A series of podcasts from students at the College of the Holy Cross that offer a modern take on the ancient environment.
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In our podcast, we discuss the relationship between humans and nature, specifically the way humans view themselves within the natural world, and how this relationship has evolved over time.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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In this podcast, we take an in depth look at ancient and modern perceptions of conservation of sacred or valuable natural areas. We seek to answer why these spaces were conserved, and why we, as modern Americans, should continue this tradition.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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Our harmful and irreversible damage to the earth is no different from that of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. This is evidenced by multiple writings we have studied this semester including Hesiod's Theogony, Hugh's Environmental Problems, and Pope Francis' Laudato Si.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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In this podcast, Daniel and Mark discuss how the ancient audience of the Iliad, as well as its characters, viewed nature and the divine, while also seeing how well this view was translated into the film version of the Iliad.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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This podcast discusses the human views of our world as a mother, protecting figure, and one that must be protected, and how these views changed over time. Through comparison of Earth's portrayal in Hesoid's Theogony to her portrayal in Pope Francis's Laudato Si, we discover how the differences between the two exemplify the change in opinion of Eart…
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This podcast explores the use of water in ancient Greek and Roman societies and compares it to water use and its repercussions today.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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This episode discusses creation stories and the role of nature in three different societies and religions across thousands of years: Greece and Rome in antiquity, and modern Christianity.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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This podcast explores the relationship between humans and nature in both antiquity and current times, and how humans viewed and continue to view their surroundings.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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This podcast explores how sacred places connected the Ancient Greeks closer to nature and how the natural elements they interact with, magnifies their spirituality and relationship with the divine.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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The idea of elements told by Empedocles and found in Traditional Chinese medicine became the foundation of modern thought and could give us some insight on the reason for differences in thought.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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In this episode we will be diving in to see the differences in sports in the ancient times compared to the present times and what effect the changes have on our society's relationship with nature.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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In this podcast we explore the relationship between water and sexuality through the example of Aphrodite. We have selected three different stories and interpretations of Aphrodite and discuss how her sexuality is portrayed through the use of the natural world.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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Over the course of this podcast we talk about certain stories that have come to interest us and analyze how people in antiquity would would view the topic. Afterwards, we give a scientific explanation of what is actually occurring using knowledge from the modern era.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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A look at the treatment of animals for human gain from antiquity to present-day: how ancient mentalities have persisted for over 2,000 years, but on a larger scale.Por The World of the Greeks and Romans
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