The Women Who Shaped the Ancient World, with Daisy Dunn

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🗓️ 3 August 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The award-winning classicist and cultural critic Daisy Dunn is the author of seven books including her latest, The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World through the Women Who Shaped It. The book re-examines not only the female individuals who were at the heart of many well-known stories of the ancient world, but also looks at the whole of wider history through the perspective of women too. Joining Dunn to discuss it is Peter Stothard, the author specialising in ancient history and who is former editor of the Times newspaper. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:11.2	On the podcast, coming up, Daisy Dunn, the award-winning class
1:14.6	assist and author discusses her latest book The Missing Thread, A Women's History of
1:19.2	The Ancient World. Joining her in conversation is Peter Stothard, the author specializing in ancient history and former editor of the Times newspaper.
1:28.0	His most recent book is Palatine, an alternative history of the Caesars. Let's join Peter now with more.
1:34.4	I'm delighted to be interviewing Daisy Dunn about her latest book The Missing Thread,
1:39.3	a new history of the ancient world through the women who shaped it.
1:43.2	Daisy is a leading classicist and author, her books include in the Shadow of Besivious, a life of Pliny,
1:49.4	not far from Bride's Head, Oxford between the Wars, and of Gods and Men, a hundred stories from ancient Greece and Rome.
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