Narrative > Documentaries > History > Ancient History

Peopling the Past

Peopling the Past

by

Join host Dr. Chelsea Gardner and co-hosts Dr. Carolyn Laferièrre and Dr. Melissa Funke for a journey through under-explored aspects of archaeology, history, and everyday life in the ancient Mediterranean. Every week we feature an expert whose cutting-edge research sheds light on the real people who lived in ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and beyond. Follow us on Twitter @peoplingthepast with the #peoplingpodcast, on Instagram and Facebook @peoplingthepast, and on our website peoplingthepast.com.

Recent Episodes

  • How do you Solve a Problem like Cleopatra? : Shelley Haley and the last Egyptian Pharoah

    1 month ago

  • These Boots were Made for Walking: Women's Mobility and Migration in the Roman Empire with Marie-Adeline Le Guennec

    1 year ago

  • (Not so) Risky Business: the Potential Perils of Childbirth in ancient Rome with Anna Bonnell Freidin

    1 year ago

  • Not a Puella, Not Yet a Femina: Roman Girlhood with Lauren Caldwell

    1 year ago

  • Do Not Afflict the Widow: the Women of Ancient Nubia with Jacke Phillips

    1 year ago

  • Beyond the Bare Bones: Women in the Osteological Record with Efthymia Nikita

    1 year ago

  • Portrait of a Lady: Discovering Seianti with Judith Swaddling

    2 years ago

  • Nevertheless, She Persisted: Boudicca and Imperial Resistance with Caitlin Gillespie

    2 years ago

  • Sisters are Doing it for Themselves: Mesopotamian Free Women with Stephanie Budin

    2 years ago

  • Call the (Roman) Midwife: Ancient Delivery and Childbirth with Tara Mulder

    2 years ago