Ancient Office Hours

Meghan Sullivan, creator and host of the History N' Games podcast, joins Lexie to discuss why and how she started her History N’ Games podcast, how to balance personal and professional gaming desires, her process of finding history in games, and how to prioritize games when there’s almost too much content. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Note: DLC stands for “downloadable content” and refers to additional content for gamers to download for video games after their initial release. This content can include new levels, characters, weapons, or new visual customization options. Check out Meghan’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@megsullivanSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds.

Dr. Brent Vine, a professor emeritus of Classics and Indo-European Studies at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss how linguists divide their field into subfields and periods, the development and importance of meter to both Homeric poetry and other forms of Greek poetry, and whether the Greeks had an ancient equivalent to Shakespearean English. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Vine: https://classics.ucla.edu/person/brent-vine/Check out Dr.Vine’s publications on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/BrentVine Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker. 

Dr. Natalie Van Deusen, a professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Alberta, joins Lexie to discuss how to be a philologist and navigate runes in Old Norse studies, whether female warriors like Lagertha from Vikings could have existed, and gives her a crash course on Norse mythology from the Valkyries and Freyja to Freyja’s cats and the Giants. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Van Deusen: https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/vandeuseFollow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvandeusen?lang=enCheck out Dr. Van Deusen’s publications on Academia: https://ualberta.academia.edu/NatalieVanDeusenSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker. 

Nick Brown, a Phd candidate in Egyptology at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss whether all Egyptologists are obsessed with mummies and tombs, how to get onto an archaeological fieldwork project in Egypt, and shares some cool  insights into his current dissertation research on royal funerary archaeology. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Nick: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/nicholas-brown/Follow Nick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nb4326/?hl=enRead his research on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/NicholasBrown Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker. 

Dr. John Papadopoulos, a professor of Classics & Archaeology at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss his experience studying Classical archaeology as a Greek in Australia, why there isn’t more encouragement to learn the modern languages of the regions of study, and how bringing ancient buildings back to life is essential for future studies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Papadopoulos: https://classics.ucla.edu/person/john-k-papadopoulos/Check out Dr. Papadopoulos’ publications on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/JohnPapadopoulos Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker. 

Dr. Jackson Crawford, a YouTube public educator on Old Norse language, literature, and mythology and former professor at University of Colorado - Boulder, joins Lexie to discuss the unique challenges to being a full time YouTube public scholar in Old Norse studies, his opinion on consulting for major Hollywood & gaming projects, and why people associate Norway & Denmark with Vikings more than Iceland. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Crawford: https://jacksonwcrawford.com/ Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/norsebysw Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/jacksoncrawford Watch the video Dr. Crawford mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WxJPP067sg Read his translation of the Poetic Edda mentioned in the episode: https://jacksonwcrawford.com/books/the-poetic-edda/Support Dr. Crawford’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/norsebysw Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker. 

Dr. Alice Mandell, a professor of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, joins Lexie to discuss the importance of mentors to a student’s graduate school journey, how the COVID-19 pandemic affected both the student experience and creativity, and whether Biblical Studies scholars actually enjoy media reception of their field. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Mandell: https://neareast.jhu.edu/directory/alice-mandell/Check out Dr. Mandell’s publications on Academia: https://johnshopkins.academia.edu/AliceMandellSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker. 

Dr. Bryant Kirkland, a professor of Classics at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss how his interest in an Episcopal prayer book led him to study Greek, his take on reception studies through non-mainstream media, and his thoughts on teaching a course on Black Classicism and how to find complimentary literature. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Kirkland: https://classics.ucla.edu/person/bryant-kirkland/ Check out Dr. Kirkland’s book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/herodotus-and-imperial-greek-literature-9780197583517?prevNumResPerPage=100&prevSortField=1&resultsPerPage=100&sortField=1&start=600&lang=en&cc=ve  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker.

Dr. Jonathan Winnerman, an Egyptologist and academic administrator in ancient studies at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss how Egypt is a perfect fit for interactive pedagogy in classrooms, his work in making ancient Egyptian inscriptions great again, and his hopes for UCLA’s new Institute for the Study of Global Antiquity in shaping the future of ancient studies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on social media @The Ozymandias Project or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!   Learn more about Dr. Winnerman: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/jonathan-winnerman/Check out UCLA’s new Institute for the Study of Global Antiquity: https://globalantiquity.ucla.edu/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Kevin Walker.