Ancient Office Hours

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Episode 95 - From Minoans to Motion Capture: Michael Antonakos on History, Mythology, and Acting Jul 10, 2024

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Actor Michael Antonakos, (voice of Alexios in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey!), joins Lexie to chat about getting into acting, his fascination with the Minoans and telling lesser known stories, a deep dive into his experience working on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and a fun behind the scenes story from making Odysseus Voyage to the Underworld. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded January 11, 2024.

Note: Both of his websites are currently unavailable while undergoing redesigns - we will drop them here when they are available.

Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelantonakos/?hl=en

Follow his on Twitter: https://x.com/mikeantonakos?lang=en

Follow Ikaros Films on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikaros_films/?hl=en

Check out his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelantonakos8568?app=desktop

Find all of his projects on his IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1862545/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 94 - Dr. Astrid Van Oyen Jun 26, 2024

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Dr. Astrid Van Oyen, a Roman archaeologist and professor at Radbound University, joins Lexie to discuss her focus on the agrarian experience in the ancient world, the development of rural economies, examining practices of gift exchange, pottery, & storage, and media adaptations of rural Roman daily life. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded December 12, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Van Oyen: https://www.ru.nl/en/people/van-oyen-a

Check out her publications on Academia: https://radboud.academia.edu/AstridVanOyen

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 93 - Darby McDevitt Jun 12, 2024

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Darby McDevitt, a game developer and writer, best known for his work on the Assassin’s Creed series, joins Lexie to discuss curating a love of writing/history via his Irish heritage & Ulysses, writing for multiple games in the Assassin’s Creed series, navigating anachronistic inclusions and non-historical concessions in AC games, and his thoughts on AC’s Discovery Tour mode. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded November 27, 2023.

Check out Work with Indies if you’re curious about getting into the gaming industry: https://www.workwithindies.com/

Check out Darby’s most recent game, AC Valhalla: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/valhalla?isSso=true&refreshStatus=noLoginData

Follow updates about the next AC: Codename Hexe: https://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-codename-hexe-guide/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 92 - Dr. Alex Dressler May 29, 2024

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Dr. Alex Dressler, a professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, joins Lexie to discuss his favouriteRoman poets and Sappho’s legacy, queer theory and its relationship to Classics, and issues of politics, death, and Christianity in the ancient world. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded October 2, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Dressler: https://canes.wisc.edu/staff/alex-dressler/

Check out his publications on Academia: https://wisc.academia.edu/AlexDressler

Find his book Selections from the Poems of Paulinus of Nola: https://www.routledge.com/Selections-from-the-Poems-of-Paulinus-of-Nola-including-the-Correspondence-with-Ausonius-Introduction-Translation-and-Commentary/Dressler/p/book/9781138561359

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 91 - Amanda McLoughlin May 15, 2024

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Amanda McLoughlin, co-host of Spirits podcast and CEO of Multitude, a podcast collective and consulting company, joins Lexie to discuss her journey starting Spirits podcast with her friend and co-host Julia, her favourite myths and urban legends, handling real history vs. delving into ancient conspiracy theories, and great advice for entering the podcasting space. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded September 29, 2023.

Listen to Spirits podcast: https://spiritspodcast.com/

Check out Multitude and its many resources: https://multitude.productions/

Follow Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shessomickey/

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shessomickey?lang=en

Check out her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/shessomickey

Alien’s Guide to the Ruins of Washington D.C.: http://www.corcoran.org/sites/default/files/Corcoran_EllenHarvey_Brochure.pdf

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Episode 90 - Dr. Jake Nabel May 01, 2024

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Dr. Jake Nabel, a professor of Classics at Pennsylvania State University, joins Lexie to discuss finding his niche from Confucius to Socrates to Rome, who were the Parthians, Parthian-Roman cultural exchanges, and navigating the loss of material evidence between the fall of the Parthian Empire and the beginning of the Sasanian Empire. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded September 22, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Nabel: https://cams.la.psu.edu/people/jtn5201/

Check out his publications on his website: http://jakenabel.com/publications/

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakenabel?lang=en

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 89 - Dr. Daniel T. Potts Apr 17, 2024

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Dr. Daniel T. Potts, a professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World - NYU, joins Lexie to discuss his path from anthropology into Near Eastern Archaeology, a brief history of the Elamites, distinguishing Elamites from Assyrians, and the difficulties for future research or excavations in Iran due to the current political situation. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded September 18, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Potts: https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/faculty/isaw-faculty/daniel-t-potts

Check out his publications on Academia: https://nyu.academia.edu/DTPotts

Read his new book Aspects of Kingship in Ancient Iran: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520394995/aspects-of-kinship-in-ancient-iran

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Special Release - Write like an Egyptian with Michael Hoffen Apr 10, 2024

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In this special episode, Michael Hoffen, one of the co-authors of the newly released book, “Be a Scribe!”, joins Lexie to discuss learning Egyptian from a young age, translating and designing the book, his hopes for the book, and what he’d like to do next. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded March 25, 2024.

Check out “Be a Scribe”: https://www.beascribe.com/

Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelthescribe/

Follow Christian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osarnachthis/

Follow Jen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/egyptolojen/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 88 - Dr. Sabrina Higgins Apr 03, 2024

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Dr. Sabrina Higgins, a professor of archaeology and art history at Simon Fraser University, joins Lexie to discuss misconceptions about the Virgin Mary, her experience researching the cult of Mary and the Maryan interpretation in Egypt, Biblical themes in the DaVinci Code and her work with Peopling the Past. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded September 11, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Higgins: https://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/about/people/faculty/shiggins.html

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sabrinacaitlin?lang=en

Check out her publications on Academia: https://sfu.academia.edu/SabrinaHiggins

Explore Peopling the Past: https://peoplingthepast.com

Listen to the Peopling the Past podcast: https://peoplingthepast.com/category/podcast/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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Episode 87 - Dr. Chelsea Gardner Mar 20, 2024

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Dr. Chelsea Gardner, a professor of Classical Archaeology at Acadia University, joins Lexie to discuss her path from psychology to pedestrian survey in Greece, her work with the Peopling the Past podcast, how she and her PtP colleagues handle modern reception via a multitude of digital platforms. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded September 5, 2023.

Learn more about Dr. Gardner: https://history.acadiau.ca/faculty/chelsea-gardner.html

Check out her The CARTography Project: https://cartographyproject.com; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SHuKfY6Gvg

Explore Peopling the Past: https://peoplingthepast.com

Listen to the Peopling the Past podcast: https://peoplingthepast.com/category/podcast/

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/archaeoctopus

Follow Peopling the Past on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peoplingthepast

Read Under Everything by Daisy Johnson: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/everything-under

Read Motel of Mysteries by David Macauley: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/motel-of-the-mysteries_david-macaulay/258354/#edition=2385154&idiq=4175969

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.

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