Series 1 - The Bronze Age
Series 2 - The Iron Age: Phoenicians and Greeks
Series 3 - Classical Greece
Supplemental Episodes
Halloween Episodes
I have just started listening to these podcasts (Egypt at the moment!). I study ancient Greece, and this provides a much wider context. Thoughtful and nuanced discussion.
So nice to be stimulated when walking to work. Thank you!
I do appreciate you taking the time to comment, Joshua. It makes my day whenever I hear that people enjoy the product of my time and effort in studying the past! I’ll keep working to get out new episodes so that the well doesn’t run dry too soon for you 🙂
What’s the focus of your study of ancient Greece? Every era I’ve worked my way through has been intriguing in different ways and made me want to just stay there and learn as much as I can. Ancient Greece is no different in that respect!
Im afraid Im still narrowing it down! My masters focussed on the 3rd c BCE hellenistic cultural exchange; and I just finished writing some chapters of a text book on the Greco-Persian Wars, but the study on the maritime aspects has been really broad and political, so its great to get some details on shipwrighting and ship use.
I noticed you were a bit apologetic when getting into the details of how ships were built and their specs (Mycenian pentacounters) – dont be! Its fascinating and really helpful.
Good stuff there w/the Greco-Persian Wars! I’m working my way through them right now so our next few episodes might sound a bit familiar to you. Do correct any errors I let slip through if you catch them! lol Thanks for that closing remark too, it’s good to hear that the details are helpful 🙂 They are what got me interested in maritime history to begin with and I’m finding that more and more listeners seem to appreciate the detail, so I’ll keep it coming.
Looks like the episodes are slowing down. Is everything OK with you?
Hey Brandon, thanks for all the amazing episodes! I’m half way but scared to reach the last episode. Your work inspired me to recreate a 26th century bc Egyptian ship in 3D. You can see my progress here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwQaklACh5/
I made it after the Khufu ship, but I want it to be sailable like the ships from the reliefs from that time. I like experimental reconstructions. I also want to the marvelous Minoan ships from the Theran frescoes
Hi Matthijs! I am very late to the party here, my apologies. I love your work on the Egyptian ship 3D model though! It looks great and I think you did a great job on keeping it as a sailable version of ships from reliefs that are available. That would be awesome to do something similar for the Minoan ships off the Thera frescoes, I have always had a soft spot for those depictions as well. Please share if you ever wind up doing those also 🙂 best of luck!
Great podcasts! I’m halfway through the Bronze Age series. Do any episodes cover maritime legal codes?
Thanks so much for listening! I will have more episodes coming along soon, but to answer you query, I haven’t specifically covered maritime legal codes yet. That’s a great idea though, I studied those in school somewhat indirectly, but there is definitely enough material to work with even if we’re just talking about such topics in ancient cultures. Do you have any specific times/regions you are most curious about?
I was so looking forward to two (anticipated) episodes: one on Dionysius Periegetes and another on the Genoese routes beyond the European ports.
But perhaps your interest is only in the ancient world.
Thanks for the comment! Sorry to have kept you looking to the future for so long already. My interest definitely extends beyond the ancient world, however, my knowledge and my feelings of preparedness to discuss things beyond that aren’t quite so advanced. I’m definitely planning to cover Dionysius Periegetes and can likely get to that one a lot sooner than the second area you are anticipating. The Genoese trade empire is also going to be covered for sure, but since I’ve elected to work through topics chronologically it might be a while yet 🙁