Petros Koutoupis sits down with author Marc Hyden, author of Emperor Titus: The Right Hand of Vespasian, to take a closer look at one of Rome’s most fascinating and often misunderstood emperors. We talk about Titus’ rise to power, his military career, his relationship with Vespasian, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the challenges he faced as emperor. Marc also shares the story behind his book and why Titus deserves a closer look beyond the traditional image of the man remembered for Pompeii and the Colosseum.

Be sure to visit Marc Hyden’s website: https://www.marchyden.com.

Petros Koutoupis sits down with Boston-based freelance journalist, writer, blogger, and child of Olympus, Katy Kostakis, to discuss the recently released Christopher Nolan adaptation of The Odyssey. Warning: there will be spoilers. Just how faithful is Christopher Nolan's take on The Odyssey to Homer's original epic? Which changes work, which ones don't, and were those artistic liberties worth taking? Join us as we break down the similarities, the differences, and whether Nolan stayed true to the spirit of one of history's greatest stories.

Be sure to visit Katy Kostakis’s blog: https://www.katykostakis.com and her Substack: http://noquietontheset.substack.com

Petros Koutoupis sits down with classicist and author, Alexis Hannah Prescott, to discuss witches and their Classical origins. We talk about her latest book, The First Witches: Women of Power in the Classical World, and dig into how the image of the ancient witch has changed over time. What shaped the way people started to see witches differently? And how does all of that tie into modern witchcraft today?

See more of Alexis Prescott’s research on this topic:

* Pen & Sword: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/blog/the-romans-and-the-halloween-style-witch

* And YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7KYoMYP5q4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itzBwrR9xvg