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Oedipus the King, Episode 1: In which Thebes suffers from a plague, and King Oedipus suffers from a wildly inflated sense of his own self-importance. Let’s face it: reading Ancient Greek tragedies is difficult and depressing (although totally worth it). So we’ve launched The Editing Sciptorium, a series where we present an abridged version of …

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Episode 67: In which a Syrian mosaic ends up in a Californian garage, and the goddesses blame Zeus for American antiquities laws. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on CNN.com – and by CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology. [SETTING: Breakfast in the Palace of the Gods] ZEUS, …

Recently, Classical Studies Program Director Dr. Elizabeth Thill did something she had not done in years: she attended a newly released movie, in the theater, where the aim was not to keep her children entertained (although she did bring her children, a somewhat questionable decision). What movie could coax her out of her self-imposed movie-theater …

Episode 66: In which the gods try to stop a wave of tourist destruction, and arrive at the inevitable conclusion: we need more gladiators. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on CNN.com – and by CLAS-B 312 Plague, Disasters and Death in the Ancient World. …

Episode 65: In which the goddesses of fertility discuss one of the greatest questions of all time: how specifically do you define pizza? This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 387 Roman History. [SETTING: San Casciano Hot Springs, in Tuscany] …

Episode 63: In which Marc Antony and Cleopatra continue to discuss ancient perfume, Actium, and Antony’s intelligence (or lack thereof). This episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) brought to you by the latest archaeological news on ArtNet.com – and by CLAS-C 387 Roman History. [SETTING: Grove of Tragic Lovers] MARC ANTONY, …

Episode 62: In which Hades learns how Romans randomly made plaster casts of dead people, and Persephone starts a craft project with Theseus. This cross-over episode of Real Housewives of Hades (a Mt. Olympus spin-off) and Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-B 312 Plague, Disasters …

Episode 61: In which Venus is annoyed with mortals investigating smooching’s origins, and Vulcan is annoyed with Venus smooching Mars. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 491 Silent Voices: Sex and Gender in the Roman World. VULCAN, GOD OF …

Episode 60: In which the gods explore repatriation for Britain, Egypt, Italy, and India, and Bacchus is wildly unhelpful, as usual. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on SmithsonianMagazine.com – and by CLAS-C 387 Roman History. ROMA, GODDESS OF ROME (entering with BACCHUS, ROMAN GOD OF BREAKING SOCIAL BOUNDARIES): …