We interrupt this broadcast for some shameless self-promotion.

In a short time, you will be hearing from the learned Ryan Stitt, informing you all about the ancient Greek attitudes about burial and cremation.

Ah, nothing like some char-grilled Athenian.

But before then, I have blackmailed Ryan to take some airtime on his own show, which he has reluctantly permitted me.

So his problematic days of espionage will remain a secret.

Anyway, my name is Dr Foxweed. I was a professor, a war criminal, and a snake milker, but in my old age I'm now a

hack with the YouTube History Channel. Do look it up if you are interested in

ancient history which is my main focus.

If you want to learn about the early days of Athens before democracy,

a grim period of tyrant conspiracies, clanfields and debt slaves,

look no further.

Equally, if you are curious about the heady days of early Christianity,

I have some strange stories to tell of heresies and starving monks.

We'll also be looking at other subjects later on too, like the Roman Republic and the

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Now, do join Ryan in his intriguing exploration of the tombs and graveyards of the ancient Greek world to understand their utterly fascinating views on death.

Farewell. I'm going to The So, The Hello, I'm Ryan Stitt, and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece.

Episode 79, Old Age, Death, and Burial.

Growing old in the Greek world was certainly not for the faint-hearted, any more than it is today.

As an elderly Greek, it's quite likely that you would have been short-sighted and

death. And you might have collected a few broken bones in your lifetime that had never been properly

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