Ancient History 101

Alexandra Sills

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If you're the type of person who thinks about Rome once a day, this is the show for you.Hosted by award-winning ancient historian Alexandra Sills, each week we invite an expert guest to give us a crash course in a topic related to ancient Greece, Rome, or their neighbours.We'll have biographies of historical figures, introductions to ancient works of art and literature, blow-by-blow accounts of events that changed the world, and histories of some of the most special archaeological sites around the Mediterranean.Whether you already know a little or a lot, our experts know their subjects like...

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