Ancient Office Hours

In this thought-provoking panel discussion, three distinguished scholars delve into the complexities of ancient medicine, ethics, and the enduring influence of the Hippocratic Oath. Dr. Brooke Holmes (Princeton University), Dr. Jennifer Stager (Johns Hopkins), and Dr. Joseph Fins (Weill Cornell Medical College) engage in a fascinating discussion on the history of the body, the intersection of ancient and modern bioethics, and the evolving role of medicine in society. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Panel recorded December 19, 2023. Learn more about Dr. Holmes: https://classics.princeton.edu/people/faculty/core/brooke-holmesLearn more about Dr. Stager: https://arthist.jhu.edu/directory/jennifer-stager/ Learn more about Dr. Fins: https://weillcornell.org/jfins Read Dr. Holmes’ book The Symptom and the Subject: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691138992/the-symptom-and-the-subject Read about the Deep Brain Stimulation research conducted by Dr. Fins and covered by the New York Times mentioned in the discussion: https://humanities.princeton.edu/2023/12/07/deep-brain-stimulation-research-from-council-visitor-joseph-fins-featured-in-the-new-york-times/ Find Dr. Fins' contribution in COVID-19 and the Law: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/covid19-and-the-law/B4889C072A10241C5F047DE4B913F197 Check out Dr. Stager’s new book Public Feminism in Times of Crisis: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793648105/Public-Feminism-in-Times-of-Crisis-From-Sappho%E2%80%99s-Fragments-to-Viral-Hashtags Read Dr. Stager’s Seeing Color in in Classical Art book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/seeing-color-in-classical-art/6E8F6BE6DDD7CB66A995D7825B99C7D6 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Dr. Anthony Kaldellis, a professor of Classics at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss how we define the Byzantine Empire, the multiple reinventions and conceptions of “Rome” over time, the importance of analyzing historical figures and their choices in their proper historical contexts, and the media reception of the East Roman Empire. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Kaldellis: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/anthony-kaldellisListen to his podcast Byzantium & Friends: https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/ Buy his new book The New Roman Empire: https://www.amazon.com/New-Roman-Empire-History-Byzantium-ebook/dp/B0CC69PLHQ?ref_=ast_author_mpbCheck out his publications on Academia: https://chicago.academia.edu/AnthonyKaldellis Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Dr. Emily Wilson, a professor of Classics at UPenn, joins Lexie to discuss the process of choosing translation projects, addressing scholarly disagreements over different translations of ancient works, other texts that might or might not merit future translations, and how politicisation of the ancient world complicates reception studies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Wilson: https://www.classics.upenn.edu/people/emily-wilson Find her books via her personal website: https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/ Follow her on Twitter: https://x.com/emilyrcwilson?lang=enFollow her on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/emilyrcwilson.bsky.social Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Dr. Melissa Funke, a professor of Classics at the University of Winnipeg, joins Lexie to discuss the fragmentary nature of history, her new book Phryne, favourite ancient Greek tragedies, what to do with the chorus in tragedies, and her work as a content creator with Peopling the Past. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Funke: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/classics/faculty/melissa-funke.htmlFollow her on Twitter: https://x.com/melissakafunke?lang=en Find her new book Phryne: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/phryne-9781350371873/   Learn more about the Lux Project: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/classics/the-lux-project.htmlSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Dr. Annetta Alexandridis, a professor of Art History at Cornell, joins Lexie to discuss her experience working on a Roman villa and navigating different archaeological sites, the benefits of working with casts/material culture, defining ‘archaeology’, how the field has changed, and determining who gets to define its meaning. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Alexandridis: https://arthistory.cornell.edu/annetta-alexandridisCheck out her publications on Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/AnnettaAlexandridis Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Dr. Athena Kirk, a professor of Classics at Cornell, joins Lexie to discuss working on Plutarch/other favourite texts, differentiating text & object from ‘text-objects’, and media reception and misconceptions of ancient works. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Kirk: https://classics.cornell.edu/athena-kirkMore info for the CUNY Latin/Greek Institute’s summer programs: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/latin-greek-instituteSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Actress Melissanthi Mahut, (voice of Kassandra in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey!), joins Lexie to chat about her favourite myths/stories from growing up in Greece, acting preferences between history & mythology, her experience playing Kassandra in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and assessing the impact of the game in academia. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Follow Melissanthi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissanthimahut/?hl=enFollow her on Twitter: https://x.com/mlssmahut?lang=en Watch her TEDX Talk on acting in video games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6EhnqH2zrIFind all of her projects on her IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3562015/   Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Actor Michael Antonakos, (voice of Alexios in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey!), joins Lexie to chat about getting into acting, his fascination with the Minoans and telling lesser known stories, a deep dive into his experience working on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and a fun behind the scenes story from making Odysseus Voyage to the Underworld. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Note: Both of his websites are currently unavailable while undergoing redesigns - we will drop them here when they are available. Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelantonakos/?hl=enFollow his on Twitter: https://x.com/mikeantonakos?lang=enFollow Ikaros Films on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikaros_films/?hl=enCheck out his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelantonakos8568?app=desktopFind all of his projects on his IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1862545/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

Dr. Astrid Van Oyen, a Roman archaeologist and professor at Radbound University, joins Lexie to discuss her focus on the agrarian experience in the ancient world, the development of rural economies, examining practices of gift exchange, pottery, & storage, and media adaptations of rural Roman daily life. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Van Oyen: https://www.ru.nl/en/people/van-oyen-a Check out her publications on Academia: https://radboud.academia.edu/AstridVanOyen Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.