The Toldinstone Podcast

Episodes

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  38 – Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays 07.07.2026 20m

  James Romm and I discuss what can be gleaned from the fragments of lost Greek tragedies.
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  37 – How Accurate was HBO’s Rome? 26.04.2026 1h 5m

  Greg Aldrete and I discuss the historical accuracy of HBO's "Rome."
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  36 – The Late Bronze Age Collapse 13.03.2026 1h 15m

  Eric Cline and I discuss the causes and consequences of the Late Bronze Age Collapse.
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  35 – The Spartan Mirage 27.02.2026 1h 42m

  Stephen Hodkinson and I discuss the latest research on classical Sparta.
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  34 – Ancient Rome and America’s Founding Fathers 13.02.2026 1h 6m

  Carl Richard and I discuss how Ancient Greece and Rome shaped the American Revolution and US Constitution.
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  33 – Understanding the Valley of the Kings 30.01.2026 1h 21m

  Chris Naunton and I discuss history's most iconic necropolis.
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  32 – Tactics of Alexander the Great 19.01.2026 1h

  Roel Konijnendijk and I discuss the army and tactics of the most iconic Greek general.
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  31 – How the Renaissance invented Ancient Rome 03.01.2026 1h 27m

  Ada Palmer and I discuss how the Italian Renaissance transformed our understanding of antiquity.
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  30 – The Mind of a Roman Gladiator 12.12.2025 1h

  Harry Sidebottom and I discuss the unique place of gladiators in Roman society.
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  29 – A Short History of Roman Spain 28.11.2025 50m

  Paco Alvarez and I discuss the remarkable history of Roman Spain.
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  28 – What bones tell us about ancient Rome 16.11.2025 42m

  Deborah Ruscillo and I discuss how zooarchaeology has transformed our understanding of the classical world.
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  27 – The Mona Lisa of Ancient Coins 31.10.2025 1h 20m

  Nick Vaneerdewegh and I discuss the Aetna Tetradrachm - the "Mona Lisa of numismatics" - and other treasures of the Brussels Coin Cabinet.
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  25 – The History of Ancient Rome in 12 Coins 24.09.2025 1h 51m

  Gareth Harney and I discuss how coins tell the story of Roman history.
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  24 – Decline and Fall of the Roman City 22.08.2025 1h 5m

  Luke Lavan and I discuss the transformation of Roman cities in late antiquity.
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  23 – Greek myths in comics 25.07.2024 47m

  Matthew Blair and I discuss the uses and abuses of ancient myth and history in comic books.
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  22 – Reading the Herculaneum Papyri 09.07.2024 36m

  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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  21 – The Ancient Architecture of New York City 08.03.2024 53m

  Elizabeth Macaulay and I discuss New York's neo-antique architecture.
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  20 – Medicine, Roman and Modern 01.01.2024 34m

  Dr. Athalia Pyzer and I discuss what - if anything - modern medicine owes to its classical roots.
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  19 – The Rules of Gladiatorial Combat 17.12.2023 1h 4m

  Michael Carter and I discuss the rules and rituals that governed the lives - and deaths - of Rome's gladiators.
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  18 – The Siege and Fall of Constantiople 04.12.2023 58m

  Roger Crowley and I discuss the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.