Start your week out with a brand new book. We recommend Elyse John #OrphiaandEurydicius - a beautiful and lyrical gender bent version of the Orpheus myth. Find out all about it in our new episode: bit.ly/3JxBEK0

It's #ForeignEditionFriday . Here we are holding copies of the Turkish edition of #WomenOfMyth . We are so excited to see our book translated into other languages. It feels like an unreal dream to hold this in our hands. Also, it's in paperback in Turkey!

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The story of Orpheus & Eurydice is one of love & loss. In this gender-bent version, Elyse John crafts the tale of the warrior-poet Orphia, her love for the handsome shieldmaker Eurydicius, and the lasting power of women’s voices. bit.ly/3JxBEK0

This is what Phidias' workshop in Olympia looks like today. Find out all about Phidias, his workshop, and the Wonder of the Ancient World he created (Statue of Zeus at Olympia).

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Look at this thing of beauty!! We are so excited to dive into Jennifer Saint UPDATES ONLY brand new novel, Hera. She’s one of our favourite goddesses and in need of a retelling! What are you reading this weekend?

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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia is not well remembered today. But in its time, it seared itself into the minds of all who saw it. An enormous, glowering, formidable statue built into a temple, it was as tall as a three-storey building. bit.ly/3xrUJKW

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Our next episode is all about the Statue of Zeus at Olympia--located at the site where the Olympic Games took place. We touched on but didn't cover in depth the mythology associated with the Games. In this epsiode, Genn tells Jenny some of those myths.

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In this episode, instant Sunday Times bestselling author Rosie Hewlett takes us on a deep dive into what makes Medea tick: her magic, her murder, and her surprising passion and vulnerability. Transworld Books

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Start your week off with our new episode.

What were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? What did this list mean, and why did lists of “Wonders” become popular in the ancient Greek world?

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On this day, Agrippina the Younger was assassinated at the order of her son, Nero. After a failed wacky collapsible boat assassination attempt, she was murdered in her villa. Her badass last words were to tell her assassin to 'smite my womb,' a final fuck you to her son.

Here is neckbeard Nero, just living his best afterlife in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Scowling. Joyless. Creepy. Thankfully unable to play the lyre.

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On this day every year celebrate the Spring Equinox - when the days and nights are equal in length. As the new season begins the days get longer than the nights. In Greek mythology today was when Persephone returned from the Underworld and Spring began. Happy Spring!

On this day in 44BC some senators got all stabby. Find out all the gossip and what really happened in our episode: Julius Caesar and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

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The wait is over! We are back with a brand new season!

What are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? What did this list mean, and why did lists of “Wonders” become popular in the ancient Greek world?

Find out here: bit.ly/49YxWV6

Announcing the Ancient History Book Club! Along with our normal historians, scholars, historical fiction/mythology retellings, we will be inviting romance, historical romance, & romantasy authors onto the podcast to discuss their novels. Watch this space! Artwork by Jayel Draco | Free Comics 🔗 in bio 🐾