New Books in Ancient History

632 Episodes

1. On Byzantium and 'Romanland'

   Published: 6/28/2022
2. Adrienne Mayor, "Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities" (Princeton UP, 2022)

   Published: 6/24/2022
3. W. H. Bellinger Jr., "Introducing Old Testament Theology" (Baker Academic, 2021)

   Published: 6/20/2022
4. Karen O'Brien-Kop, "Rethinking 'Classical Yoga' and Buddhism" (Bloomsbury, 2021)

   Published: 6/16/2022
5. Kelly Olson, "Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity" (Routledge, 2020)

   Published: 6/8/2022
6. Guy MacLean Rogers, "For the Freedom of Zion: The Great Revolt of Jews against Romans, 66-74 CE" (Yale UP, 2022)

   Published: 6/8/2022
7. Jason Sion Mokhtarian, "Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Therapies Between Magic and Science" (U California Press, 2022)

   Published: 6/2/2022
8. Peter Scharf, "Sabdanugamah: Indian Linguistic Studies in Honor of George Cardona; Volume 1: Vyakarana and Sabdabodha" (Sanskrit Library, 2021)

   Published: 5/26/2022
9. Nomi Claire Lazar, "Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time" (Yale UP, 2019)

   Published: 5/24/2022
10. Emma Natalya Stein, "Constructing Kanchi: City of Infinite Temples" (Amsterdam UP, 2021)

    Published: 5/19/2022
11. 81* David Ferry, Roger Reeves, and the Underworld

    Published: 5/19/2022
12. David Lunt, "The Crown Games of Ancient Greece: Archaeology, Athletes, and Heroes" (U Arkansas Press, 2022)

    Published: 5/19/2022
13. Ferenc Hörcher, "The Political Philosophy of the European City: From Polis, Through City-State, to Megalopolis?" (Lexington Book, 2021)

    Published: 5/16/2022
14. Bruce Clark, "Athens: City of Wisdom" (Pegasus Books, 2022)

    Published: 5/9/2022
15. The Importance of Pali, the Language of Ancient Buddhism

    Published: 5/4/2022
16. Roderick Beaton, "The Greeks: A Global History" (Basic Books, 2021)

    Published: 5/2/2022
17. Rachel Hall Sternberg, "The Ancient Greek Roots of Human Rights" (U Texas Press, 2021)

    Published: 4/26/2022
18. 79* Madeline Miller on Circe (GT, JP)

    Published: 4/21/2022
19. Patrick Olivelle, "Grhastha: The Householder in Ancient Indian Religious Culture" (Oxford UP, 2019)

    Published: 4/14/2022
20. On Why Socrates Died

    Published: 4/14/2022