22 Rome's Lost Epics w/ Rhiannon Evans (Ennius, Gnaeus Naevius)
Ancient Greece Declassified
Dr. Lantern Jack
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The oldest Roman epics we have were produced during the Roman Empire. But before becoming an empire, Rome was a powerful republic for hundreds of years. What happened to the Roman epics from the republican period?
In this episode, we examine the evidence from this fascinating yet elusive early period, when Rome was a powerful Republic, but there were still other powerful states around, all competing for cultural prestige. Our guest on the show is someone who has spent years studying the early fragments as well as the later complete epics of the empire.
Rhiannon Evans lectures in Classics and Ancient History at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She is also a veteran podcaster, being one of the lead voices on the Emperors of Rome podcast, and has published several of her lecture series as free podcasts as well.
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| 0:00.0 | A brief message from a friend of the podcast. |
| 0:02.7 | Ahoy there, podcast fans. |
| 0:04.6 | I'm Brandon Huberner of the Maritime History Podcast. |
| 0:08.3 | Ships and the Sea played an integral role in ancient Greek history. |
| 0:13.1 | And Greek history is just one of the many topics that we discuss on the Maritime History podcast. |
| 0:20.2 | Utilizing the classics, mythology, but also modern |
| 0:23.9 | nautical archaeology and related disciplines, we examine ancient cultures like the Egyptians, |
| 0:29.6 | Phoenicians, and many more, as these people have all related to the sea. We are currently |
| 0:36.8 | discussing the Mistocles and the Greek naval |
| 0:39.4 | stand against Persia, but if the sea is in your blood, take just a moment and search for the |
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| 0:52.2 | rotation. I hope to see you aboard. |
| 1:01.0 | Hi, thanks for tuning in to ancient Greece, Declassified. |
| 1:08.5 | Episode 22, Rome's lost epics |
| 1:12.9 | Before we dive into today's topic, I got to share a little story with you. |
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| 1:27.3 | friends waiting for you and they say, this is an intervention. |
| 1:31.2 | And they force you to make some big change in your life. |
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| 1:36.5 | And my friends told me, you need to stop putting all your time and resources into this podcast without making any money off of it. |
| 1:43.1 | Because your shoes have holes in them and you're obviously broke. |
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