Episode 11: In which Roma and Mars try to invade Minnesota, but Roma learns they do not share a common motivation. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. MARS, ROMAN GOD OF WAR: I want to invade Minnesota. …
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Episode 10: In which Hera and Zeus continue to talk mortal mosaics as a metaphor for their terrible, terrible marriage. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. [SETTING: Breakfast in the Palace of the Gods] HERA, GODDESS …
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Meeting 2: In which someone tossing an apple escalates quickly, to involve a divine beauty contest, an idiotic shepherd, and a decades-long war. This episode of Mythology Pitch Meetings brought to you by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. Have you ever wondered how your favorite Classical Myths came to be? This is absolutely not how that happened, but it …
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Episode 8: In which the water nymphs reclaim their archaeology, and Zeus reveals his one rule in determining which tunics he will chase. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news (here and here) on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. ZEUS, KING OF GODS AND PERPETUAL …
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Episode 7: In which Hermes and Iris debate who gets to be the goddess of color, and Athena takes issue with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on NPR.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. IRIS, GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW …
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Episode 4: In which Roma and Mars discover California exists, and hatch a really terrible plan to rescue a statue. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. MARS, ROMAN GOD OF WAR: I want to invade California. MINERVA, ROMAN …
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Episode 3: In which Hercules learns what a museum is, and Poseidon invents the “martini law” for scuba diving. 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. HERCULES, SON OF ZEUS AND FORMER MORTAL: Uncle Poseidon, I …
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Episode 2: In which Apollo and Hermes debate the virtues of making music with tortoise corpses, and get in a fight over cows. Again. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. APOLLO, GOD OF HIGHER LEARNING AND MUSIC: …
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Episode 1: In which Zeus tries to use a literal floor to distract his wife Hera from his infidelities, and fails spectacularly. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on CNN.com – and by CLAS-A 301 Classical Archaeology. [SETTING: Breakfast in the Palace of the Gods] …
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The Roman Empire was vast, encompassing cultures from the British Isles to Egypt, Spain to Syria, often all in one city. Social roles and relationships ranged from the emperor to the enslaved. Yet the voices and perspectives that have been preserved in the traditional university classroom are surprisingly narrow: those of elite men. But new …
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