Ancient literature for people who want to start reading it; only the Roman episodes are indexed

Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

66 episodes indexed · 16 hours

Periods · The kings, The Republic, The late Republic, The Pax Romana, The third-century crisis, Christian Rome, The fall of the west

Themes · Art, music and letters

Bethany Banner covers the literature, philosophy and history of the Greek and Roman world, irreverent at times and always affectionate, for listeners who want to start reading ancient texts; only the Roman episodes are here, 66 of 245, 2 eras, 16 hours.

Where to start. The earliest indexed episode is 'Roman Comedy X: Plautus’s Amphitruo, or When Greek Mythology Meets Roman Comedy' (2020); 66 episodes of this show are in the section.

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Carthage and the Punic Wars 814 – 146 BC · 2

22mRoman Comedy XIX: Plautus’s Poenulus, or But I Thought Carthage and Rome Were Mortal Enemies Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

18mRoman Epics X: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 1, or Joanie Loves Chachi, I Mean, Juno Loves Carthage Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

Roman Life, Army and Culture across the centuries · 64

28mRoman Comedy V: Plautus’s Bacchides, or Parent Trap Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

24mRoman Comedy XXI: Terence’s Hecyra, or And You Thought the Honeymooners Was Messed Up Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

24mRoman Comedy II: Plautus’s Miles Gloriosus, or That Soldier from Funny Thing… Forum’s Backstory Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

23mRoman Comedy XX: Plautus’s Rudens, or Down by the Bay Where the Watermelons Grow Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

23mRoman Comedy XIV: Plautus’s Curculio, or My Daughter! My Sister! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

23mRoman Comedy XII: Plautus’s Aulularia, or My Daughter! My Ducats! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

22mRoman Comedy XXII: Terence’s Andria, or No, the Other Woman from Andros Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

22mRoman Comedy IV: Plautus’s Pseudolus, or Is “Comedy Tonight” Stuck In Your Head, Too? Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

21mRoman Comedy VII: Plautus’s Persa, or What Just Happened? Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

20mRoman Comedy XXV: Terence’s Phormio, or Athens Legal Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

20mRoman Comedy XXIV: Terence’s Eunouchus, or The Eunuch is Not Who He Seems Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

20mRoman Comedy IX: Plautus’s Truculentus, or Don’t Let the Riley Translation Confuse You Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

19mRoman Comedy XXVI: Terence’s Adelphoe, or Oh Brother! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

19mRoman Comedy XXIII: Terence’s Heauton Timorumenos, or Two Dads, Their Sons, and a Pizza Place Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

19mRoman Comedy XVIII: Plautus's Mostellaria, or I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

19mRoman Comedy XVI: Plautus’s Menaechmi, or Shakespeare’s Favorite Source Material Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

19mRoman Comedy XI: Plautus’s Asinaria, or The One With the Donkeys Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

19mRoman Comedy X: Plautus’s Amphitruo, or When Greek Mythology Meets Roman Comedy Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

18m218. Roman Epics XXI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 12, or I Wonder If That’s How Virgil Wanted It To End Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

18mRoman Comedy XVII: Plautus’s Mercator, or The Merchant of Athens Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

18mRoman Comedy VI: Plautus’s Casina, or Where’s Waldo? Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

17mRoman Comedy XIII: Plautus’s Captivi, or Plautus Tries to Be High-Brow Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

17mRoman Comedy III: Plautus’s Stichus, or Meet the Parasite Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

16m221. Roman Epics XXII: Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 1, or Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

16mRoman Comedy VIII: Plautus’s Trinimmus, or The Money Pit Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

15m228. Roman Epics XXV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 4, or Bedtime Stories Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

15mRoman Epics XI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 2, or We Finally Hear About the Horse Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

15mRoman Epics XI: Virgil’s Georgics Book 4, or The Birds and the Bees Minus the Birds Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

15mRoman Comedy XV: Plautus’s Epidicus, or If Gilbert & Sullivan Met Plautus Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

15mRoman Comedy I: Plautus’s Cistellaria, or Maybe Plautus’s Oldest Play? Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

14mRoman Tragedy V: Seneca’s Medea, or Every Day a Little Death Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

14mRoman Epics I: De Rerum Natura Book 1, or Lucretius Isn’t Wrong Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

13m220. Roman Tragedy XI: Pseudo-Seneca’s Octavia, or Definitely Not a Play by Seneca Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

13mRoman Epics XVI: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 7, or Allecto Runs Free Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12m226.Roman Epics XXIV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 3, or Those Ancient Gods Are Vindictive Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12m224. Roman Epics XXIII: Ovid’s Metamorphoses Book 2, or Hold Your Tongue! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12m217. Roman Tragedy X: Seneca’s Hercules on Oeta, or The Long Kiss Goodnight Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12m211. Roman Tragedy VIII: Seneca’s Thyestes, or Well, That Explains the Curse Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics XVIII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 9, or Two Books for the Price of One! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics XV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 6, or Virgil Throws Some Shade(s) Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics XIV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 5, or the Trojan Cup Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics X: Virgil’s Georgics Book 3, or Look! Cows! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics VIII: Virgil’s Georgics Book 1, or Not Hesiod’s Works and Days Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics VI: De Rerum Natura Book 6, or Lucretius Drives Home His Point Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

12mRoman Epics II: De Rerum Natura Book 2, or If You Wanna Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

11m212. Roman Epics XIX: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 10, or A Study in Scarlet Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

11mRoman Tragedy VI: Seneca’s Troades, or Not Euripides’s Trojan Women Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

11mRoman Tragedy IV: Seneca’s Oedipus, or Another Odd Complex Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

11mRoman Tragedy II: Seneca’s Agamemnon, or He’ll Enter Eventually Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

11mRoman Tragedy I: Meet Seneca the Younger, Not to Be Confused with Seneca the Elder Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10m215. Roman Epics XX: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 11, or It’s Funeral Time! Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10mRoman Tragedy VII: Seneca’s Hercules Furens, or the Only Man Who Can Beat Hercules Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10mRoman Tragedy III: Seneca’s Phaedra, or Passions Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10mRoman Epics XIII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 4, or It’s Not Pretty When Euripides is Your Model Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10mRoman Epics XII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 3, or Wait, Haven’t I Heard This Story Before? Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10mRoman Epics V: De Rerum Natura Book 5, or Darwin Didn’t Get There First Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

10mRoman Epics IV: De Rerum Natura Book 4, or How to Strut Your Hour Upon the Stage Without Fretting Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

9mRoman Epics III: De Rerum Natura Book 3, or Shuffling Off This Mortal Coil Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

8m214. Roman Tragedy IX: Seneca’s Phoenissae, or I Think I Missed Something Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

8mRoman Epics XVII: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 8, or Aeneas Finds Rome Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

7mRoman Epics IX: Virgil’s Georgics Book 2, or The Lorax Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

7mRoman Epics VII: Intro to Virgil, or Rome’s Favorite Propagandist Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

2m223. Roman Tragedy XII: Humanism in Roman Tragedy Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

2mRoman Comedy XXVII: Humanism in Roman Comedy Triumvir Clio's School of Classical CivilizationPodcast

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