Ancient History Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jeremy Simmons about ancient trade in the Indian Ocean, sources for understanding such trade, and how people in both India and the Roman Empire interacted with the many goods merchants carried across the Indian Ocean.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Tara Mulder about pregnancy and childbirth in ancient Rome, the role and reputation of midwives, and how male medical writers attempted to usurp their authority.

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to Matt Simonton about the history of democracy and oligarchy in ancient Greece, how oligarchy declined, and democracy triumphed, and how democracy eventually disappeared in the Greek world.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with David Stuart about the Classical Maya period, the decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs, and the reconstruction of Classical Mayan history.

In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Scott Lawin Arcenas about stasis (political violence) in ancient Greece, how frequently the Greeks engaged in political violence, and how political violence was related to the ancient Greek world's economic and cultural efflorescence.