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Conversations: Beware of the Splash Zone! Gladiators in the Greek World w/ Alexandra Sills

Conversations: Beware of the Splash Zone! Gladiators in the Greek World w/ Alexandra Sills

FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold


Conversations: Beware of the Splash Zone! Gladiators in the Greek World w/ Alexandra Sills

FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

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Length:
104 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Liv speaks with Alexandra Sills who studies spectacle! and, specifically: when Gladiators went to Greece... They talk mythologizing gladiatorial games, adapting things (splash zone!) and even, the evidence for women fighting in games. Read more from Alexandra at Bad Ancient and Working Classicists. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
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Released:
Oct 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Liv focuses on Greek and Roman mythology's (mis)treatment of women, the wild things the gods did, and the all around incredible minds of the ancient world. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.