Interview Adrienne Mayor on Dinosaurs, Robots and Amazons in Video Games

In this episode of History N’ Games we continue our discussion on the real-life origins of the Ancient Greek Titan Prometheus.

Hi everyone! I’m Meghan Sullivan and welcome to History N’ Games. A podcast where I play historical fiction games and talk about the REAL history behind the game. In this episode, I discuss how the protagonists of Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey really could have been related to the legendary Spartan King Leonidas and his (literally) crazy family. #Leonidas #AssassinsCreedOdyssey WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE GAME!!!

In this video I explain the meaning behind the names Arval and Larva, and how one of these names may be a warning to players not to trust this new character… (Note: This video contains spoilers for Fire Emblem: 3 Houses.)

Hey, guys! In this quick & fun video, I briefly explore the history of the square root, inspired by the title for Nier: Replicant Ver. 1.22474487139! Note: I’m pretty sure I blundered the pronunciation for the names Regiomontanus and Baudhāyana so I sincerely apologize. Also, since this is a quick and breezy video, I didn’t include EVERY mathematical genius that dealt with advanced computations or square numbers (notice people like Newton and Fibonacci are absent),…

In this episode of Show N’ Play, host Meghan Sullivan talks about the action platformer game Apotheon while showing off a clever device from Ancient Greece.