Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Claudius Ptolemy (; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios; Latin: Claudius Ptolemaeus; c. 100 – c. 170 AD) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science. The first was his astronomical treatise now known as the Almagest, originally entitled Mathematical Treatise (Greek: Μαθηματικὴ Σύνταξις, Mathēmatikḗ Syntaxis).

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  1. Julian the Apostate

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher-emperor of Rome who sought to undo the empire's ties with Christianity in the 4th century AD and promote paganism

    21 March 2024

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    Featuring: James Corke-Webster, Lea Niccolai, Shaun Tougher

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    HistoryCritics of the Catholic ChurchAncient Roman philhellenesCritics of ChristianityPersecution of ChristiansAncient occultistsClaudiiRoman-era students in Athens4th-century Roman consuls, Constantinian dynasty, 4th-century Roman emperors, Flavii

  2. Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the last of the great Greek astronomers of antiquity, Ptolemy, and his influence on ancient and medieval astronomy.

    17 November 2011

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    Featuring: Liba Taub, Jim Bennett, Charles Burnett

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    Philosophy1st-century RomansAncient occultistsAncient Roman geographersClaudiiEpigrammatists of the Greek AnthologyAncient Greek geographers2nd-century Romans2nd-century Greek philosophersAncient Greek music theorists

  3. Pythagoras

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Greek mathematician Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans.

    10 December 2009

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    Featuring: Ian Stewart, Serafina Cuomo, John O'Connor

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    PhilosophyFounders of religionsAncient Greek philosophers of mindAncient occultists6th-century BC Greek philosophersAncient Greek metaphysicians5th-century BC Greek philosophersAncient Greek political refugeesAncient SamiansAncient Greek music theoristsAncient Greek geometers6th-century BC religious leaders, 5th-century BC religious leaders