Rome

In this interview, Dan Knox, (PhD student), talks about his research into coalitions, networks, and conflict around the double papal election in 498 and the subsequent Laurentian Schism. Using social network analysis methodologies, and based on personal letters and other writing of the period, Dan aims to tell the story of the papal election and the period of post-election violence in terms of the coalitions, the networks and the people involved.This podcast is part of the ‘New Faces, New Ideas’ series in which Ph.D students in the CEU Department of Medieval Studies talk about their current research and future ambitions.

In this fifty minutes long interview, Chris Mielke talks with Cristian-Nicolae Gaşpar of the Medieval Department at CEU about his journey as a classical philologist, ancient taboos and translating the vita of Saint adalbert of Prague. Was there really a decline after the “Golden Age” of the Roman Empire? Why is Late Antiquity as a period interesting to study for philologists and Historians? What exactly happened in this transitional period? The second part of the interview is about Cristian’s course, which deals with sexuality in antiquity: how did ancient people talk or not talk about sex? What were the taboos related to sexuality and nakedness? How did prostitution work in the ancient world? In the final part, Christian talks about translating the vita of Saint Adalbert, the bishop of Prague for the Central European Medieval text series produced by CEU Medieval Department, and some more details about Adalbert’s life and afterlife.Past Perfect! is CEU Medieval Radio’s show on medieval and early modern history and culture, where Christopher Mielke casually discusses with his guests various issues from the crusades to archeo-zoology to medieval urine sampling. The discussions are made with the aim to popularize medieval and early modern studies with the help of experts such as early musicians, historians, philologists and archeologists.This episode was first recorded and broadcast in 2012.

What was it like to be a pagan in fourth century Rome? Why was paganism expensive? Why was it both hard and easy for Romans to convert to Christianity? What are the similarities between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries? In this fifty minutes long interview christopher Mielke talks with the late professor Marianne Sághy of CEU’s Medieval Department about researching Late Antique and Fourteenth-Century European Christianity and culture. Some of the topics covered include ancient Roman culture and its revival in the fourteenth century, important personalities like Cicero, Virgil and Petrarch, the reason why the papal residence was in Avignon and how pilgrimage was a phenomenon was managed by the Church. Past Perfect! is CEU Medieval Radio’s show on medieval and early modern history and culture, where Christopher Mielke casually discusses with his guests various issues from the crusades to archeo-zoology to medieval urine sampling. The discussions are made with the aim to popularize medieval and early modern studies with the help of experts such as early musicians, historians, philologists and archeologists.This episode was first recorded and broadcast in 2012.

How one can study the medieval towns of Hungary? What is the use of historical geography?In this fifty minutes long interveiw, Chris Mielke talks with Katalin Szende, theoutgoing head of the Department of Medieval Studies at CEU about urban topography, urban communities, and the sources that can tell us more about city life in Medieval Hungary. Past Perfect! is CEU Medieval Radio’s show on medieval and early modern history and culture, where Christopher Mielke casually discusses with his guests various issues from the crusades to archeo-zoology to medieval urine sampling. The discussions are made with the aim to popularize medieval and early modern studies with the help of experts such as early musicians, historians, philologists and archeologists.This episode was first recorded and broadcast in 2013.