Blog – Peopling the Past

Podcast Season 3, Episode 12: How do you Solve a Problem like Cleopatra? : Shelley Haley and the last Egyptian Pharoah

On the last episode of our podcast season on ancient women, we are joined by Dr. Shelley Haley, the recently retired Edward North Chair of Classics and Professor of Africana Studies at Hamilton College. Listen in, as we untangle the image of Cleopatra as a seductive manipulator and challenge assumptions, misconceptions, and preconceived notions about…

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

Blog #94: Reconstructing Space, Place, and Power in Late Bronze Age Cyprus with Kevin Fisher

In this week’s blog we interview Dr. Kevin Fisher of UBC on his recently published monograph, “Monumentality, Place-making and Social Interaction on Late Bronze Age Cyprus”, exploring the complex ways in which urban environments and monumental space shape human societies.

February 23, 2024February 22, 2024

Blog #93: Piecing Together the Life of Phryne with Melissa Funke

In this week’s blog PtP member Dr. Melissa Funke discusses her newly published book, which uncovers the life of a famous upscale sex worker, alongside considering the real lives of sex workers in the ancient Greek world.

February 16, 2024February 14, 2024

Podcast Season 3, Episode 11: Beyond the Battlefield: Women and Warfare in the Ancient Greek World with Elizabeth D. Carney

In this instalment of the Peopling the Past Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Elizabeth D. Carney is Professor of History and Carol K. Brown Scholar in the Humanities, Emerita, at Clemson University. Read along, as Dr. Carney tells us all about her research on the nature of ancient warfare in Macedonia, and the ways…

January 30, 2024

Loading…

Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.

About the Project

Welcome to Peopling the Past, where we highlight real people in the ancient world and the real people that study them. We are your resource for free, open-access educational materials relating to everyday people in antiquity.

Archives

Subscribe to the Project

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.

RSS Feed

Adding an RSS feed to this site’s homepage is not supported, as it could lead to a loop that slows down your site. Try using another block, like the Latest Posts block, to list posts from the site.