{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69975ea6435569254b4b8e24/699974b60e5c959d5974cb64?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"What is 'Classics' Anyway?\" ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69975ea6435569254b4b8e24/1772360935014-a4578743-a067-4e08-bb80-b3e8bb12f767.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What does Classics mean to you? Cadillacs? Mozart? Dickens novels? or Ancient Greece and Rome? And why does the word CLASSIC seem to be used as a synonym for 'best', 'valuable' or 'timeless'?</p><p><br></p><p>In this, our first interview episode, your host wrestles with her love-hate relationship with her favourite topic and the way it is taught, and invites Dr Dan Stewart of the University of Leicester to explain why 'Classics' got its name in the first place.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ancienthistory101.org/p/what-is-classics-anyway\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What <em>is </em>'Classics', anyway?</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find Ancient History 101 on <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social media</a> and <a href=\"www.ancienthistory101.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the <a href=\"https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mnemosyne Memory Collective</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Alexandra Sills"}