http://www.ancientromerefocused.org A podcast on Ancient Rome and its influence on modern culture. Rob Cain 2010 Rob@ancientromerefocused.org (Rob ) en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:17 GMT Hipcast RSS Feeder 1.25 History 60 http://rob33.hipcast.com/albumart/1003.1337184557.jpg http://www.ancientromerefocused.org Rob Cain A series of podcasts on Ancient Rome and its relationship to modern culture. Sometimes controversial -- always entertaining. Listeners are encouraged to visit our blog site at: http://ancientromerefocused.org COMMENTS AND OPINIONS ARE WELCOME. Any questions or suggestions for future podcasts can be sent to: rob@ancientromerefocused.org HISTORY FOR THE BRAVE! no Rome,ancient,history,Egypt,Cleopatra,Pompeii,Pompey,Caesar,Julius,Caesar,Augustus,Empire,Aquaduct,History Robert Cain rob@ancientromerefocused.org 7b91362b-47fc-1cc9-f584-910ce0290f5a Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:54:58 GMT 01:19:20 Rob Cain no "Nothing New Under the Sun. Get Over it." The episode starts with a modern version of the Aeneid. Please forgive me, Virgil. Annie meets a guy visiting from overseas and conspires to keep him in Chicago so she can work her charms on him. It's a 'chicklit' with the makings of a great 'chick movie.' Do you hear that SONY PICTURES? Mr. Cain then interviews Natalie Haynes who has written the book THE ANCIENT GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE. How modern are our lives? Or are we still living the lives our ancestors lived? Whether political, cultural, or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it’s the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series, The Wire, or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama – over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago. It’s time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make but the author isn’t just a classicist but a comedian and broadcaster who has made television and radio documentaries about humour, education and Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all, not for an elite. The show concludes with a plug for the podcast: TWILIGHT HISTORIES by Jordan Harbour. "Listen to the extraordinary podcast: ROME INDUSTRIAL. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/baba0848-70c5-2038-1de2-50ef519abee4.mp3 4c5e333d-0ee4-0678-06f2-54a2f5e46c8a Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:52:43 GMT 01:20:25 Rob Cain no "A Caesar By Any Other Name is Still a Caesar." Mr. Cain travels back to the time of Alaric the Visitgoth and his sack of Rome. Was he tempted to take the imperial purple? He has a rant about modern day Neros and the symbols of empire. After he calms down he interviews Mark Schauss of the podcast RUSSIAN RULERS HISTORY. Mr. Schauss makes connections between the Czars and the Caesars. The show concludes with listener call-ins and we hear from the Archaeologist William Glover who talks about the Ninth Legion. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/500fe605-64d7-fa11-4fa3-42766f53fa22.mp3 5a689806-1ac5-bfd8-78ed-b5457cf91b47 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:57:27 GMT 01:27:30 Rob Cain no "Ancient Troy, Graphic Novels and Brad Pitt?" Mr. Cain goes back to Ancient Troy and we join Aeneas as he flees the city guided by the goddess Aphrodite. Eric Shanower the writer and illustrator of the graphic novels THE AGE OF BRONZE is interviewed. Yes, Brad Pitt is discussed and the movie Troy. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/55dc4978-d858-a453-ae96-89d6dd4748e5.mp3 9bdb831c-6a76-93d7-d924-445cb7886c12 Mon, 30 May 2011 22:30:24 GMT 00:45:09 Rob Cain no "Washington Wore a Toga." A study of the Founding Fathers and how they were influenced by the classics. Mr. Cain interviews Dr. Carl J. Richard, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, who wrote the book, "Why We're All Romans." http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/594fb55d-4a51-595c-7580-2163a27abe20.mp3 7aed4ab0-ed6f-cac7-9aca-59df183f3693 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:02:03 GMT 01:49:40 Rob Cain no "I'm the Emperor, and You're Not." Title - "I'm the Emperor and You're Not." A look at a boy who visits a soothsayer and is foretold of his rise to the emperorship of Rome. A review of the cancelled NBC show KINGS, and a comparison of what it means to be part of the imperial family. The listener then travels back in time (in Mr. Cain's time machine) to interview for the position of emperor. This is the last episode of Season One. The show will return in March. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/1989f5a3-1a99-8be3-18b5-b3aef3e22d18.mp3 3be6ba47-300d-cd37-0388-e35065977b65 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:29:22 GMT 01:35:55 Rob Cain Episode 5 - Ancient Rome Refocused no "The 24th Shitkickers Were Never the Same After The Peloponese" An exploration of the play AJAX by Sophocles. An interview with Bryan Doerries, director and translator for the THEATER OF WAR. Were ancient Greek plays a form of healing for a city at war? http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/7085c44c-31b4-778a-fa11-33f24cf71caf.mp3 ed139092-ea3a-a5a9-1513-5cf520727bcd Sun, 30 May 2010 11:10:40 GMT 01:09:25 Rob Cain no Episode 4 - Ancient Rome Refocused Title: "Save Me a Seat at the Triumph, and Let's Throw a Cabbage at the Gaul." A study of the Roman Triumph, its purpose and modern equivalents. The episode starts with a reading from Steven Saylor's book 'The Triumph of Caesar' and includes an interview with the author. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/bbc4808f-911d-ad4c-50e3-c4fa61395bf3.mp3 b78e9a8a-cd0b-1355-60e0-4454913c175f Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:33:12 GMT 01:03:45 Rob Cain no "Stay for the Servile Wars or visit Mother in Sperlonga." A study of Spartacus. Was he a hero or a brigand? Why did Spartacus turn back from the Alps? http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/659beea9-d924-67f5-30b4-e45f6f5620c6.mp3 ed956129-c825-a5fc-e974-3d8bed54b1f1 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:50:59 GMT 00:45:10 Rob Cain no "Time Travel is Easy, History is Hard." A look at the difficulties of living in 51 B.C. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/ce31abe6-2864-b618-98eb-4f8c4f1cf3f8.mp3 eac613bf-d3d9-918f-00f2-d292a35dc262 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:30:56 GMT 00:31:25 Rob Cain An introduction no "What have the Romans ever done for us?" An introduction to season 1 of the series Ancient Rome Refocused. http://rob33.hipcast.com/deluge/7c10f406-894d-7447-e94e-0b5c38acf2f7.mp3