{"podcast":{"title":"The Partial Historians","slug":"the-partial-historians-1084922","podcast_index_feed_id":1084922,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8","website_url":"https://partialhistorians.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8/show-cover.jpg","author":"The Partial Historians","episode_count":214,"summary":"Join Dr Rad and Dr G as we discuss, spar, and laugh our way through different aspects of the ancient Roman world! Our main series 'From the Foundation of the City' follows Roman history year by year from the traditional foundation date of 753 BCE. We also interview academics and specialists from around the globe for their insights into history and the representation of Rome and the ancient Mediterranean in popular culture. Dr Fiona Radford is an expert on Rome on film and wrote her thesis on Kubrick’s Spartacus. Dr Radford is exponent of not only Ancient History, but also Reception Studies. Dr Peta Greenfield is an expert on the Vestal Virgins. Dr Greenfield’s research interests include: religion and politics in Rome, the late republic and Augustan period, and the role of women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T18:17:25.618052+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922"},"episode":{"title":"Swords and Cinema with Dr Jeremiah McCall","slug":"swords-and-cinema-with-dr-jeremiah-mccall","published_at":"2026-03-05T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922/swords-and-cinema-with-dr-jeremiah-mccall","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922","url":"https://partialhistorians.com/2026/01/22/special-episode-swords-and-cinema-with-dr-jeremiah-mccall/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67e2e3b05926376d2a9d0de8/e/6919c13c243c8d8870cb509b/media.mp3","summary":"You know that the Partial Historians can’t resist talking about Ancient Rome on film, so we were thrilled to chat to Dr Jeremiah McCall about his book, Swords and Cinema . Who is our special guest? Dr Jeremiah McCall (or DMac as his students call him) is a teacher at Cincinnati Country Day School in Ohio with a PhD in Ancient History.  Along with an interest in Roman military and political systems in the Republic, he has done a lot of work on pedagogy of using video games to learn about history, publishing Gaming the Past: Using Video Games to Teach Secondary History in 2022.   He divides his research time between historical game studies and Roman history. Dr McCall’s other publications include The Cavalry of the Roman Republic (2002); the Sword of Rome (2012), Clan Fabius: Defenders of Rome (2018) and Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic (2022).  Manly Men We will touch on the battle scenes and depiction of the Roman military in all your favourite Roman movies and TV shows. Things to look out for: ·        The defeat of Spartacus - Spartacus vs. Rome: The Last Battle ·        The battle of Alessia (52 BCE) in HBO’s Rome - Rome Fighting with Gauls HD ·        The battle of Philippi in HBO’s Rome - HBO Rome - Battle of Philippi (Battle only) ·        The opening battle sequence in Gladiator (2000) - Gladiator 2000 Opening Battle ·        And a bit on Centurion (2010) and The Eagle (2011) to finish! ·         The Eagle | Channing Tatum Fends Off A Midnight Sneak Attack ·       &n…","meta_description":"You know that the Partial Historians can’t resist talking about Ancient Rome on film, so we were thrilled to chat to Dr Jeremiah McCall about his book, Sw…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partial-historians-1084922/episodes/swords-and-cinema-with-dr-jeremiah-mccall/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922/swords-and-cinema-with-dr-jeremiah-mccall.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}