5NUszNW8wWm1jX3ZOeVVCaHN3MEVUY3VKclhLUVpNNnk2dXRGU2hpdVJuV1hCcGhwWF85TXIwbFJRTW5BeXJLdENFOHJLMGNLUzl0RXpnQWNQcEJXSFNrOEpIZ2JheGJraUtEYVBrVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fgrecontrek"><u> </u></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ByzantioP"><u>https://twitter.com/ByzantioP</u></a></p> <p>Spotify ► <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3FtJ3ixEZiYBwuqyQ81mdg"><u>https://open.spotify.com/show/3FtJ3ixEZiYBwuqyQ81mdg</u></a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts ► <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/byzantio-explained/id1554787771"><u>https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/byzantio-explained/id1554787771</u></a></p> <p>Anchor.FM ►<a href="https://anchor.fm/byzantio"><u>https://anchor.fm/byzantio</u></a></p> <p>YouTube ► <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumFGMN8OHqCxrxRl-wTEQA"><u>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumFGMN8OHqCxrxRl-wTEQA</u></a></p>
<p>The discovery of 21,000-23,000-year-old human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico is one of the most exciting developments in the study of the deep past in recent years. But do these footprints hold up to real scrutiny? And if they’re real, how do they change our understanding of the first people in the Americas? </p><p>I asked two experts on the earliest inhabitants of the Americas what they thought of this incredible new evidence: Dr. Jessi Halligan, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Florida State University, and Dr. Shane Miller, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Mississippi State University. Both have extensive experience on the topic, and help us understand precisely what these footprints tell us about the human past in North and South America.</p><p>Patrick's book is now available! Get <em>The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World</em> in <a href="https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/patrick-wyman/the-verge/9781538701171/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here</a>.</p><p>Listen to new episodes 1 week early, to exclusive seasons 1 and 2, and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App <a href="https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory</a>.</p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors!</p><p><br /></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
<p>Today we're posting something new in your feed. The Ozymandias Project LLC team is excited to participate in some upcoming collaborations with other podcasts and brilliant creators that will be rolled out over the next few months. Ancient Office Hours will continue to post new, regular podcast episodes every two weeks, but now will be adding some bonus content during our usual 'off' weeks to share some things we think you'll love. Keep an eye out during the upcoming Halloweekend for a special spooky / pod-versary week treat!</p><br /><p>This week's feed drop is Episode 4 of the History's Train Wrecks Podcast and part 1 of their "Stubborn Nags of Ancient Rome" series. The next feed drop on January 12 will feature part II, though for anyone eager to listen to it beforehand, you can find it on their official podcast feed. If you are interested in a feed swap, please let us know via our socials or email us at [email protected]. If you like our content and can help us, please consider leaving us a review on Itunes. Note: You don't need to be an Itunes listener, but this is one of the most referenced review spots, so posting there helps boost our show.</p><br /><p><strong>About History's Trainwrecks </strong></p><p>A temper tantrum that changed history. The World War II general who lost his pants on a secret mission in enemy territory. The ancient Roman who lectured a mob of rioting women about their wardrobe choices and somehow lived to tell about it. The American President who promised not to run again and regretted it for the rest of his life. This is the stuff they never taught us in history class. Check out the History’s Trainwrecks <a href="https://www.historystrainwrecks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/historystrainwrecks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, and subscribe to their podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1566357950?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Itunes</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0EDHR8NUqtfUYbL5l3Mr28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or your favorite podcatcher for more stories like these!</p><br /><p>--------</p><br /><p>Enjoying the bonus content? Wish we could upgrade our tech? Feeling generous? Support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject</a> </p> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5612618" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon!</a><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
A conversation with Mirela Ivanova (University of Sheffield) on the creation of the Slavonic alphabet and the lives of its creators, the Byzantine missionaries Constantine-Cyril and Methodios. Despite the huge importance attributed to these men and their activities in modern scholarship, national narratives, and Slavic Orthodox identity, our knowledge about them rests largely on two texts whose interests are quite different from our own. What do we really know about them? The conversation is based on two of Mirela's articles, 'Re-thinking the Life of Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher,' Slavonic and East European Review 98 (2020) 434-463; and 'Inventing and Ethnicising Slavonic in the Long Ninth Century,' forthcoming in the Journal of Medieval History (2021).
<p>The Middle Kingdom, beginning around 2000 BC, was the second of ancient Egypt’s classical ages. Powerful pharaohs ruled from the cataracts of the Nile to the Mediterranean, building enormous monuments and patronizing exceptional art and literature. But on either side of the Middle Kingdom lay two ages of chaos, the Intermediate Periods, when the pharaoh’s rule - the defining feature of ancient Egyptian history - essentially disappeared.</p><p>Patrick's book is now available! Get <em>The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World</em> in <a href="https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/patrick-wyman/the-verge/9781538701171/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here</a>.</p><p>Listen to new episodes 1 week early, to exclusive seasons 1 and 2, and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App <a href="https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory</a>.</p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors!</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
<p>Megan Lewis, an Assyriologist and founder of public outreach project Digital Hammurabi, joins Lexie to discuss what an Assyriologist studies, why leaving a PhD program shouldn’t be seen as a failure, her work co-creating Digital Hammurabi with her husband Dr. Josh Bowen, and what academics can do if they don’t want to be in academia. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOzymandiasP1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theozymandiasproject" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theozymandiasproject/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or visit our website <a href="http://www.theozymandiasproject.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theozymandiasproject.com</a>! </p><br /><p>Check out Digital Hammurabi’s website: <a href="https://www.digitalhammurabi.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.digitalhammurabi.com</a> </p><br /><p>Access the DH YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DigitalHammurabi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/DigitalHammurabi</a> </p><br /><p>Follow Megan on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/digi_hammurabi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/digi_hammurabi</a> </p><br /><p>Support us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject</a> </p> <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5612618" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon!</a><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
<p>Today we talk to the man whose research has guided our last few podcasts Dr Maximilian Lau.</p><br /><p>Dr Lau is Adjunct Professor of Economic History at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, and also a Research Associate in History at St Benet’s Hall, University of Oxford. He has been studying 12th century Byzantine history for many years now and the fruits of that labour can be found in his forthcoming book “Rebuilding New Rome. The Foreign Policy of John II Komnenos.”</p><br /><p>The book is written and will be out next year and Dr Lau very generously shared it with me in advance. It’s been incredibly helpful in part because of its quality but also because it follows a format similar to our narrative episodes. It is a chronological account of John’s military and political activity with a discussion of the sources as each incident unfolds. As Dr Lau explains in the interview – John’s reign often gets short shrift in popular Byzantine books because our Roman sources cover him fairly briefly. But there are plenty of other sources to work with and Dr Lau has synthesised them to create a new history of John's reign.</p><br /><p>Period: 1118-1143</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Despite the failure of Agis IV to reform a weakened Sparta, a more politically astute (and ruthless) successor could be found in the rival Agiad house, Cleomenes III. Under his reign, Sparta would be restored to a level of power capable enough to bring the Achaean League to its knees during the Cleomenean War (228-222). In a moment of crisis, Aratus of Sicyon would follow the maxim of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", and turn to a most hatred rival: Macedonia, led by the standing regent Antigonus III Doson. Show Links Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/10/10/065-antigonid-macedon-the-last-march-of-the-spartans/) Episode 065 Transcript: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/065-antigonid-macedon-last-march-of-the-spartans-transcript-1.pdf) Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/hellenisticagepodcast) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u) Donations: Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)
