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159. The art of the empire of Nicaea, with Naomi Pitamber
September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minA conversation with Naomi Pitamber (Clark University) about the art and architecture of the empire of Nicaea (Nikaia), the convention name of the Roman state that emerged in Asia Minor after the disaster of 1204. This art is often…
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158. The Book of Daniel, the Four Kingdoms, and imperial eschatology, with Chris Bonura
June 4, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minA conversation with Christopher Bonura (Mount St. Mary's University) about the apocalyptic tradition of identifying the Four Kingdoms prophesied in the Book of Daniel. Which one was the Roman empire? The fourth, scheduled to fall with the…
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157. Julian Augustus and the dream of a Platonic Roman empire, with Jeremy Swist
May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 12 minA conversation with Jeremy Swist (Michigan State University) on the emperor Julian (361-363 AD) and how he tried to combine his love of philosophy with ruling the Roman empire. We talk about why Julian continues to excite such passions…
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156. The Menologion of Basil II, with Charlie Kuper
May 7, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minA conversation with Charlie Kuper (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) about the Menologion of Basil II, a lavishly illustrated manuscript pairing brief notices about the saints with images of them and their ordeals, arranged according to…
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155. The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, with Nicole Eddy
April 23, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minA conversation with Nicole Eddy (Dumbarton Oaks) about the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, one of the most important publishing ventures of recent times when it comes to medieval texts and literature. DOML (as we call it) makes accessible…
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154. How and why we teach Roman history, with Beth Digeser
April 9, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minA conversation with Beth Digeser (University of California, Santa Barbara) about pedagogy, specifically about what we are hoping to accomplish by teaching Roman history. We talk about the limits of "influence" as a justification for it and…
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153. Three heresiologists of the twelfth century: Zigabenos, Kamateros, and Choniates, with Alessandra Buccosi, Niccolò Zorzi, Marco Fanelli, and Ottavia Mazzon
March 26, 2026 · 1 hr 35 minA conversation with Alessandra Bucossi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) and Niccolò Zorzi (University of Padua) on three heresiological texts of the twelfth century, the challenges of publishing and studying them, and how their main…
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152. Heresiology in the twelfth century, with Alessandra Bucossi
March 12, 2026 · 56 minA conversation with Alessandra Bucossi (Ca' Foscari University) on the preoccupation with heresy in the twelfth century, which resulted in the production of a number of massive anti-heretical treatises. We discuss the historical context of…