096: Hellenistic Science - Medicine and the Healing Arts

In our first episode on science and technology, we cover the study of medicine during the Hellenistic period. From dissection to OBGYN to royal poisoners, there's bound to be something squeamish.

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Amphipolis: a former Athenian colony conquered by Philip II of Macedon in 357 B.C. During the Wars of the Diadochi, it served as the prison for Alexander’s wife Roxana and son Alexander IV, both were eventually murdered on the orders of Cassander.

📸 Amfípoli, Greece (3/2024)

Unrelated to the Hellenistic period, but visiting Meteora in March was a wonderful day trip from Thessaloniki.

Unrelated to the Hellenistic period, but visiting Meteora in March was a wonderful day trip from Thessaloniki.

With episode 100 on the horizon, I am officially opening up the floodgates for the Hellenistic Age Podcast's second Q&A session.

If you have questions regarding show production, retrospectives, historical topics, or anything else you want answered on-air, drop them here.

Introducing Part 3 of Passion of the Heist! The disciples start a schism, and fight ancient wrestling philosophers...

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With episode 100 on the horizon, I am officially opening up the floodgates for the Hellenistic Age Podcast's second Q&A session.

If you have questions regarding show production, retrospectives, historical topics, or anything else you want answered on-air, drop them here.

A gilded bronze statue of Heracles found in the Forum Boarium in Rome. Dating to the second century B.C., it was likely commissioned by either Scipio Aemilianus (the conqueror of Carthage) or Aemilius Paulus (the conqueror of Macedonia).

📸 Capitoline Museum, Rome (9/2022)

This week on the blog: Pydna! The last great battle between a Roman legion and a Macedonian phalanx is both a head-on-head infantry brawl and also a confused unintended engagement.

Also a Paelignian throws a flag, so you know the Romans win.

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NEW EPISODE: If you read 19th Century French novelists, you'll find a dizzying array of currencies — francs and écus, sous and louis d'or. Let me break down what all these coins are, how much they're worth, and how Charlemagne ties everything together: thesiecle.com/supplemental20/

Okay so I’m slow to post lately, but new episodes are still coming out every other Sunday, just like they have been for the last 5 years. This week come and join us as Washington and company evict the British from Boston. I hope you all enjoy!

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As the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic period, Apollonius of Rhodes’ “Argonautica” pays homage to Homeric precedents while reinventing the genre, with Jason serving as a radically different hero compared to Achilles or Odysseus. Listen here:

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✨Special Episode - Exploring Place in Regal Rome with Neil, The Ancient Blogger - Part 1✨

The topography of regal Rome was very different to today. We sit down Ancient History Hound Podcast to explore the details including hills and sacred boundaries!

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🚨 New Ancients Ep! 🚨

We're exploring the story of THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA with Islam Issa. This was one of the great constructions of the Ptolemies that helped transform Alexandria into a knowledge capital of the ancient world!

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Human dissection was briefly practiced in Alexandria in the third century BC. While the contributions of Herophilus and Erasistratus were immense, the practice remained taboo (or illegal) until the Renaissance.

Find out more in our upcoming episode on Hellenistic medicine!

Human dissection was briefly practiced in Alexandria in the third century BC. While the contributions of Herophilus and Erasistratus were immense, the practice remained taboo (or illegal) until the Renaissance.

Find out more in our upcoming episode on Hellenistic medicine!

I love that there is a Roman version of Guts from 'Berserk' - named M Sergius Silus, this Roman commander was fitted with an iron hand after losing it during the Second Punic War, allowing him to wield a sword and shield. He was celebrated on coinage too!

(Pliny the Elder, 7.29)

The Battlefield of Philippi: in October 42 B.C, the city witnessed two separate engagements between the forces of Marc Antony and Octavian Caesar against that of Brutus and Cassius. The Liberators were killed, and the Second Triumvirate ruled Rome.

📸 Philippi, Greece (3/2024)