{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60e73cc688b69a001452e911/6a575a2070c881d75c418385?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 145 - Dr. Jenn Finn","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60e73cc688b69a001452e911/1784109511372-4e895c4a-241f-4316-b1e5-dd9a8a8fc9d1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dr. Jenn Finn, an Associate Professor and Chair of the Classical Studies Department at Loyola University Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss how coursework in Achaemenid Persian art and a Pompeii dig led her to learn cuneiform and frame Alexander the Great in an ancient Near Eastern context, Alexander as a symbolic strategist, the barrier of source limits, and her experience consulting for the Netflix documentary Alexander: The Making of a God. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/theozymandiasp1.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/theozymandiasproject\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theozymandiasproject/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> or visit our website <a href=\"http://www.theozymandiasproject.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.theozymandiasproject.com</a>!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Originally recorded August 14, 2025.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Dr. Finn: <a href=\"https://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/facultydirectory/profiles/finn.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/facultydirectory/profiles/finn.shtml</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find her publications on Academia: <a href=\"https://luc.academia.edu/JennFinn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://luc.academia.edu/JennFinn</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find the episode of Legacies of Ancient Persia with Dr. David Potter: <a href=\"https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/media/podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/media/podcast/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Want a transcript of the episode? Email us at theozymandiasprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we can provide one.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Lexie Henning"}