31 – How the Renaissance invented Ancient Rome
From The Toldinstone Podcast by Garrett Ryan
January 3, 2026 · 1h 27m
About this episode
The episode discusses how the Italian Renaissance transformed our understanding of antiquity.
Ada Palmer and I discuss how the Italian Renaissance transformed our understanding of antiquity.
People in this episode
Host: Garrett Ryan
Guest: Ada Palmer
Topics covered
- Renaissance
- Ancient Rome
- history
- antiquity
- transformation
Keywords
- Renaissance
- Ancient Rome
- Ada Palmer
- Garrett Ryan
- history
- antiquity
- transformation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Italian Renaissance, Ancient Rome
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