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Welcome to season 4, episode 3!And today we´re all about the comms. Letters, fire, flags, even a pigeon. Our good friend Pliny the Younger was lucky enough to have a book read to him most evenings at dinner. And Cicero was fastidious in ensuring that messengers were well fed to keep their energy, (and no doubt their enthusiasm...) topped up. So, there´s all sorts to talk about.In this episode we´re communing with this lovely lot:Pliny the Younger, "To Fuscus", Letters 9.36Marcus Tullius Cicero, " Letters To Atticus" , 13.40Marcus Tullius Cicero, "Letters To Atticus", 5.17Polybius, "Fire Signalling", Histories book 10Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.Finally, if you like what you hear today then please don´t be shy! Feel free to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocialInstagram: sistoryhistoryEmail: [email protected]: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast© 2025 by Sistory History

Welcome to episode 2 of season 4!We get up close and personal with Ancient Roman beauty products and it really is a tale of 2 halves. We´re very much on board with the gold dust, and have nothing against the burnt crushed nuts. We are however less keen on the unwashed sheep fleece, and I fear we must draw the line at the ashes of ass genitals... Which you´ll probably agree is a reasonable reaction.Our sources for this episode are:"To Galla", epigram 9.37, by Martial"Ars Amatoria", lines 205-217, by Ovid"Her Hair", Amores book 1.14, by Ovid" Or Messalina?", Satire VI lines 115-122, by Juvenal Music credit goes to our resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.Finally, if you like what you hear today then don´t be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocialInstagram: sistoryhistoryEmail: [email protected]: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast© 2025 by Sistory History

Welcome back to Sistory History!And we're kicking off season 4 in the proper Roman way with an episode about the salutatio, the early morning client-patron ritual that you should definitely not try out for yourself if you're in any way a fan of a lie-in...Our sources (and guests) are:"Commentariolum Petitionis", section IX, by Quintus Tullius Cicero"To Gallus", epigram 10.82, by Martial"De Brevitate Vitae", 14.3-14.4, by Seneca the Younger "Satire 1", lines 95-99 & lines 132-136, by JuvenalMusic credit goes to our two resident composers: Phil Russell & Alice Morgan. You can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys.Finally, if you like what you hear today then don't be shy! Please take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.Blue Sky: @sistoryhistory.bskysocialInstagram: sistoryhistoryEmail: [email protected] Web: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast© 2025 by Sistory History

Welcome to our third Kidstory episode! These episodes are dedicated to all budding historians and anyone studying history or desperate for some help with their history homework...Today we explore Canterbury Roman Museum with our resident kidstorian Felix, and try out some typical tools that Romans would have used in their daily lives.If you´d like to visit the museum then you can find everything you need to know here: Canterbury Roman Museum, KentMusic credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys). If you like what you hear and don´t want to miss out on any future kidstories, then make sure you subscribe to Sistory History! And feel free to hit the like button and of course share with your friends. Blue Sky: @sistoryhistory.bsky.socialInstagram: sistoryhistoryEmail: [email protected]: Sistory History | sensory history and podcast© 2025 by Sistory History

Welcome to the final episode of our Londinium miniseries, where we consider Minerva, make-up and mixing bowls...In June 2025 we visited Roman London´s Amphitheatre at Guildhall Yard. It´s a great place to lose yourself in for an hour or so - you can wander around the remains of the amphitheatre itself (unearthed in 1988), and view the artefacts found there during the excavations of the 1980s and 90s. We share our favourites with you here - follow the photos on our socials or website: https://www.sistoryhistory.co.uk/post/photos-for-miniseries-londinium-iii-roman-london-s-amphitheatreIf you´re inspired to visit, all you need to know is here: Visit London's Roman Amphitheatre | City of LondonIf you enjoy the episode, you might enjoy these too:Internet Archaeol. 42. Fletcher. The Egyptian Hair Pin: practical, sacred, fatalMakeup and Beauty in Ancient Rome - by Crystal KingKitchenalia: Roman MortariumMusic credit goes to our resident composer Alice Morgan, (you can find Alice on Instagram - missalicekeys).Finally, if you like what you hear then don´t be shy! Please do take the time to like, rate, subscribe and share, as this helps new listeners to find us.Blue sky: @sistoryhistory.bsky.socialInstagram: sistoryhistoryWeb: Sistory History | sensory history and podcastEmail: [email protected]© 2025 by Sistory History