What Did Ancient Rome Sound Like? @12tone
What Did Ancient Rome Sound Like?  @12tone
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It's hard to imagine now, but in a world like the ancient Roman Empire, the very concept of sound and music was most likely incredibly different from what we know today. In the first of our guest video series, Andrew from Religion For Breakfast joins us to show how people may have experienced music over 1500 years ago, and what effect it would have had on their daily lives.

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And his video on the Druids: youtu.be/39jpILKe64w
And Exorcism: youtu.be/6OsdNghX2n0

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Last: youtu.be/h7RCRLHcOlE

Script: docs.google.com/document/d/1-qCzf9ccUmz2tbB0idt6Fox-EAhLiAHzxVDThz9bjX4/edit?usp=sharing

SOURCES:
Gerstel, Kyriakakis, Konstantinos, Spyridon, “Soundscapes of Byzantium,” Hesperia, Vol. 87, No. 1, 2018.

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Also, thanks to Jareth Arnold for proofreading the script to make sure this all makes sense hopefully!
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