This episode originally aired in September 2023. Liv speaks with Alexandra Sills who studies spectacle! and, specifically: when Gladiators went to Greece... They talk mythologizing gladiatorial games, adapting things (splash zone!) and even, the evidence for women fighting in games. Read more from Alexandra at Bad Ancient and Working Classicists. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

This episode originally aired in September 2023. Liv speaks with Alexandra Sills who studies&nbsp;spectacle! and, specifically: when Gladiators went to Greece... They talk mythologizing gladiatorial games, adapting things (splash zone!) and even, the evidence for women fighting in games. Read more from Alexandra at <a href="https://www.badancient.com/about/alexandra-sills/">Bad Ancient</a> and <a href="https://www.workingclassicists.com/">Working Classicists</a>. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/mythsbaby">Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!</a>
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

The most entertaining and enraging stories of Greek and Roman mythology.

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

The most entertaining and enraging stories from Greek mythology and the wider Ancient Mediterranean told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Ancient gods and humans did some pretty weird (and terrible) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. From the author of the bestselling Greek Mythology: the Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from Greek mythology and the wider Ancient Mediterranean told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Ancient gods and humans did some pretty weird (and terrible) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. From the author of the bestselling Greek Mythology: the Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook.

RE-AIR: Conversations: Beware of the Splash Zone! Gladiators in the Greek World w/ Alexandra Sills

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