160. Symeon the New Theologian: Queer desire in devotional poetry, with Derek Krueger

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159. The art of the empire of Nicaea, with Naomi Pitamber

A conversation with Naomi Pitamber (Clark University) about the art and architecture of the empire of Nicaea (Nikaia), the convention name of the Roman state that emerged in Asia Minor after the disaster of 1204. This art is often overlooked by scholars and overshadowed by the Pa ...  Show more

 . 1h 3min
158. The Book of Daniel, the Four Kingdoms, and imperial eschatology, with Chris Bonura

A conversation with Christopher Bonura (Mount St. Mary's University) about the apocalyptic tradition of identifying the Four Kingdoms prophesied in the Book of Daniel. Which one was the Roman empire? The fourth, scheduled to fall with the others, or something that came afterward ...  Show more

 . 1h 9min

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