The Toldinstone Podcast

• 23 – Greek myths in comics

  Matthew Blair and I discuss the uses and abuses of ancient myth and history in comic books.

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  47:37

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• 22 – Reading the Herculaneum Papyri

  In this episode, Dr. Federica Nicolardi and I discuss the challenges of reading the scrolls charred and buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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  36:38

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  36:38
• 21 – The Ancient Architecture of New York City

  Elizabeth Macaulay and I discuss New York's neo-antique architecture.

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  53:48

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  53:48
• 20 – Medicine, Roman and Modern

  Dr. Athalia Pyzer and I discuss what - if anything - modern medicine owes to its classical roots.

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  34:04

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• 19 – The Rules of Gladiatorial Combat

  Michael Carter and I discuss the rules and rituals that governed the lives - and deaths - of Rome's gladiators.

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  1:04:52

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