The Sponge

Aristomenes is delighted to find his missing friend Socrates alive and well at a bathhouse in Thessaly, but all is not as it seems and both men may be in danger… This story has been re-told from Apuleius, Metamorphoses, Book 1, and is followed by a chat about the history behind it, including ancient beauty standards, Roman bathhouses, and ancient Roman fast food.Content warning: goreSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/JulietteHarrissonBuy my books! https://books2read.com/ap/nzeerp/Juliette-HarrissonBuy merch! https://www.julietteharrisson.co.uk/storeCreepy Classics music written and performed by Ed Harrisson (C)SourcesApuleius, The Golden Ass, trans. Robert Graves (Penguin)Apuleius’ Metamorphoses: An Intermediate Latin Reader by Paul MurgatroydLaurie Maguire, Helen of Troy: From Homer to HollywoodRoman Justice and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses Author(s): Richard G. Summers Source: Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , 1970, Vol. 101 (1970), pp. 511-531 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2936069https://www.unrv.com/articles/inns-and-taverns-in-ancient-rome.php#:~:text=What%20did%20Romans%20eat%20in,in%20keeping%20with%20Roman%20customMax Miller’s Tasting History channel on YouTubehttps://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/08/roman-fast-food/153232https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pompeii-archaeologists-reveal-rare-frescoes-of-trojan-war-characters-180984153/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com