Classical Wisdom Speaks
A Podcast dedicated to bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds. This podcast is provided by Classical Wisdom, to learn more check out www.classicalwisdom.com
Podcasting since 2020 • 138 episodes
Classical Wisdom Speaks
Latest Episodes
The Ancients and the Afterlife: Mythology, Mourning, and Mummies
What Did Ancient People Believe About Death and the Afterlife?Robert Garland explores how Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, and other ancient cultures understood death, grief, burial, and the afterlife. This episode is for anyone fa...
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The Man Who Tried to Save Athenian Democracy
This episode is for anyone interested in ancient Greece, democracy, political history, and rhetoric, especially if you want to understand how the past connects to modern political challenges. You’ll learn who Demosthenes was, how he...
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The Misunderstood Myth: Persephone, Hades & Demeter
What does the story of Demeter really tell us about loss, power, and the human experience? In this episode, renowned translator and classicist Diane Rayor unpacks the Homeric Hymn to Demeter: one of the most powerful and enduring my...
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