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After Romania, one night in Rome.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.When our ancestor committed the first murder, was it rage, or fear that drove them to the deed?(Evening near the Metropole, Roma, Italia)"I think you've done well," Riki congratulated me as she terminated her phone call. Word had come down that her replacement was on the way. Our profile had been updated back at State and they clearly wanted to bring in the 'real professionals'. There also had been a miscommunication. I was far too stressed to be reasonable now.Some undeserving smuck was about to be at the receiving end of my wrath for no better reason than I was at my limit of accepting any further alterations to my life. In hindsight, I was being totally irrational. At that moment in time, I didn't care whose day I was ruining. Sometimes I can be a jerk and an idiot at the same time.The US State Department apparently thought I couldn't dictate who was, or wasn't, a member of 'Unit L', we now had our own designation within Javiera's expanding task-force. The government had a random name generator for this shit and we got the letter 'L'. Maybe that device didn't think we were going to last long enough to matter. Anyway, I took the phone and hit redial. Riki gave me an 'I'm puzzled' look."Who am I talking to?" I inquired."Ms, who are you?" he demanded, since my caller ID said Riki and, unless I used my high, squeaky voice, I obviously sounded like a guy."I'm Cáel Nyilas. Who is this?" I replied."I'm Bill A. Miller, Director of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service. What seems to be the problem, Mr. Nyilas?" He was rather uptight about the call-back."Since we are working together, why don't you call me Cáel?" I politely requested. "I'll call you Willy.""My name is Bill, but you can call me Director Miller," he corrected me. "The reason for your call is?""It is Willy, or Dick; your choice," I countered. "I don't call my boss 'Director' and I worship the ground she walks on. You are not even in her league. Also, I've had bad experiences with guys named Bill which are too painful to explain right now."That was true. One was friend taking a shower and leaving me alone with his mother. The other was early on in my career when I confused a girl named Bonnie with her real name 'Bill'. I was my own personal 'The Crying Game'. I didn't handle that episode well."Besides, I didn't call to discuss name-calling. I want to know how many agents work for you.""What does that have to do with anything?" he grumbled."You are quick with the questions while painfully bereft of answers," I snorted. "Don't make me Google this too.""Over two thousand," he stopped being a total ass. "Is there anything else I can tell you that Miss Martin should have been able to tell you?" Ooops, Back to being an ass."Riki's being physically restrained from taking her phone back by some of my educationally-challenged, illegal alien, unskilled labor force of questionable loyalty," I outrageously lied. It was an odious habit of mine that I'd cultivated vigorously over the past few weeks. "Two thousand humans, thanks. Is Riki's replacement a guy, or a girl? Wait, who cares? Just send their picture and I'll let you know where to send their replacement.""Are you threatening my people?" he simmered."No. That would make me an uncooperative and nefarious nuisance," I evaded. "Of course, when a person sticks their hand into a functioning garbage disposal, you don't blame the device. You blame the moron who stuck their hand in." From the perspective of our relationship, I was the garbage disposal."That definitely sounds like a threat," he responded. He was going to stick his hand in anyway."Your inability to comprehend the nuances possible with the English language is not why I called and not something I feel I can educate you about, given my current time constraints. Just have one of your insipid flunkies send me the picture. I need to purchase duct tape and an out-of-the-way storage space," I informed him."By the way, in the spirit of legal chicanery, could you tell me how long it will take for Riki Martin's name to come back up in the rotation? Let's figure 36 hours between each hot-shot leaving DC and their eventual inability to return phone calls," I wanted to make sure he knew I was taunting his pompous self. (Me being pompous and unhelpful didn't cross my mind at that moment.)"Let me make myself clear, Mr. Nyilas," he repeated. "Not only can you not dictate terms to the US government, you are not even the team's designated leader." I wasn't? Fuck him. I had tons of useless members of the Alphabet Mafia in front of my name, all loudly proclaiming my numerous accolades.Of everyone on the team, I had the most: NOHIO (Number One House Ishara Official), HCIESI-NDI, (Havenstone Commercial Investments Executive Services' Intern -- New Directive Initiative, I didn't make that one up, I swear), MEH (Magyarorszag es Erdely Hercege) and UHAUL (Unpaid Honcho Assigned to Unit L). I liked that last one, so that was how I was going to sign off on all my reports now."First off, I AM in charge, Willy. Without me, there is no Unit L. I quit, and then what? In case you missed it, I can't be drafted or threatened by you. If you think you can replace me, please do so right now and let me get back to my life -- you know, the thing that actually puts money in my pocket.Besides, I am not refusing to take anyone you see fit to put on MY team. I'm just not going to tell you where I'm going to take them to. I suspect they are adults and can find their way home, eventually, Willy.""Mr. Nyilas, you are an unbelievably fortunate amateur and novice intellectual in a situation that demands experience and professionalism. It is time for you to step back and let the people who know what they are doing take over. Just play your part and we'll make sure you get due credit for following orders and behaving," he unleashed his fair-smelling bile."I am following your orders; your procedures dictate that a member of the State Department will be on this team," I kept my calm. "As one of the people who actually has experience with this situation, I'm letting you know how things work in the field. Every person you send will be misplaced, thus you will have to send someone else. Alerting you to the need to stay on top of your job -- sending someone else -- sounds to me like common sense advice in this circumstance.""That is not going to happen, Nyilas. If something happens, " he got out."Willy, duct tape is plentiful and cheap. Kidnapping -- thus hostage keeping -- is virtually a religion in Southern Italy. And though I am already wired into the local criminal underground, I'm just not going to be able to help you, or them. I'll make up some implausible excuses as the need arises. So now you know the score. The next move is yours," I smiled."The next words out of your mouth had better be 'I'll behave', or the State Department will revoke your passport and have stern words with the Republic of Ireland over your diplomatic status," Willy warned me."I'll behave," I fibbed. Riki snatched the phone out of my hand."Sir -- Director Miller, I want you to know I had nothing to do with Mr. Nyilas' tirade," Riki apologized. "He stole my phone.""I did." and "oww!" I hollered in the background. "She ground her heel into my instep. the fiery little minx." I was propping up her excuse because I owed her for verbally taking a dump on her boss, the ass-heap back in Romania. Riki punched me."Ms. Martin, do we need to reconsider your employment, or can we rely on you to re-organize Unit L before Ms. McCauley (her replacement) arrives?" Willy lectured."Director Miller, ""Call him Big Willy," I whispered to her. "He loves that 'Big Willy' style."This time she hit me in the thigh. My ballistic vest had gotten in the way of her first hit, but she was a quick learner."How can you know a song from 1997, yet not know that Russia invaded Georgia in 2008?" Riki put her hand over the phone and hissed at me."Ah," Pamela teased. "Somebody is a Will Smith fan." Riki looked away.I wasn't sure what to make of the Will Smith -- Ricky Martin combo forming in my mind. Will was one of my manly icons. Hey, he was a stud, scored numerous hotties in his film career and married Jada Pinkett Smith. What's not to love? Growing up, I wanted to be like Will Smith. When/if I ever finished growing up, I wanted to be like George Clooney."Director Miller," Riki tried again. "He's lying. From my personal observations and with supporting personality profiles provided by other members of the task force, I can guarantee you that Mr. Nyilas is unreliable and untrustworthy. Sir, I've watched Romani males hide their wallets and their daughters when he walks by." Okay, wasn't that last bit a lie?"that last bit a lie?es hide their wallets and their daughters when he walks by. provided by other members However, unless she has been cross-trained as a waitress at a gang-affiliated nightclub, a day-care worker for the criminally insane, plus consistently wins at Texas hold 'em, she's going to be out of her element here.""No sir, but Mr. Nyilas likes me, I'm not sure why," she glared at me. I poked her in the boob to help clarify the matter. Riki slapped my hand. Virginia punched me in the shoulder. I decided to poke Virginia in her ballistic-covered breast, hoping she was jealous for the attention. I was wrong. They both hit me again.Had this been sexual harassment, they would have hated this job and despised me. Since this was me being my painfully childish self, well, I was still annoying, but also adorable. Put it this way: if a woman could not only pepper spray a man making cat-calls at her, and was even encouraged to do so, wouldn't that de-stress the situation?"Director Miller, I don't want to stay on this assignment, yet I'd be remiss if I didn't explain some of the numerous pitfalls of working with Unit L. Every one of them is comfortable being a walking arsenal. I'm on my way to have a ballistic vest tailored for me because I'm the only one in the unit without one. I have no doubt that any of them could kill me with their bare hands in less than 5 seconds if they so desired," she explained."You would think they would want a more effective combatant with them," Miller grew icy, suspecting duplicity on Riki's part -- moron. She looked at me over the phone."Sir, I think they like me because I know I don't belong in a firefight. They can count on me to cower behind cover while the bullets are flying. That allows the rest to kill unimpeded by having to keep an eye on me," she said.Pause."One of them did show me how to recognize and start various grenades. She said if I was ever the last one alive, it would give me 'options'."Pause."Ms. Martin, don't cancel your flight back to DC yet. I'm going to give Ms. Castello a call to see what her assessment of the situation is," Willy allowed. "Good-bye.""I can't believe I talked him into making me stay with you people," Riki moaned.Our little caravan was slowing to a stop outside the Metropole Hotel. It was Hana's choice for a Roman meeting location. A restaurant and a hotel room, all in one location. Rachel and Wiesława were ahead of us, checking things out. Hana had informed us that the Illuminati had two people watching her. This was going to be my last bit of time with Rachel for a while.(Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch, )Two new members of House Ishara were on their way to Rome. They'd be joined by two members of the House Guard of Andraste from Britain. The two Isharans were the first members of the House Guard of Ishara in over a thousand years. I didn't expect them to be the martial equals of Rachel, or Charlotte. Not yet. And anyway, that didn't matter. What mattered to me was that they'd volunteered for the task and Buffy felt they were the best we had.Another nomadic pack of House Hylonome Amazons had taken in the traumatized Zola. She had to stay in Romanian until the authorities finished up her part of the investigation. A mixed group from House Živa and Ishara (led by Helena) would handle security for Professor Loma, his family and the Lovasz sisters during their trip to New York.Aliz, his wife, was officially in House Ishara's custody. That was my best play at making sure she avoided summary justice for her 'betrayal' of House Hylonome. The whole group would be handed over to House Epona as soon as the Romanians cleared them for foreign travel. It helped my case that Aliz appreciated my warnings about the danger that both families were in from House Illuyankamunus.The occult nitpicking that allowed me to leverage this maneuver was accomplished by me doing yet another rarely done feat. In the name of Alkonyka Lovasz, House Ishara was sponsoring a new Amazon house. I could testify to the existence and matronage of the Goddess SzélAnya (without her permission), which was one of the stepping stones for acceptance.Vincent was going to stay in Germany for two days, then he was off to his home and daughters in Arlington Virginia, with a long convalescence and a rumored promotion. Mona and Tiger Lily were already on their way to New York as honor guard for Charlotte's body, courtesy of the US Air Force. The Amazons needed the USAF to do it because that was the only way we could get the Romanians to release her body.The Hylonome dead, they would be buried in a private plot after all the autopsies were done. I was absolutely sure the Hylonome would steal the bodies in due time and give them a 'proper' burial. Of the Mycenaeans, Red and one of his buddies still remained at large. Of Ajax's half-brother, Teucer, and the other previously wounded Greek warrior, there was no sign. Kwen and the other POWs remained in Romania to face a laundry list of charges. Her fate was unknown to me.My bodyguard was reduced, yet no one minded. The twin reasoning was that the Black Hand in Italy would provide some protection for me. The other was that I was in the birthplace of the Condottieri. Selena's sources strongly suspected that their HQ was close to Rome itself. I could have had more security by recruiting among the 'natives'.Various sources, some inside Italy, had suggested that the Carabinieri, Italy's military police force, had 'offered' to provide some protection. That was prompted by events surrounding my visits to Budapest  and  Mindszent, Hungary and the 'action' south of Miercurea Ciuc, Romania (no one wanted to call it a battle, even though the fight involved over 1000 Romanian Land Forces troops and half a squadron of the Romanian Air Force).My refusal of the offer caused a 'disruption'. This was a polite way of saying the Italians did not want me to enter their country. I wasn't being a jerk this time. Selena and Aunt Briana were both of the opinion that the Condo's recruited heavily from European military and paramilitary units -- particularly Western Europe. And that not all their 'new hires' had left active duty either.A peculiar circumstance then developed. The pretext for denying me entry was undercut by Hungary and Romania erasing me from their official investigation. I wasn't a threat (despite the burnt landscape and tombstones sprouting up in my wake.) Romania didn't want me to stay, Hungary decided they didn't want me back -- at the moment -- and the US/UK/Ireland were telling the Italians that I was a peach, or whatever implied that in diplomatic speech.There was a compromise finally reached by Riki and shadow forces that I couldn't put names to. I could come to Italy as long as my itinerary was relayed to Carabinieri. We could keep our side arms in holsters and our big guns as long as they weren't on our persons. I could go around without a Carabinieri bodyguard as long as I ignored them floating around me at a discreet distance. A liaison officer would meet me at the hotel to maintain the illusion that I was just a paranoid tourist.Delilah had to touch base with the British again, probably for the same reasons that the US wanted to replace Riki. While both Delilah and Chaz were military and seconded to MI-6, they weren't considered Intelligence Experts by the people at the helm. For that matter, they weren't even sure how Delilah had ended up at my side, killing multi-national terrorists in three separate countries inside of one month. That was very cinematic, not realistic. The idea of governments with shadow operatives 'sanctioning' people was not something that anyone in the 'know' wanted to talk about.Whether it was before the media, a US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, or a UK Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Committee this wasn't what these Department Heads wanted to discuss. Less anyone forget, my Congress and my President didn't, umm, get along.In my favor, I was an orphan from New Hampshire, both my US Senators were women and I'd worked on their campaigns or dated some of their volunteers. It might do me some good to call Dr. Kimberly Geisler at Bolingbrook to see what she could do politically. All that could wait.(Finishing Up)Selena Jovanović had the first of our two dark blue Alfa Romeo 159s, the one that disgorged Rachel and Wiesława. She, Saku and Odette would circle the block in case there was any trouble. Pamela had the driver's seat in my car. No one wanted me or Odette to drive because we didn't understand urban Italian street etiquette. It was Virginia, me and Riki in the backseat with Chaz up front with Pamela.Rachel gave the preliminary order to disembark. That meant the lobby was partially clear -- there were armed types about that seemed to be either Carabinieri, or understandable private security. Rome wasn't as dangerous as Mexico City (kidnap-wise), but events in London, Budapest and the Hungarian and Romanian countryside were putting people on edge. And those with enough money could buy some emotional comfort in the form of armed private contractors.Chaz took his H and K UMP-45, stock folded, out of the bag at his feet and secured it inside the right-side of his jacket. Three spare clips went inside a harness on his left. It was dreamlike as Virginia and I went through a similar, less heavily armed process. For FBI Girl, it was a 'carry-on' with flash-bang, concussion and smoke grenades, plus a few extra clips/mags for everyone.For me, it was a tomahawk, a second Gloc-22 and a bullet for everyone in the hotel, if that became necessary. As the car came to a stop in front of the main doors, I worked my way over Riki so that I would be the second person to exit the car. Chaz would be the first. Virginia got out on her side. Pamela would stay at the wheel -- Riki had an appointment with a tailor to keep.I felt it then, that sympathetic spiritual harmony I was one-third of. I looked up into the 'clear' Rome night. There she was, Bellatrix, the Amazon star in the Constellation of Orion. According to the Egyptian Rite, the Weave of Fate was nearly invisible by day, but by night, you could make out its strands in the motion of the stars. That was not something Alal had ever truly mastered. Still,I had a new phone since the charred remains of my old one were in some evidence locker in Budapest by now. That didn't mean I wanted to use it. I was getting squirrely about people I didn't want finding me, finding me. Chaz was in the lead, I was in the middle and Virginia covered my back. Rachel caught sight of us, gave a quick nod, and then she and Wiesława went for the elevators.Rachel would want to check out Hana's room before I got there -- if I got there. I called Odette."Hey Babe," Odette beamed excitement my way. She was in Rome and we had a guaranteed 24 hour layover. For a girl who thought her great adventure in life was going to end up being a high school trip to Philadelphia to see the Liberty Bell, she was in Nirvana."Hey to you too, Odette. I need a favor," I began."Sure," she chirped."In five minutes from, right now make sure Sakuniyas comes to see me and Hana in the restaurant by herself," I requested. Odette hesitated, taking in her knowledge of 'Cáel-speak'."No problemo Jeffe," she answered. She knew I was in some undefined trouble. We both knew that her body language would convey that unease to Saku, which was what I needed. See, I had a plan. I tapped Chaz, slowing him and thus allowing Virginia to bunch up with us."Do either one of you remember the movie 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable rise of Venice in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike other Italian cities of the early medieval period, Venice had not been settled during the Roman Empire. Rather, it was a refuge for those fleeing unrest after the fall of Rome who settled on these boggy islands on a lagoon and developed into a power that ran an empire from mainland Italy, down the Adriatic coast, across the Peloponnese to Crete and Cyprus, past Constantinople and into the Black Sea. This was a city without walls, just one of the surprises for visitors who marvelled at the stability and influence of Venice right up to the 17th Century when the Ottomans, Spain, France and the Hapsburgs were to prove too much especially with trade shifting to the Atlantic.With Maartje van Gelder Professor in Early Modern History at the University of AmsterdamStephen Bowd Professor of Early Modern History at the University of EdinburghAndGeorg Christ Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of ManchesterProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:Michel Balard and Christian Buchet (eds.), The Sea in History: The Medieval World (Boydell & Brewer, 2017), especially ‘The Naval Power of Venice in the Eastern Mediterranean' by Ruthy GertwagenStephen D. Bowd, Venice's Most Loyal City: Civic Identity in Renaissance Brescia (Harward University Press, 2010)Frederic Chapin Lane, Venice: A Maritime Republic (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973)Georg Christ and Franz-Julius Morche (eds.), Cultures of Empire: Rethinking Venetian rule 1400–1700: Essays in Honour of Benjamin Arbel (Brill, 2020), especially ‘Orating Venice's Empire: Politics and Persuasion in Fifteenth Century Funeral Orations' by Monique O'ConnellEric R. Dursteler, A Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797 (Brill, 2013), especially ‘Venice's Maritime Empire in the Early Modern Period' by Benjamin ArbelIain Fenlon, The Ceremonial City: History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice (Yale University Press, 2007)Joanne M. Ferraro, Venice: History of the Floating City (Cambridge University Press, 2012)Maria Fusaro, Political Economies of Empire: The Decline of Venice and the Rise of England 1450-1700 (Cambridge University Press, 2015)Maartje van Gelder, Trading Places: The Netherlandish Merchant Community in Early Modern Venice, 1590-1650 (Brill, 2009)Deborah Howard, The Architectural History of Venice (Yale University Press, 2004)Kristin L. Huffman (ed.), A View of Venice: Portrait of a Renaissance City (Duke University Press, 2024) Peter Humfrey, Venice and the Veneto: Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance (Cambridge University Press, 2008)John Jeffries Martin and Dennis Romano (eds.), Venice Reconsidered: The History and Civilization of an Italian City-State, 1297-1797 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000)Erin Maglaque, Venice's Intimate Empire: Family Life and Scholarship in the Renaissance Mediterranean (Cornell University Press, 2018)Michael E Mallett and John Rigby Hale, The Military Organization of a Renaissance State Venice, c.1400 to 1617 (Cambridge University Press, 1984)William Hardy McNeill, Venice: The Hinge of Europe (The University of Chicago Press, 1974)Jan Morris, The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage (Faber & Faber, 1980)Monique O'Connell, Men of Empire: Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009)Dennis Romano, Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City (Oxford University Press, 2023)David Rosand, Myths of Venice: The Figuration of a State (University of North Carolina Press, 2001)David Sanderson Chambers, The Imperial Age of Venice, 1380-1580 (Thames and Hudson, 1970) Sandra Toffolo, Describing the City, Describing the State: Representations of Venice and the Venetian Terraferma in the Renaissance (Brill, 2020)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production .

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable rise of Venice in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike other Italian cities of the early medieval period, Venice had not been settled during the Roman Empire. Rather, it was a refuge for those fleeing unrest after the fall of Rome who settled on these boggy islands on a lagoon and developed into a power that ran an empire from mainland Italy, down the Adriatic coast, across the Peloponnese to Crete and Cyprus, past Constantinople and into the Black Sea. This was a city without walls, just one of the surprises for visitors who marvelled at the stability and influence of Venice right up to the 17th Century when the Ottomans, Spain, France and the Hapsburgs were to prove too much especially with trade shifting to the Atlantic.With Maartje van Gelder Professor in Early Modern History at the University of AmsterdamStephen Bowd Professor of Early Modern History at the University of EdinburghAndGeorg Christ Senior Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of ManchesterProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:Michel Balard and Christian Buchet (eds.), The Sea in History: The Medieval World (Boydell & Brewer, 2017), especially ‘The Naval Power of Venice in the Eastern Mediterranean' by Ruthy GertwagenStephen D. Bowd, Venice's Most Loyal City: Civic Identity in Renaissance Brescia (Harward University Press, 2010)Frederic Chapin Lane, Venice: A Maritime Republic (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973)Georg Christ and Franz-Julius Morche (eds.), Cultures of Empire: Rethinking Venetian rule 1400–1700: Essays in Honour of Benjamin Arbel (Brill, 2020), especially ‘Orating Venice's Empire: Politics and Persuasion in Fifteenth Century Funeral Orations' by Monique O'ConnellEric R. Dursteler, A Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797 (Brill, 2013), especially ‘Venice's Maritime Empire in the Early Modern Period' by Benjamin ArbelIain Fenlon, The Ceremonial City: History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice (Yale University Press, 2007)Joanne M. Ferraro, Venice: History of the Floating City (Cambridge University Press, 2012)Maria Fusaro, Political Economies of Empire: The Decline of Venice and the Rise of England 1450-1700 (Cambridge University Press, 2015)Maartje van Gelder, Trading Places: The Netherlandish Merchant Community in Early Modern Venice, 1590-1650 (Brill, 2009)Deborah Howard, The Architectural History of Venice (Yale University Press, 2004)Kristin L. Huffman (ed.), A View of Venice: Portrait of a Renaissance City (Duke University Press, 2024) Peter Humfrey, Venice and the Veneto: Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance (Cambridge University Press, 2008)John Jeffries Martin and Dennis Romano (eds.), Venice Reconsidered: The History and Civilization of an Italian City-State, 1297-1797 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000)Erin Maglaque, Venice's Intimate Empire: Family Life and Scholarship in the Renaissance Mediterranean (Cornell University Press, 2018)Michael E Mallett and John Rigby Hale, The Military Organization of a Renaissance State Venice, c.1400 to 1617 (Cambridge University Press, 1984)William Hardy McNeill, Venice: The Hinge of Europe (The University of Chicago Press, 1974)Jan Morris, The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage (Faber & Faber, 1980)Monique O'Connell, Men of Empire: Power and Negotiation in Venice's Maritime State (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009)Dennis Romano, Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City (Oxford University Press, 2023)David Rosand, Myths of Venice: The Figuration of a State (University of North Carolina Press, 2001)David Sanderson Chambers, The Imperial Age of Venice, 1380-1580 (Thames and Hudson, 1970) Sandra Toffolo, Describing the City, Describing the State: Representations of Venice and the Venetian Terraferma in the Renaissance (Brill, 2020)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production .

Midnight Madness Radio Episode 294 with Wolfe Milestone, JSqrd & the Mixed-Up Zombies, The Major Resolve, Such Great Heights, Imperial Age, Gregory J, FRANCESCO MARRAS, The BARD Band, KEELEY, Post Death Soundtrack, and Antonio Vergara. Hardy Mills from Hardman Productions with an interview of Aquilla.

Jelle van Baardewijk en Kees van der Pijl in gesprek over de ideologische strijd tussen de liberalen in het Westen en de communisten in het Oosten, over schaduwstructuren en hedendaagse geopolitiek. Bronnen en links: - De website van Nova Academia: https://novacad.org/nl/ (1:26) - ‘Pandemie van de angst', Kees van der Pijl: https://deblauwetijger.com/product/kees-van-der-pijl-pandemie-van-de-angst/ (12:45) - 'De shockdoctrine', Naomi Klein: https://www.deslegte.com/de-shockdoctrine-349725/ (17:18) - Daniele Ganser (19:45) - 'De tragedie van Oekraïne. Europa als opmarsgebied voor de oorlog tegen Rusland', Kees van der Pijl: https://deblauwetijger.com/product/kees-van-der-pijl-de-tragedie-van-oekraine-europa-als-opmarsgebied-voor-de-oorlog-tegen-rusland/ (22:05) - The lords of human kind: European attitudes towards the outside world in the Imperial Age: https://archive.org/details/lordsofhumankind0000kier/page/n5/mode/2up - Domenico Losurdo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Losurdo

Virgil's Eclogues are a fundamental text of Western literature that served as a model for the nascent poetry of the Augustan and later of the Imperial Age. Inspired by the bucolic poetry of Theocritus, the work uses the apparent simplicity of rural settings to explore complex elements of poetic, literary, philosophical, and even figurative culture, and to express the drama of civil war and expropriations.  In A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues (Oxford UP, 2023), accompanied by a detailed introduction, Andrea Cucchiarelli analyses the Eclogues in depth, establishing comparisons with both Greek and Roman poetic models, with philosophical texts, and with significant later texts from the Roman poetic tradition. The commentary is the first to offer a systematic account of the poem in its historical context, between the end of the Republic and the Age of Augustus: particular attention is also paid to the language of the figurative arts, which for Roman readers constituted an important complement to literary knowledge of myths and stories. The volume offers the reader a reliable and concise interpretation of the text, which is systematically lemmatized and annotated throughout; each eclogue is additionally accompanied by an introductory overview and a detailed bibliography to direct further reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Virgil's Eclogues are a fundamental text of Western literature that served as a model for the nascent poetry of the Augustan and later of the Imperial Age. Inspired by the bucolic poetry of Theocritus, the work uses the apparent simplicity of rural settings to explore complex elements of poetic, literary, philosophical, and even figurative culture, and to express the drama of civil war and expropriations.  In A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues (Oxford UP, 2023), accompanied by a detailed introduction, Andrea Cucchiarelli analyses the Eclogues in depth, establishing comparisons with both Greek and Roman poetic models, with philosophical texts, and with significant later texts from the Roman poetic tradition. The commentary is the first to offer a systematic account of the poem in its historical context, between the end of the Republic and the Age of Augustus: particular attention is also paid to the language of the figurative arts, which for Roman readers constituted an important complement to literary knowledge of myths and stories. The volume offers the reader a reliable and concise interpretation of the text, which is systematically lemmatized and annotated throughout; each eclogue is additionally accompanied by an introductory overview and a detailed bibliography to direct further reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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💜 Corazón Púrpura Rock (edición 379) 🤘 A continuación os paso la informaicón del programa 379 ¡¡¡ a disfrutarlo!!!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 PLAYLIST: 👉🏿 TERRA ATLANTICA 👉🏿 BLIND GUARDIAN 👉🏿 ERANAËS 👉🏿 SAINT TRAGEDY 👉🏿 SEVENTH SERVANT 👉🏿 EDENBRIDGE 👉🏿 SYRYN 👉🏿 AB/CD 👉🏿 IMPERIAL AGE 👉🏿 GINEVRA 👉🏿 INNER OUTLINES Si quieres ver el Playlist con la información del tema que suena, puedes hacerlo en nuestro blog 👇🏿 https://corazonpurpurarock.blogspot.com/2022/09/programa-379.html Si prefieres escucharnos en directo a través de la FM o la Web 👇🏿 https://corazonpurpurarock.blogspot.com/2022/08/estas-son-las-emisoras-de-radio-en-las.html 📲 Síguenos por: Nuestro Blog: https://corazonpurpurarock.blogspot.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCW234Ck1P1QI4KFspzYJxng Facebook: www.facebook.com/corazonpurpurarockradio Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpurpurarock Instagram: https://instagram.com/corazonpurpurarock Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/corazonpurpurarock Contacto: corazonpurpurarockradio@gmail.com 💜 Sobre Corazón Púrpura Rock: Es un programa de radio musical semanal: heavy metal, hard rock, power metal, rock alternativo, AOR, rock melódico, metal… Está dirigido y presentado por Gracia Santiago. Se emite en varias emisoras españolas y de Latinoamérica. Además de tener una versión podcasts en varias plataformas. Nació en 2014 en Córdoba (España). Esta es nuestra 9ª temporada.

In the second episode of our podcast series on the end of Roman Britain, David Musgrove investigates what life was like for people living in the later Roman era, in the third and fourth centuries. He speaks to Professor Will Bowden to explore the inequalities that existed between the haves and have-nots, and how far the stresses and strains that were at play in the wider empire impacted on everyday life in Britain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode #50 of the Music Marketing Manifesto Podcast we are joined by Alexander "Aor" Osipov from the Russian Symphonic Metal band, Imperial Age. Alexander is someone who bought my training program Music Marketing Manifesto a few years back and really ran with the strategies he learned. In a fairly short amount of time he was able to take his popular, but financially struggling band and turn them into a thriving success; bringing in a healthy six figures in music revenue each year.When the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out he was one of the first people I thought of. However I was afraid to reach out for fear that even a conversation about the war could create problems for him.I was relieved, and incredibly humbled, when a week or so ago Alexander reached out to tell me that thanks to what he learned in Music Marketing Manifesto - and the overseas and recurring revenue his band now brings in - they were able to flee Russia and move to Turkey; with a hope of eventually relocating to the USA or the UK. I asked Alexander if he'd be willing to sit in on the MMM Podcast and share their extremely relevant story, and walk us through exactly how his band markets their music. This is their story.

Shownotes: This week, Matt and Cameron take up positions as Sergeants of the Guard in Aleksandr Puskin's historical novella, The Captain's Daughter. We'll be talking about the real history of the Pugachev Uprising, the place of violence in Pushkin's era, and - naturally - about imagined communities. So grab your grapeshot, find your local pretender to the throne, and tune in! Major themes: Is it really fatalist?, My boy Pugachev, Benedict Anderson will never leave us alone 03:45 - It's “Farmer's Daughter” by Rodney Atkins, if anyone's wondering. 34:07 - “Alexandr Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter: A Poetics of Violence” by Alexander Groce 38:01 - Plotting History: The Russian Historical Novel in the Imperial Age by Dan Ungurianu 38: 47 - “Between Nation and Empire: Aleksandr Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter” by Irina Anisimova 46:38 - Close, but no dice. It's The History of Pugachev 53: 45 - “Grinev the Trickster: Reading the Paradoxes of Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter” by Polina Rikoun The music used in this episode was “soviet march,” by Toasted Tomatoes. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube. Follow us on Instagram, check out our website, if you're so inclined, check out our Patreon!

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This week, it's Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, and more Jokers. And where there's Joker, there's Harley Quinn. But that is nothing compared to good old fun in this week's Pick. Plus, listen to us figure out how to pronounce and gender names we are not familiar with! Running Time: 01:11:01 Pick of the Week: 00:01:22 - Fantastic Four #24 Comics: 00:12:21 - The Department of Truth #1 00:24:05 - Injustice: Year Zero #7 00:28:50 - Marvels X #5 00:36:14 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 00:40:35 - Batman: Three Jokers, Book Two 00:41:32 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow #16 00:42:34 - Batman: The Joker War Zone #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:42 - Shang-Chi #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:03 - Hugo Quilichini 00:55:55 - Brandin D. Bell Listener Mail: 00:56:58 - Chris asks about the "Imperial Age" of comic book creators. What does that mean? Listen to us try to figure it out live. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "You'll Be Back" Jonathan Groff, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Belgian Metal Shredder met Stijn keert terug! Deze week meer geweldige metal van Death, Phoenix Rebellion, Catalyst, These Streets, Mercy Shot, Anoushbard, Revengin, Imperial Age,...

Belgian Metal Shredder with Stijn returns! This week, more great metal from Death, Phoenix Rebellion, Catalyst, These Streets, Mercy Shot, Anoushbard, Revengin, Imperial Age, Primal...

  Guns, Dice, Butter continues it return after a four year break in the conversation. 0:04 Gareth and Curtis: The Napoleonic Wars: Gareth point of gaming origin, The fantastic WBC Nappy Wars tourney 0:17 Data, a dog and opening moves 0:33 Gaming personalities and player countries, the dick move and the attack of the Rohan 0:47 Gaming the system, Nappy Wars vs Empires in Arms 1:05 We lost Curtis. Gareth wraps it up with a thoughts on Nappy Wars v3 1:21 Jeff Lester point of gaming origin, Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 1:40 Wargame design 1:52 Jeff’s game, The Manchurian War, Der Weltkrieg, WWI East front, other games on the Russo – Japanese conflict 2:02 Swampcon crew (JR, Young Chris and Roberto) resume the panel discussion of “Which wargames published 2016 > 2020 should we be playing?”…we resume with the American Civil War 2:22 We continue with the Imperial Age 2:40 We conclude with WWI 2:53 Wrap up: shoutouts, gaming thoughts, June 6, 1944, anger, the republic, positivity, Harry Caray, the CLASH!

Gracias por escucharnos. Corazón Púrpura Rock es un programa de radio musical que nació en Córdoba (España) en 2014. Actualmente se emite en directo todas las semanas en varias emisoras españolas. Está dirigido y presentado por Gracia Santiago. Si quieres conocer en qué emisoras se emite y tener más información, te remitimos a nuestro blog: http://corazonpurpurarock.blogspot.com/2019/06/donde-escucharnos-actualizado.html Este es el tercer programa del mes de febrero 2020, edición 265. En esta edición estrenamos lo nuevo de: TRICK OR TREAT, EGO KILL TALENT, THE RAGGED SAINTS e IMPERIAL AGE. Os traemos las últimas noticias de WARCRY y KISS. Nuestro colaborador Juanan Crüe nos presenta a GEMINI FIVE. Y además escucharemos a: THE DEAD DAISIES, BLACK SATELLITE, SURRENDER STELLA, POST PROFIT y KRANION. ¡¡¡ A disfrutarlo!!!! Por último, estaremos encantados de que nos sigas a través de nuestros canales en las redes sociales: Facebook: www.facebook.com/corazonpurpurarockradio twitter: https://twitter.com/cpurpurarock Instagram: https://instagram.com/corazonpurpurarock Contacto: corazonpurpurarockradio@gmail.com

Gracias por escucharnos. Corazón Púrpura Rock es un programa de radio musical que nació en Córdoba (España) en 2014. Actualmente se emite en directo todas las semanas en varias emisoras españolas. Está dirigido y presentado por Gracia Santiago. Si quieres conocer en qué emisoras se emite y tener más información, te remitimos a nuestro blog: http://corazonpurpurarock.blogspot.com/2019/06/donde-escucharnos-actualizado.html Este es el tercer programa del mes de febrero 2020, edición 265. En esta edición estrenamos lo nuevo de: TRICK OR TREAT, EGO KILL TALENT, THE RAGGED SAINTS e IMPERIAL AGE. Os traemos las últimas noticias de WARCRY y KISS. Nuestro colaborador Juanan Crüe nos presenta a GEMINI FIVE. Y además escucharemos a: THE DEAD DAISIES, BLACK SATELLITE, SURRENDER STELLA, POST PROFIT y KRANION. ¡¡¡ A disfrutarlo!!!! Por último, estaremos encantados de que nos sigas a través de nuestros canales en las redes sociales: Facebook: www.facebook.com/corazonpurpurarockradio twitter: https://twitter.com/cpurpurarock Instagram: https://instagram.com/corazonpurpurarock Contacto: corazonpurpurarockradio@gmail.com

Met deze eerste BMS ON AIR van 2020 knallen we ons het nieuwe jaar in met nummers van Alestorm, Inter Arma, Sacrilege, Deadthrone, Imperial Age...

With this first BMS ON AIR of 2020 we blow ourselves into the new year with tunes from Alestorm, Inter Arma, Sacrilege, Deadthrone, Imperial Age...

Luis Drayton and Professor P-Soop present the latest edition of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" on Fusion Music Radio! With Special Guest Abby London, music from Captain SpaceClown, Adult Cinema, Sharon Rachman, Andrew Purcell Music, Imperial Age, Julia Othmer, Cryin' Queerwolf - plus "The Week In Lulz", "My Life In The Bush Of Static" featuring Andrew Stys aka UU and more!*Listeners are advised that this show may contain material of a contentious nature. If you are easily offended, do not listen. YOUR FEE-FEES HAVE BEEN WARNED.Special Guest Abby London:www.abbylondonmusic.comhttps://www.facebook.com/abbylondonmusicNews stories:Democratic presidential candidates call for change at California’s Democratic Party Convention: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/2/18649361/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-california-democratic-party-conventionOcasio-Cortez and Shaun King criticize move to send Manafort to Rikers Island: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-stunned-by-das-barbaric-decision-to-send-manafort-to-rikers-islandNaked Florida man who crashed stolen car then evaded police found in chicken coop: https://start.att.net/news/read/article/newsweek-naked_florida_man_who_crashed_stolen_car_then_evad-rnewsweek/category/newsFlorida woman stabbed herself because she was 'tired of living in Trump’s country': https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/florida-woman-stabs-herself-blames-trumpFlorida man arrested after allegedly pouring ketchup on sleeping girlfriend: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-arrested-after-pouring-ketchup-on-sleeping-girlfriend-reportBall-gagged man robbed by Grindr hookup: https://nypost.com/2019/06/03/ball-gagged-man-says-he-couldnt-call-for-help-as-grindr-hookup-robbed-himStudy found Clinton email server hacked, info found on dark web: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-docs-study-found-clinton-email-server-hacked-info-found-on-dark-webwww.fusionmusicradio.net

Luis Drayton and Professor P-Soop present the latest edition of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" on Fusion Music Radio! With Special Guest Abby London, music from Captain SpaceClown, Adult Cinema, Sharon Rachman, Andrew Purcell Music, Imperial Age, Julia Othmer, Cryin' Queerwolf - plus "The Week In Lulz", "My Life In The Bush Of Static" featuring Andrew Stys aka UU and more!*Listeners are advised that this show may contain material of a contentious nature. If you are easily offended, do not listen. YOUR FEE-FEES HAVE BEEN WARNED.Special Guest Abby London:www.abbylondonmusic.comhttps://www.facebook.com/abbylondonmusicNews stories:Democratic presidential candidates call for change at California’s Democratic Party Convention: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/2/18649361/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-california-democratic-party-conventionOcasio-Cortez and Shaun King criticize move to send Manafort to Rikers Island: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-stunned-by-das-barbaric-decision-to-send-manafort-to-rikers-islandNaked Florida man who crashed stolen car then evaded police found in chicken coop: https://start.att.net/news/read/article/newsweek-naked_florida_man_who_crashed_stolen_car_then_evad-rnewsweek/category/newsFlorida woman stabbed herself because she was 'tired of living in Trump’s country': https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/florida-woman-stabs-herself-blames-trumpFlorida man arrested after allegedly pouring ketchup on sleeping girlfriend: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-arrested-after-pouring-ketchup-on-sleeping-girlfriend-reportBall-gagged man robbed by Grindr hookup: https://nypost.com/2019/06/03/ball-gagged-man-says-he-couldnt-call-for-help-as-grindr-hookup-robbed-himStudy found Clinton email server hacked, info found on dark web: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-docs-study-found-clinton-email-server-hacked-info-found-on-dark-webwww.fusionmusicradio.net

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I. Бельф 3000 (интервью об Изморози, Ashen Light) - 00:00:00 1. Первые шаги Бельфа в музыке. - 00:05:07 2. Как Бельф собрал вокруг себя и Изморози такую большую тусовку музыкантов? - 00:06:53 3. Насколько фолк и угар совместимы? В России слишком много серьезных групп? - 00:16:26 4. В чем основные отличительные стороны фолка от обычного метала? Фолк это всегда угар? - 00:22:51 5. Зачем нужен был Деметр на втором вокале? - 00:28:57 6. Офф-топ! Будни звукорежиссера на концертах. - 00:30:02 7. Как Роман Арсафес оказался в Изморози? - 00:43:20 8. Первые альбомы Изморози это уже история? Они еще актуальны? - 00:47:55 9. Концертные сетлисты - как они делаются? - 00:48:16 10. Imperial Age это важный проект? - 00:58:58 11. Что связывает сейчас Бельфа с Лейсьяром? История Butterfly Temple и Невидь? - 01:09:37 12. Доколе ждать Stigmatic Chorus и Ashen Light? - 01:14:41 II. Фолк как религия - 01:22:34 1. Почему у фолка такие преданые фанаты? - 01:22:34 2. Почему фаны фолка воспринимают слишком серьезно всё, что связано с фолком? - 01:24:49 3. Достойный метал из России - 01:30:03 4. Прощаемся - 01:35:32 Треки в выпуске: 1) Изморозь - Косморозь 3000 (весь альбом, 2011) Группа в VK: https://vk.com/getyourmusic Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/ru/podcast/get-your-music/id.. CastBox FM: https://castbox.fm/channel/Get-Your-Music!-id1290.. Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=182196 TuneIn Radio: http://tun.in/piJH8 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/p866929-Ofid9R RSS Лента: http://rss.castbox.fm/everest/50545231cf9e4867996a97c.. Telegram: https://t.me/getyougram Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetYourCast

I. Как построить Империю? (интервью об Imperial Age) - 00:00:00 Кто такой Аор? 1. Создавать музыку это была мечта/призвание или способ прославиться/влиться в тусовку? - 00:08:00 2. Организаторство концертов? Какие группы привозил Аор? Почему Angra стала первой группой за 10 лет? - 00:21:40 3. Книга «Основные проблемы рок-музыки в России». Что побудило к написанию? - 00:30:23 4. Музыкальный Колледж “Imperial College of Music”. Зачем так сложно? - 00:36:00 Кто такие Imperial Age? - 00:44:33 1. Как Александр писал материал к первому альбому? - 00:44:33 2. Наследие Nightwish и Rhapsody во все поля? - 00:51:35 3. Вокал был необходимостью или желание петь? Вокал слабое место группы? - 00:52:52 4. Как было принято решение взять в группу вокалистку? - 00:54:22 5. Что изменилось в музыкальном плане со времен первого альбома? - 00:56:46 6. Как в группу попал Дима Бельф? - 01:06:01 7. Как возникла идея позвать Фабио Лионе? - 01:07:15 8. Imperial Age больше европейская группа в вопросе туров? Концерты в России больше не приоритет? - 01:19:54 9. Почему нет песен на русском языке? - 01:24:40 II. Наши в Европе! - 01:29:17 1. Проблема Российского метала в музыке? Наследие СССР остановило развитие российского рока/метала как рынка? - 01:29:17 2. Что мешает российским группам покорить Европу? - 01:34:25 3. Триколор на американском рынке. Покорить США возможно? - 01:41:19 4. Отношение Европейцев в металу из России? - 01:44:12 5. Прощаемся - 01:46:54 Треки в выпуске: 1) Imperial Age - Turn the Sun Off (весь альбом, 2012) 2) Imperial Age - Warrior Race (весь альбом, 2016) Группа в VK: https://vk.com/getyourmusic Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/ru/podcast/get-your-music/id.. CastBox FM: https://castbox.fm/channel/Get-Your-Music!-id1290.. Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=182196 TuneIn Radio: http://tun.in/piJH8 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/p866929-Ofid9R RSS Лента: http://rss.castbox.fm/everest/50545231cf9e4867996a97c.. Telegram: https://t.me/getyougram Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetYourCast

Russian symphonic metal troupe Imperial Age is back in January 2018 with a new album – The Legacy Of Atlantis. The current incarnation of Imperial Age boasts an impressive line-up of gifted musicians with a solid metal look. This, their third full-length release, was quickly followed by the band embarking on an extensive tour of Europe with metal legends Therion. The album The Legacy Of Atlantis is devised as a metal opera. The story set in an alternative history of planet earth - somewhat akin to Jon Schaffer's ‘Something Wicked' mythos - featuring ancient advanced civilizations, hyper-evolved superhuman biologies, and global cataclysms. The cover art depicts the protagonist in all his glory with the fantasy world setting framed behind. This is great metal fare, especially for fans of concept albums! The album opens with “The Awakening” followed by the title track “The Legacy of Atlantis” – two of the strongest tracks on the album. “The Awakening” is a solid march that a barrels over the listener with a display of power and poise. The song “The Legacy Of Atlantis” employs a deft, engaging countermelody on the guitar, gives a killer catchy verse, and great melody throughout. Another album highlight, the track “Domini Canes” is a lofty anthem that features guest vocals from Therion's Thomas Vikstrom. While the album meanders a little toward the end, there are no bad tracks on this release, and the fantastic story carries the listener through any rough patches. Imperial Age may be at their best with mid-tempo rockers such as “Island's Of Time”, a song featuring solid riffing that allows space for their triple-vocal attack to do its damage. And the singers on this album are impressive, with Alexander "Aor" Osipov giving the male operatic vocals with power befitting a warrior race. Anna Moiseeva's classic highs are inspiring, aided by Jane Odintsova's mezzo soprano, providing a range of emotion and color to the lyrics. The vocal mix is superb here – even in the chorus and choral portions, you can still hear each distinct voice lending itself to the total sound. Those looking for virtuoso metal guitar might be disappointed with The Legacy Of Atlantis, as the musicians in Imperial Age keep it simple, with tasteful solos that do their work and then get out of the way. The music as a whole – never a single instrumentalist – is always the focus. Imperial Age are able to create a big, epic sound without the orchestral/symphonic elements ever overwhelming the listener. Indeed, while this is a must-have for symphonic metal enthusiasts, certainly fans of more straightforward European power metal will find much to like here as well. I give this album a rating of 8 ½ out of ten. The Legacy Of Atlantis is solid, modern metal – heavy and melodic with capable musicianship, talented singers, and excellent composition.

In this episode, Sarah reads two open-access palaeopathology articles.Simona Minozzi, Federica Bianchi, Walter Pantano, Paola Catalano, Davide Caramella and Gino Fornaciari, (2013) "A Case of Gout from Imperial Rome (1st-2nd century AD)." J Clin Res Bioeth 4:4. Abstract: The study of pathological alterations in ancient skeletal remains may contribute to the reconstruction of the history of diseases and health conditions of ancient populations. Therefore, in recent research palaeopathology provides an important point of view in bioarchaeology and medicine. This work describes the bone alterations observed in the skeleton of an adult woman found during archaeological excavations in the greatest necropolis of the Imperial Age in Rome. The skeletal remains showed some pathological anomalies and the most evident alterations consisted of multiple osteolytic lesions involving mainly the small bones of the feet, which presented round cavitations and scarce signs of bone repair. Differential diagnosis suggests that this individual was affected by gout, probably associated with hypothyroidism that determined her short stature. Article Link.S. Minozzi, A. Lunardini, P. Catalano, D. Caramella, G. Fornaciari, (2013) "Dwarfism in Imperial Rome: A Case of Skeletal Evidence." J Clin Res Bioeth 4:154. [No Published Abstract]This article explores a skeleton that shows signs of dwarfism excavated from the Collatina necropolis in eastern Rome. Skeletal evidence for dwarfism in this time period is extremely rare, and this find allows a bioarchaeological window into an occurrence largely known in antiquity from literature and art. Perhaps what was most interesting to me was the discussion toward the end of the article to do with the shift from acceptance to rejection of dwarfs between the Roman and Christian periods.Article Link. Subscribe to the Podcast: Here. 

Shownotes:Note: This is a re-run of The Captain's Daughter by Aleksandr PushkinIt's week 4 of Matt and Cameron's June break. So this week, we're looking back at one of our favorite books from this podcast, originally put out in October of 2021.Major themes: Is it really fatalist?, My boy Pugachev, Benedict Anderson will never leave us alone04:52 - It's “Farmer's Daughter” by Rodney Atkins, if anyone's wondering. 35:09 - “Alexandr Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter: A Poetics of Violence” by Alexander Groce39:08 - Plotting History: The Russian Historical Novel in the Imperial Age by Dan Ungurianu 39: 54 - “Between Nation and Empire: Aleksandr Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter” by Irina Anisimova47:45 - Close, but no dice. It's The History of Pugachev54: 52 - “Grinev the Trickster: Reading the Paradoxes of Pushkin's The Captain's Daughter” by Polina RikounThe music used in this episode was “soviet march,” by Toasted Tomatoes. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube. Follow us on Instagram, check out our website, if you're so inclined, check out our Patreon!