This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 387 Roman History – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… The ceiling of the Great Hall in Hogwarts is enchanted to reflect the weather outside (or whatever else Dumbledore feels will set the …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 387 Roman History – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… Before she really had a chance to grow up, Sansa Stark had been betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon, married to Tyrion Lannister, and then …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 387 Roman History – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… The Battle of the Bastards saw Jon Snow and his army encircled and mowed down by the forces of Ramsey Bolton. But at …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-B 312 Plague, Disasters and Death in the Ancient World– Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… The decision of Daenerys Targaryen to torch Kings Landing in Season 8 may have been (almost entirely) inexplicable …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 210 Ancient Medicine and Modern Terminology – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… Sam Gamgee’s treatment for Grayscale may have been brutal, but at least it saved Jorah Mormont’s life (yay late season …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… Arya Stark feeding Walder Frey his own children may seem pretty harsh. But “serving kids for dinner” is a surprisingly frequent theme in …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 101 Ancient Greek Culture – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… The Battle of Blackwater Bay saw the invading army of Stannis Baratheon penned in and destroyed by wildfire at the hands of …

This episode of Ancient HBO brought to you by CLAS-C 387 Roman History – Because Westeros has nothing on the past.  Also, spoiler alerts, if that’s still a thing for OG Game of Thrones… Daenerys Targaryen and her advisors were originally suspicious of Jon Snow when he told her that an army of the undead coming south …