Instant Classics

Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics — the weekly podcast that proves ancient history is still relevant. Ancient stories, modern twists… and no degree in Classics...

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• Roman Cancel Culture
• What did Roman emperors really look like?
• The Bayeux Tapestry: Britain’s Lost Latin masterpiece
• Classic Chats: Daniel Mendelsohn on translating the Odyssey
• How Homer’s Odyssey Conquered the English-speaking World
• How Homer's Odyssey Conquered the Ancient World
• The Vestal Virgins - just how virginal were they?
• Classic Chats: Robert Harris on ‘Agrippa’
• Marcus Agrippa: Power behind the throne
• BONUS Emily Wilson on translating the Odyssey
• Classic Chats: Charlotte Higgins on Ukrainian Lessons
• BONUS: Which Translation of the Odyssey should I read?
• Classical Beach Reads
• Classic Chats: Count Binface (Bonus episode)
• Classic Chats: Tom Hiddleston on Pompeii
• Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 3: The Pedants Revolt
• Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 2: Instant Verdict
• Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 1: What you need to know before you go
• USA 250: “I’m Spartacus!”
• USA 250: Building a new Rome
• USA 250: President Jackson and the Emperor’s Tomb
• USA 250: America’s Roman Revolution
• What did the Romans dream about?
• Cleopatra 5: Cleopatra on Screen
• Cleopatra 4: Cleopatra on the Page
• BONUS Mary & Charlotte on the latest trailer for Christopher Nolan's Odyssey
• Cleopatra 3: Life After Death
• Cleopatra 2: Cleopatra Meets the Romans
• Cleopatra 1: Last Egyptian Pharaoh
• Classic Chats: Grayson Perry on why he hates classical civilisation
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