The Ancients and the Afterlife: Mythology, Mourning, and Mummies

About this episode

Robert Garland explores ancient beliefs about death and the afterlife across various cultures.

What Did Ancient People Believe About Death and the Afterlife? Robert Garland explores how Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, and other ancient cultures understood death, grief, burial, and the afterlife. This episode is for anyone fascinated by ancient history, mythology, religion, and the human experience of death. Classicist Robert Garland discusses how ancient civilizations approached mortality: from Greek ideas of Hades and the afterlife to Egyptian burial practices, reincarnation, g...

People in this episode

Host: Robert Garland

Topics covered

• ancient beliefs
• afterlife
• mythology
• burial practices
• mortality
• grief

Keywords

• ancient history
• death
• afterlife
• mythology
• burial
• reincarnation
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Greece, Egypt, Rome

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