AskHistorians Podcast Episode 181: Questions on Greek and Roman Society with /u/Toldinstone

AskHistorians Podcast Episode 181 is live!

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This Episode:

In this episode, /u/kugelfang52 talks with /u/Toldinstone about various topics of interest from his upcoming book on Greek and a Roman society, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants. Included are the following questions from the book:

• “Did they believe in monsters, ghosts, and/or aliens?”
• “Why are so many of the statues naked?”
• “Why didn’t the Greeks and Romans wear pants?”
• “What were the greatest delicacies?”
• “What happened to the city of Rome after the empire fell?”

43 mins.