Articles by Jenny Williamson

Aphrodite, goddess of love and sex, took many lovers in the mythology. But perhaps the most important was Ares. They adored each other; they had many children together; they [...Read More...]

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Due to changing marital laws (among other things), the late Roman Republic saw a rise in a certain kind of wealthy elite woman with more independence and power than her [...Read More...]

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You may have noticed that MAGA (Republicans in general, really) are weird about women. That weirdness is ancient. It goes all the way back to ancient Rome, all the way back [...Read More...]

We are thrilled to welcome #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May to the podcast. Elizabeth May is the author of The Wolf and the Crown of Blood, a bestselling new [...Read More...]

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Become a Patron! Some of our sources for this episode include: Suetonius’ 12 Caesars (C.J. Rolfe translation) Cassius Dio’s Roman History (Earnest Cary [...Read More...]

When Augustus rolled into town after defeating Marc Antony and Cleopatra, he was greeted as a hero—because the Senate ordered its people to stand outside the gates and [...Read More...]