Ancient history podcast episodes

Dr Melanie Giles unravels some of the mysteries around amazingly preserved human remains found in bogs – and reveals what we can learn from them

Daniel Ogden explores the origins of the werewolf legend in stories from ancient Greece and Rome

Is it strange that we go to museums to look at dead bodies? Angela Stienne delves into the ethical debates around displaying ancient human remains

From Achilles and Agamemnon to the Trojan horse, Paul Cartledge answers listener questions on the ancient city that supposedly fought an epic war with the Greeks

The renowned Cambridge classicist discusses her career and passion for the ancient world

Paul Cartledge looks at the roots of mass participation in politics, while AC Grayling explains why he thinks the 17th century was pivotal to the development of the modern mind

Professor Kate Cooper answers listener questions on women in the Roman world, from experiences of marriage and childbirth to female-led armies

Philip Freeman discusses the life of the brilliant Carthaginian general who almost brought Rome to its knees