{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED???","description":"If, like me, you're still sore about what they did to the Gladiator franchise, let this episode be part of your healing journey. It's certainly part of Aeneas': with the fleet grounded back in Sicily, the crew realizes it's been one year since the death of his father Anchises. This is the occasion for a good old fashioned fight night, with funeral games in honor of the great patriarch. It's a connection between Rome's gladiatorial entertainments and the heroic passtimes of yore, a way for Aeneas to seek closure after his year of grief, and a pause between the emotional tryst with Dido and the biggest challenge yet: the descent into the underworld. More on ancient sports: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/young-heretics\/id1513602173?i=1000661793645 Check out our Sponsor, The Ancient Language Institute: https:\/\/ancientlanguage.com\/heretics Order Light of the Mind, Light of the World (and rate it five stars): https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2QccOfM Subscribe to be in the mailbag: https:\/\/rejoiceevermore.substack.com ","author_name":"Young Heretics","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/475437","html":"