What happened to people in ancient Rome who were freed from slavery? Turns out there were still invisible threads--economic pressures, imbalances of status, and debts owed to wealthy patrons--that kept many of them in bondage.
On the streets of Pompeii, freedom came at a steep price--especially for women. Today, we talk to Elodie Harper--bestselling author o ... Show More
May 2021
Conversations: She-Wolves of Pompeii, The Lupenar, the Wolf Den with Elodie Harper
The ruins of Pompeii are famous for graffiti and the brothel, the Lupenar. Author Elodie Harper joins Liv to discuss her new novel The Wolf Den, imagining the stories of women living through life in the ancientCW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, a ... Show More
43m 51s
Nov 2023
Conversations: Writing Rome During Vesuvius, The Temple of Fortuna w/ Elodie Harper
Liv speaks with author Elodie Harper about the final novel in her Wolf Den trilogy, the Temple of Fortuna, but really they talk about Roman before, during, and after the eruption of Vesuvius and what that looked like. Find more from Elodie here. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribi ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 2023
Women who shaped the Roman empire
How do you surface the stories of women in the Roman empire, when the majority of ancient texts were written by men, telling of military victories and losses, or intrigues in the political arena? Speaking to Elinor Evans, Emma Southon chronicles the Roman empire through the stori ... Show More
42m 24s