Episode 133

Sorry to Barge In - Ep 133

This week, Anna and Amber are playing catch-up after attending the SAA conference, recovering from vaccine shots, and life in general. We'll be taking the rest of April off for a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy a cleaned-up version of a Dirt After Dark episode where Anna treats Amber to the story of the Roman emperor Caligula's absurd pleasure boats on a tiny, tiny lake.

Links

Nemi Ships: How Caligula's Floating Pleasure Palaces Were Found and Lost Again (Discover)
Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship (Washington Post)
A missing mosaic from Caligula’s ship served as a coffee table in NYC home for 45 years (The Vintage News)

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