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A media analysis podcast in which hosts Allison and Julia discuss modern media (including TV & film, books, and music) that depicts the Ancient Mediterranean world, its peoples, and its stories. We're here to have a good time, not to nitpick accuracy, but we've got a thing or two to teach, too.
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Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
In this episode we discuss Natalie Haynes's 2019 novel A Thousand Ships. Digressions include identity theft, ancient clothing, and ecofascism. We also spend a while simping for basically every ancient woman mentioned.
Content warnings:
- Profanity
- Discussion of violence and death
- Discussion of rape and sexual assault
- Mentions of slavery
- Mentions of sex and sexuality
Notes: The French story about a man replacing his dead comrade that Julia referenced was the story of Martin Guerre, which was indeed historical.
And a small correction: the word for Penelope and Odysseus's likemindedness is "homophrosyne" not "symphrosyne".
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