23 Episodes

  1. A Very Merry Saturnalia to You

    Published: 12/25/2025

  2. A Day at the Theatre in Ancient Athens

    Published: 12/18/2025

  3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (or did it?)

    Published: 12/11/2025

  4. Life, Death and Gladiators in Roman London

    Published: 12/5/2025

  5. Athena: Private Life of a Greek Goddess

    Published: 11/27/2025

  6. Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire Pt2

    Published: 11/20/2025

  7. Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire pt 1

    Published: 11/13/2025

  8. A Trip To The Underworld

    Published: 11/6/2025

  9. Roman Ghostbusters

    Published: 10/30/2025

  10. Special Announcement! - Instant Classics Live

    Published: 10/28/2025

  11. Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?

    Published: 10/23/2025

  12. Underneath The Toga

    Published: 10/16/2025

  13. Cassandra: Prophet Of The Modern World?

    Published: 10/9/2025

  14. How did Rome begin?

    Published: 10/2/2025

  15. Decoding The Parthenon

    Published: 9/25/2025

  16. Free Speech - An Ancient History

    Published: 9/18/2025

  17. The Odyssey#2: "Tell Me About A Complicated Man, Muse"

    Published: 9/16/2025

  18. What Sappho Still Teaches Us About Love

    Published: 9/11/2025

  19. A Day At The Races In Ancient Rome

    Published: 9/4/2025

  20. The Odyssey#1: Journey Begins

    Published: 9/2/2025

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