Episode 64: In which the Support Group for the Newly Deified discusses the new Largo Argentina archaeological park, and also kittens. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on APNews.com – and by CLAS-C 387 Roman History. [SETTING: Support Group for the Newly Deified] ROMULUS, FOUNDER OF ROME …
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Episode 63: In which Marc Antony and Cleopatra continue to discuss ancient perfume, Actium, and Antony’s intelligence (or lack thereof). This episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) brought to you by the latest archaeological news on ArtNet.com – and by CLAS-C 387 Roman History. [SETTING: Grove of Tragic Lovers] MARC ANTONY, …
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Episode 62: In which Hades learns how Romans randomly made plaster casts of dead people, and Persephone starts a craft project with Theseus. This cross-over episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) and Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-B 312 Plague, Disasters …
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Episode 61: In which Venus is annoyed with mortals investigating smooching’s origins, and Vulcan is annoyed with Venus smooching Mars. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 491 Silent Voices: Sex and Gender in the Roman World. VULCAN, GOD OF …
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Episode 60: In which the gods explore repatriation for Britain, Egypt, Italy, and India, and Bacchus is wildly unhelpful, as usual. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 387 Roman History. ROMA, GODDESS OF ROME (entering with BACCHUS, ROMAN GOD OF BREAKING SOCIAL BOUNDARIES): …
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Episode 59: In which King Charles’ coronation celebration and crown jewel policy confuse the gods, as well as the rest of the modern world. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest repatriation news on CNN.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. ROMA, GODDESS OF ROME (entering with VICTORIA, GODDESS …
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As any student of Classical Studies will tell you, sometimes the gods mess with you, just for laughs. At IUPUI, one of the most important gods is Complexity, God of Course Registration. Unfortunately, we in CLAS somehow offended that god. We scheduled two sequential sections of CLAS-C 491 Special Topics this summer, thinking this would …
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This photo was shared by student Corran Goodart. More about Corran at the end of the post. One of the lesser known facts about ancient people in Pompeii is that they were really, really into doodling. So into doodling, that they regularly scratched doodles into the walls of pretty much everything: public buildings like temples or …
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Episode 58: In which Vulcan and Venus debate public transportation to Pompeii, and whether an exhibit on erotica is necessarily erotic. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 491 Silent Voices: Sex and Gender in the Roman World. VULCAN, GOD OF METALWORKING …
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Episode 57: In which the Support Group for the Newly Deified hosts Pharaoh Ramses II as a guest speaker, and sheep skulls are a key theme. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture. [SETTING: Support Group for the Newly Deified] …
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