Ancient Art Podcast (audio)
This is the audio-only version of the Ancient Art Podcast. Subscribe to the HD-video Ancient Art Podcast at ancientartpodcast.org. Explore the art and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World in the Ancient Art Podcast with your host Lucas Livingston.
- Update frequency
- every 42 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2016
48: Apollo Sauroktonos the Lizard Slayer
Episode 48 returns our attention to the art of the famous ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles as we dig deep into the secrets of the frequently copied and highly praised statue of Apollo Sauroktonos, t…
00:07:54 |
Sun 18 Mar 2012
47 beta: I Can Has Podcast
A short audio announcement. We recently had to move the podcast over to a new web host. Trying to make the transition as smooth as possible, in short, if you've received this, then you're in the rig…
00:01:17 |
Mon 20 Feb 2012
47: Roman Fasces
Just how much can we discuss about a pile of wood? Well, episode 47 of the Ancient Art Podcast about the "Roman Fasces" dares to find out! Composed of a bundle of rods with an axe blade sticking out,…
00:08:19 |
Fri 10 Feb 2012
46: Ara Pacis
Episode 46 of the Ancient Art Podcast takes us in and out and around one of the most magnificent works of imperial Roman architecture, the Ara Pacis Augustae, of the Altar of Augustan Peace. We'll ex…
00:12:15 |
Sat 31 Dec 2011
45: Courtesans and Fish Plates
Pardon me sir, but do you have any garum? Slurp up a puddle of fermented fish guts with the Ancient Art Podcast! Episode 45 explores the decorative delights, culinary curiosities, and amorous affecti…
00:08:51 |
Mon 28 Nov 2011
44: Top 10 Myths: Egyptian Civilization is Dead
Episode 44 of the Ancient Art Podcast concludes the countdown of the Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions with the false belief that Ancient Egyptian civilization is dead. Scarcely recogn…
00:10:21 |
Sun 06 Nov 2011
43: Top 10 Myths: Cleopatra/Nefertiti ... Was/Was Not Black/White ...
Number 2 in the countdown of the Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions explores the hot issue of race and ethnicity in Ancient Egypt, including the two most frequently invoked figureheads …
00:07:16 |
Mon 29 Aug 2011
42: Top 10 Myths: The "Boy King" Tutankhamun
Don't Panic! Celebrating the our 42nd episode with a brief nod to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the uncanny Douglas Adams, the Ancient Art Podcast continues to explore the Top 10 Ancient Eg…
00:06:00 |
Thu 28 Jul 2011
41: Top 10 Myths: Egyptian Art Doesn't Change over Time
Is Ancient Egyptian art truly unchanging for thousands of years? Were the Egyptians just stuck in the mud or what? No and no! The Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions continues with an ex…
00:08:52 |
Thu 30 Jun 2011
40: Top 10 Myths: Akhenaten was the World's First Monotheist
Too often the 18th Dynasty "Heretic King" Akhenaten (r. ca. 1353-1336 BC) is labeled the world's first monotheist, proselytizing the one true god Aten, the solar disk. But was he truly a monotheist o…
00:07:42 |
Thu 26 May 2011
39: Top 10 Myths: Tombs Depict Scenes from Daily Life
We learn that the Ancient Egyptians surrounded themselves in death with idyllic scenes from everyday life. Are these truly scenes from daily life or is there more to it than that? Episode 39 delves d…
00:05:35 |
Thu 12 May 2011
38: Top 10 Myths: Egyptians Were Obsessed with Death
Episode 38 sets the story straight about the misconception that the Ancient Egyptians were obsessed with death. We delve into the Ancient Egyptian concept of Heaven, unearth some ancient grave goods,…
00:07:01 |
Mon 04 Apr 2011
37: Top 10 Myths: The Pyramids Were Built By Slaves
Coming in at number 8 in the countdown of the Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions, episode 37 of the Ancient Art Podcast explores the age-old myth that the "Pyramids were Built by Slaves…
00:08:19 |
Sun 20 Feb 2011
36: Top 10 Myths: The Orion Mystery
Number 9 in our countdown of the Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions, episode 36 of the Ancient Art Podcast exposes the Orion Mystery, or the Orion Correlation Theory, the belief that th…
00:04:42 |
Tue 25 Jan 2011
35: Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions
Number 10 in our countdown of the Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Myths and Misconceptions, episode 35 of the Ancient Art Podcast explores the truth behind the claim that the lotus flower in Ancient Egypt wa…
00:06:08 |
Sat 25 Dec 2010
34: Haniwa Horse and Hokusai's Ghosts
Enchanted riders, ghostly horses, and tortured souls round out this Halloween edition of the Ancient Art Podcast. The Art Institute of Chicago's new Weston Wing of Japanese Art showcases wonderful wo…
00:09:22 |
Sat 30 Oct 2010
33: Ganesha
Learn all about the beloved elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha in episode 33 of the Ancient Art Podcast. We explore the annual festival celebrating his birth, Ganesha Chaturthi, and discover how he …
00:10:34 |
Thu 30 Sep 2010
32: Hadrian and Antinous
Episode 32 of the Ancient Art Podcast revisits the lovely discussion of the disembodied with the portrait busts of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his young beloved Antinous from the Art Institute of Chica…
00:10:52 |
Sun 22 Aug 2010
31: Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance
Episode 31 takes a look at the iconic figure of the Hindu deity Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance. Examining two images of the dancing Shiva at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Snite Museum o…
00:07:43 |
Tue 29 Jun 2010
30: Karnak II
Part 2 in our miniseries on Karnak Temple, episode 30 takes us behind the scenes, exploring the grand hypostyle hall and the meaning to the propagandistic and sacred imagery on the walls, both inside…
00:10:00 |
Sun 16 May 2010
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