About this episode
Claire and Patrick Wyman discuss the historical figure Ramesses II and explore themes of slavery and warfare.
Claire and Patrick Wyman build whatever the opposite of a monument is for this guy. Guest Our guest Dr. Patrick Wyman is a historian and podcaster. His book Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World , is available here , and his podcast Past Lives is available here . Follow him on Bluesky , Twitter , and Instagram . Sensitive Themes & Topics Slavery, warfare and descriptions of war-related violence Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin , or check out her website . - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website . - Music: Marshall Dean Williams - Multitude: multitude.productions Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon . Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here . Find Us Online - Website: thisguysucked.com - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…
People in this episode
Host: Claire E. Aubin
Guest: Patrick Wyman
Topics covered
- history
- slavery
- warfare
- violence
- culture
Keywords
- Ramesses II
- history
- slavery
- warfare
- violence
- Patrick Wyman
- culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Multitude
Books & works: Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World, Past Lives
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