Patrick Geoghegan

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Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan · Neolithic Tombs In Galway · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

Welcome back, we're talking history.

Few women from the ancient world have inspired as much fascination and as much controversy as Aspasia, living in fifth century BC.

Athens, during its golden age, she was the wife of Pericles and moved at the very heart of Athenian political and intellectual life.

Admired by some, vilified by others, she was associated with many of the leading thinkers of her age, including Socrates.

Yet her own voice has been almost entirely lost to history.

But what if Aspasia was the woman who taught Socrates about love, the intellectual inspiration?

Inspiration behind one of the most celebrated passages in Plato's Symposium.

Well, this is the remarkable argument that our next guest has made, and it's one that could change how we understand Plato's writings themselves.

The expert is Professor Armand Dangore, he's Professor of Classics at Jesus College at Oxford University.

Armand, you're very welcome to the show.

Thank you.

So tell us about Aspasia and who

Who she is, who she was, and why she might be the key to understanding a new aspect, a new dimension of Socrates.

So you've been described as an historical detective for the ancient world because of these brilliant discoveries.

So tell us about the clues you follow then to try and identify uh Diatima as as Asphasia.

So what do you think is the implications of this incredible reinterpretation?

Is this a revolutionary finding?

Does it change how we view women in ancient Greece?

Well, my thanks, Professor Armand Dangor, for joining us tonight to talk to us about Aspasia and about how we get this new insight into a remarkable woman in ancient Athens.

My thanks to Armand.

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