How do Museums Work?

Series 1, Episode 13 Ben Paites is Senior Collections + Learning Curator at Colchester Museums. Although working across all collections, from art to Natural Science, his background is in Roman archaeology....

Themistocles - a Biography

Series 1 Episode 12 Michael is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International affairs and a Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. He is also a National Teaching Fellow and...

What is the Spartan Mirage?

Series 1, Episode 11 Owen Rees is an ancient historian and lecturer in Applied Humanities at Birmingham Newman University. Owen is the founder and lead editor for Bad Ancient, which brings together...

Euripides' Trojan Women: Creation, Content, Context

Series 1, Episode 10 Alexandra can usually be found scribbling about gladiators, travelling to as many archaeological sites as her budget allows (camera in hand) or casting her dream movie: The Muppets...

The Year of the Four Emperors

Series 1 Episode 9 Nathaniel Katz is a Roman historian at the University of Arizona. His research examines Roman self-presentation, coins, and regime change, especially assassinations and civil wars....

Slavery in Roman Society

Series 1 Episode 8 Chance Bonar (he/they) is an Advising Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Virginia. He has a PhD in Religion from Harvard University. Their research focuses heavily on ancient...