{"id":95415,"date":"2025-09-08T02:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=95415"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:58:31","slug":"ancient-historian-reviews-monty-pythons-life-of-brian-deep-dives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/09\/08\/ancient-historian-reviews-monty-pythons-life-of-brian-deep-dives\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Historian Reviews Monty Python&#8217;s <em>Life of Brian<\/em> | Deep Dives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXLVc1jZ8Ho?si=HQctAP47aTDvrgsp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>History Hit<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 1 May 2025<\/p>\n<p>In this new video, classicist Honor Cargill-Martin delves into the iconic Monty Python&#8217;s <em>Life of Brian<\/em>. Is it historically accurate or is it a very naughty film?<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:53 Judea A.D. 33<br \/>\n01:55 Colosseum?<br \/>\n06:56 People&#8217;s Front of Judea<br \/>\n10:28 &#8220;What have the Romans done for us?&#8221;<br \/>\n16:05 Roman Grafitti<br \/>\n19:44 Hypocaust<br \/>\n23:30 Biggus Dickus<br \/>\n28:42 &#8220;Crucifixion?&#8221;<br \/>\n30:37 &#8220;&#8230; release a wrong doer from our prison&#8221;<br \/>\n32:09 &#8220;I&#8217;m Brian!&#8221;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsely, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, and iOs &#038; Android.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to watch more great history content like this head on over to History Hit using the following link <a href=\"https:\/\/eu1.hubs.ly\/H0gW80Z0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/eu1.hubs.ly\/H0gW80Z0<\/a> to sign up to our History SVOD service &mdash; it&#8217;s like Netflix but for history lovers!<\/p>\n<p>#lifeofbrian #montypython  #historyhit<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Hit Published 1 May 2025 In this new video, classicist Honor Cargill-Martin delves into the iconic Monty Python&#8217;s Life of Brian. 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