Where did the concept of the werewolf originate from? Why did they always turn in to wolves? Daniel Ogden, the author of the book The Werewolf in the Ancient World will be answering these questions and much more, along with telling us some of his favourite werewolf stories from Ancient Greece and Rome! The werewolf has a long and continuous history that can be traced back to the ancient world, at least as far back as Herodotus!

Get the book: https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0198854315/

This podcast was produced by World History Encyclopedia (www.worldhistory.org). It was first published in 2021 as a video interview on our YouTube channel.

The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:

https://ancientlyre.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9&nd=1&dlsi=a209242a5ad6403b

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A

Working with busts, written descriptions, coins and any other available resource, Daniel has reconstructed the heads of the first 54 Roman Emperors from the Roman Empire. From Augustus Caesar to Marcus Aurelius, Maximinus Thrax and Caligula, our interview with Daniel discusses the difficulties of reconstructing the emperors and things that surprised him during the process.

Joined by Joshua J. Mark, our resident Roman history buff, we talk about the emperors that have turned out exactly how we would imagine, and the history of some of these famous Roman Emperors. This interview looks at Ancient Rome and the Roman Emperors like no other, thanks to the brilliant work of Daniel!

This podcast was produced by World History Encyclopedia (www.worldhistory.org) and first published in 2020 as a video interview.

Daniel's work :

https://voshart.medium.com/photoreal-roman-emperor-project-236be7f06c8f

Daniel Voshart’s Website - https://voshart.com/

Buy Daniel’s prints here:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Voshart

@dvoshart

The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:

https://www.ancientlyre.com

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9&nd=1&dlsi=2d8eecfa766c436e

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A

Keywords: Roman Emperors, Augustus Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Maximinus Thrax, Caligula, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome, historical reconstruction, Roman history.

The author of The Life and Death of Ancient Cities, Greg Woolf talks about the history of cities in the ancient world. Why did all cities not survive? What constitutes a city? How long have humans been creating cities? All of these questions and more will be discussed in this interview!

The Life and Death of Ancient Cities is not like your dusty old history book, but presents the history, growth and decline of cities throughout the Ancient world from the Bronze Age through to Late Antiquity. This modern take on Ancient cities around the word brings the ancient world into our modern lives with rich illustrations and Woolf’s passionate global analysis.

Perfect for history buffs, city enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the rise and fall of civilizations.

Get the Book: https://www.worldhistory.org/books/019762183X

This podcast was produced by World History Encyclopedia (www.worldhistory.org) and first published in 2020 as a video interview.

The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:

• https://www.ancientlyre.com
• Spotify
• YouTube

Keywords: ancient cities, Greg Woolf, history podcast, urban history, Bronze Age, Late Antiquity, city growth, city decline, ancient world, urban development.