A History of the Classical World in 100 Objects

Emily Hauser

This combined podcast and blog series traces the …

  • 12 minutes 32 seconds
    Doryphoros. Roman copy, found in Pompeii, Italy. Copy, 1st cent. BCE; original, circa 450 BCE.
    Doryphoros. Roman copy, found in Pompeii, Italy. Copy, 1st cent. BCE; original, circa 450 BCE. by Emily Hauser
    5 November 2016, 9:43 pm
  • 10 minutes 20 seconds
    Athenian Tetradrachm. From Athens, Greece (found in Hauran, Jordan). 460 to 455 BCE.
    An Athenian coin tells a remarkable story about the birth of Athenian democracy, Athenian trade and expansion, and the slaves who worked the silver mines.
    22 October 2016, 4:52 pm
  • 10 minutes 30 seconds
    Terracotta Krater. From Attica, Greece. 750-735 BCE.
    A terracotta krater from Attica reveals insights into a remarkable period of change in ancient Greece in the mid-eighth century BCE.
    8 October 2016, 7:22 pm
  • 10 minutes 2 seconds
    Male Harp Player. From the Cyclades, Greece. 2700-2300 BCE.
    In my first podcast, I'll be travelling to the Cyclades in Greece to discover a four and a half thousand year old marble figure of a male harp player.
    30 September 2016, 12:00 am
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