New Books in Ancient History

648 Episodes

1. Stacy Schiff, “Cleopatra: A Life” (Back Bay Books, 2011)

   Published: 12/7/2011
2. David Potter, “The Victor’s Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium” (Oxford UP, 2011)

   Published: 11/1/2011
3. Gregory Nagy on Homer’s “Iliad”

   Published: 10/25/2011
4. Mark Bradley, “Classics and Imperialism in the British Empire” (Oxford UP, 2010)

   Published: 8/15/2011
5. Christopher Krebs, “A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus’s Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich” (Norton, 2011)

   Published: 6/22/2011
6. Amanda Podany, “Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East” (Oxford UP, 2010)

   Published: 8/19/2010
7. Adrian Goldsworthy, “How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower” (Yale UP, 2009)

   Published: 5/1/2009
8. Joyce Tyldesley, “Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt” (Basic Books, 2008)

   Published: 9/5/2008