The Toldinstone Podcast
This podcast complements the toldinstone YouTube channel with interviews of scholars and creators working on the most exciting topics in ancient history.
Latest episodes
Jul 25, 2024 • 48min
23 – Greek myths in comics
Matthew Blair and I discuss the uses and abuses of ancient myth and history in comic books.
Jul 9, 2024 • 37min
22 – Reading the Herculaneum Papyri
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.
Mar 8, 2024 • 54min
21 – The Ancient Architecture of New York City
Elizabeth Macaulay and I discuss New York's neo-antique architecture.
Jan 1, 2024 • 34min
20 – Medicine, Roman and Modern
Dr. Athalia Pyzer, medical expert, discusses modern medicine's debt to its classical roots. Topics include the use of leeches and maggots in modern surgery, different schools of medical practice, the discovery of aspirin from ancient remedies, ancient prescriptions for wound healing, and the risks and limitations of ancient surgery.
Dec 17, 2023 • 1h 5min
19 – The Rules of Gladiatorial Combat
Michael Carter and I discuss the rules and rituals that governed the lives - and deaths - of Rome's gladiators.
Dec 4, 2023 • 59min
18 – The Siege and Fall of Constantiople
Roger Crowley and I discuss the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.
Nov 3, 2023 • 48min
17 – Greece under Roman Rule
Sue Alcock and I discuss the fate of Greece after its conquest by Rome.
Aug 25, 2023 • 1h 9min
16 – Climate, Disease, and the Fall of Rome
Kyle Harper and I discuss how climate and disease shaped Roman history.
Aug 11, 2023 • 36min
15 – Julius Caesar and the Rhine Frontier
Nico Roymans and I discuss Rome's frontier on the lower Rhine, in what is now the Netherlands.
Jul 7, 2023 • 1h 1min
14 – The Evolution of the Roman Frontier
David Breeze and I discuss the Roman frontiers, with a special emphasis on Hadrian's Wall.
