Is it August already? This is my last episode as host of Tell Me Muse, and I’m so excited to bring to you Charlène Frigon-Beaupré, our host for Season 2, which starts in September. We chat about her experience at McGill, plans for the podcast, and what C

The Reception of Graeco-Roman Literature Among Formerly Enslaved Black Writers

On the power of the pater familias over his children's life and death.

Today, we talk about the destruction of monuments. My guest, Sasha Boghosian, is an MA student at the University of British Columbia in Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, and her research focuses on the importance of a society's collective me

How does one build a dome? How do arches stay upright? What good is a Classics degree outside of Classics? In this episode, Marina and I will traverse through all such questions as I get a run-down of a Roman construction method to "vault with air." I'm e

For most Classics students, North Africa is mentioned for a few reasons (say it with me now): Hannibal, Queen Dido in Carthage, Cleopatra, and as the birthplace of Emperor Septimius Severus. In this episode, my guest Avery Warkentin introduces us to anoth

Philology? What's that? Fair enough. It's not a term one often hears outside language courses in Classics, but it's actually a fascinating discipline that explores ancient cultures and their beliefs through textual remains. Any piece of ancient literature

Last spring, Lil Nas X released a music video featuring a quote from Plato's Symposium, which brought Classics to the forefront of pop culture. While these kinds of references to the ancient world are not uncommon in the media, sometimes they are misinter

Pudentilla, a wealthy woman, was a widow. Now, she's married to a young author, Apuleius. There's only one possible explanation for this match in the 2nd c. CE, Roman world: magic is afoot! In this month's interview, we travel into the common era to speak

Wondering if Roman youth participated in sacrificial rituals? Or if anyone was designated to help conduct religious sacrifices? Meet the camilli/camillae, the victimarii, andRoman historian Neha Rahman. Jump aboard to learn about the shenanigans we get up