TFW Maybe You Did Actually Do The Thing You’re Accused Of, Oops (Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos Part 2)

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Conversations: Even Women Had Names, Athenian Women (Without Husbands) w/ Katherine Backler

Liv speaks with expert Katherine Backler about all the lives and lore of the very REAL women of ancient Athens, from the the beautifully mundane to the righteously remembered. Katherine is the author of a new book on the lives of Athenian women, Athena's Sisters. This is the (inc ...  Show more

Hey Guys, There’s Mice in this One!! (Herodotus The Histories Book 2, Part 4)

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