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Category: Anatolia

AegeanPosted onJune 1, 2023

[Podcast] Digging Up The Past: Episode 14 – In Search of Aeneas

The fourteenth episode of the Digging Up The Past podcast is officially out! Episode 14 – In Search of Aeneas Is there evidence to the…

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AegeanPosted onApril 4, 2023June 1, 2023

[Podcast] Digging Up The Past: Episode 10 – The Mysterious Sea Peoples: Their Origins and Identification

The tenth episode of the Digging Up The Past podcast is officially out! Episode 10 – The Mysterious Sea Peoples: Their Origins and Identification Who…

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AegeanPosted onDecember 3, 2022December 3, 2022

[Featured Article] Refugees on Foreign Soil (Paywall)

A newly written article containing my research on the mythical founder of the Latins, Aeneas, has been published over at Classical Wisdom. It is behind…

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AegeanPosted onNovember 22, 2022

[Podcast] Digging Up The Past: Episode 4 – Digging Up Romulus: The Mythical Founder of Rome

The fourth episode of the Digging Up The Past podcast is officially out! Episode 4 – Digging Up Romulus: The Mythical Founder of Rome In…

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AegeanPosted onNovember 19, 2022

[Lecture] Refugees on Foreign Soil: In Search of the Legendary Aeneas

Join me in my upcoming lecture as I talk about the legendary Aeneas. What inspired the stories of Aeneas and his wanderings across the Mediterranean?…

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AnatoliaPosted onNovember 17, 2022

[Podcast] Digging Up The Past: Episode 3 – Ramesses the Great: Man, God and Legend

The third episode of the Digging Up The Past podcast is officially out! Episode 3 – Ramesses the Great: Man, God and Legend In this…

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AegeanPosted onOctober 28, 2022October 28, 2022

[Podcast] Digging Up The Past: Episode 1 – The Trojan War: From Oral Tradition to Canon

The VERY first episode of the Digging Up The Past podcast is officially out! Episode 1 – The Trojan War: From Oral Tradition to Canon…

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AegeanPosted onOctober 9, 2022

[Featured Article] In Search of Helen of Troy [revised]

Author: Petros Koutoupis Originally published on Ancient Origins (19 October, 2014) but revised. Her face was the face that launched a thousand ships. Considered to…

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AegeanPosted onMarch 15, 2022April 6, 2022

[Article] Ancient Origins: The Origins Of Ancient Greek Creation Mythology

A new article of mine has been posted on the Ancient Origins Members website. It focuses on the origins of Ancient Greek mythology. You can…

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AegeanPosted onDecember 2, 2021

[Lecture] The Origins of Ancient Greek Creation (Hosted by Ancient Origins) – AVAILABLE NOW

In September I shared the news that I would be speaking on the Ancient Greek Creation Myths. It was an event hosted by Ancient Origins.…

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I see myself as a “literary archaeologist.” No field work is required. The purpose of this self appointed and non-existent discipline is to marry two fields which do not cooperate very well with each other: archaeology and literary studies. The texts are historical artifacts and must be treated as such.

 

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