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The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is a deep-dive into one of the most influential and fundamental civilization in world history. Hosted by philhellene Ryan Stitt, THOAG spans over two millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period, from Classical Greece to the Hellenistic kingdoms, and finally to the Roman conquest, this podcast will tell the history of a fundamental civilization by bringing to life the fascinating stories of all the ancient sources and scholarly interpretations of the archaeological evidence. And we won't just detail their military and political history, but their society, how the Greeks lived day-to-day, as well as their culture—their art, architecture, philosophy, literature, religion, science, and all the other incredible aspects of the Greek achievement , while situating the Greeks within a multicultural Mediterranean whose peoples influenced and were influenced by one another.
- 167 - 112 Ah War, Here We Go Again
In this episode, we discuss the first three years of the Korinthian War from 395-393 BC, including the Persian-backed formation of the Quadruple Alliance of Thebes, Korinth, Argos, and Athens against Spartan expansionism; the Theban victory at the Battle of Haliartos, resulting in the death of Lysandros; the recall of Agesilaos from Asia Minor; the battles of Nemea and Koroneia, in which the Spartans prevailed but failed to break the Allied coalition; the Persian naval victory at Knidos under the Athenian general Konon which destroyed Spartan sea power; the political upheaval in Korinth; and the reestablishment of Athens' navy, its Long Walls, and its maritime influence
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2024/09/112-korinthian-war.html
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 - 2h 35min - 166 - 111 The Spartan Hegemony
In this episode, we discuss Spartan imperial policy at home and abroad in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War from 404-396 BC, including the overreaching imperial ambitions of Lysandros and his political downfall; Sparta's retribution and influence operations in the Peloponnesos and northern Greece; the ascension of Agesilaos II to the throne; Sparta's domestic tensions and Kinadon's foiled socio-political revolution; and Sparta's ultimately ineffective invasion of Persian-controlled Asia Minor to "liberate" the Eastern Greeks, a consequence of which was Persia bankrolling a powerful new fleet under the command of the exiled Athenian general Konon
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2024/02/111-spartan-hegemony.html
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 2h 18min - 165 - 110 Xenophon and "The Ten Thousand"
In this episode, we discuss the life, influences, drawbacks, and positives of the Athenian military leader, philosopher, and historian—Xenophon (ca. 428-354 BC)—who was one of Sokrates' more famous pupils; and the post-Peloponnesian war Panhellenic campaign into the heart of the Persian Empire that he made famous through his Anabasis, including the Battle of Kounaxa and the "March of the Ten Thousand"
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2023/01/110-xenophon-and-ten-thousand.html
Thu, 05 Jan 2023 - 2h 40min - 164 - 109 Sokrates
In this episode, we discuss the life and death of Sokrates (ca. 470-399 BC), who is widely considered to be the father of Western philosophy, with in-depth overviews of Aristophanes' Clouds and Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, Apologia, Krito, and Phaido
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2022/03/109-sokrates.html
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 1h 46min - 163 - 108 The Thirty Tyrants
In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War at Athens, including the reign of the Thirty Tyrants, led by Kritias; the Athenian civil war, the restoration of the democracy; and a reflection on the consequences of the Peloponnesian War
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2021/10/108-thirty-tyrants.html
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 - 1h 37min - 162 - 107 Sparta Triumphant
In this episode, we discuss the final two years of the Peloponnesian War (405 and 404 BC), including the comedic play "The Frogs" by Aristophanes; Lysandros' elevation to Persian satrap, his rebuilding of the Peloponnesian fleet, his tactical moves in the Hellespont, and his crushing victory over the Athenians at Aigospotamoi; the besiegement and blockade of Athens and the Peiraieus; and the Athenians' ultimate surrender and the terms of the peace treaty
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2021/04/107-sparta-triumphant.html
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 - 1h 15min - 161 - 106 Frustrations and Poor Decisions (Part II)
In this episode, we discuss the years 409 to 406 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the Athenians' achieving control in the Hellespont and Bosporos, Alkibiades' triumphant return to Athens, the ascension of Lysandros and his bromance with Kyros, the Athenian defeat at Notion and the disgrace of Alkibiades, Kallikratidas' victory over Konon at Mytilene, and the subsequent Battle of Arginousai with its disastrous consequences for the Athenians
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/10/106-frustrations-and-poor-decisions.html
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 - 2h 14min - 157 - ***Special Guest Episode on Classics and White Supremacy w/Curtis Dozier***
In today's special guest episode, I am joined by Dr Curtis Dozier, Assistant Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar College. He is the producer and host of The Mirror of Antiquity, a podcast featuring classical scholars discussing the intersections of their research, the contemporary world, and their own lives. More importantly to our discussion, He is also the director of Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics,a website devoted to documenting and responding to appropriations of ancient Greece and Rome by hate groups online. We discuss some of the reasons how, as well as why, White Supremacists have taken to coopting Classical imagery to support their twisted world views.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/10/special-guest-episode-on-classics-and.html
Mon, 05 Oct 2020 - 59min - 155 - ***Special Guest Episode on Race, Antiquity, and Its Legacy w/Denise McCoskey***
In today's special guest episode, I am joined by Dr Denise Eileen McCoskey, Professor of Classics and affiliate of Black World Studies at Miami (OH) University. She has written extensively on the politics of race and gender in antiquity and is currently at work on a project examining the role of eugenics in early twentieth-century classical scholarship. In 2012, she published her book Race: Antiquity & Its Legacy, which will be the topic of today's conversation. It accounts for the various ways in which ancient cultures thought about race (including race as social practice and racial representations). We also dig into the "Black Athena" controversy a bit and why the field of Classics handled it so poorly.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/09/special-guest-episode-on-race-antiquity.html
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 1h 12min - 150 - 105 Carthage Enters the War
In this episode, we discuss the Second Greco-Punic War (410-406 BC), as hostilities in Sicily draw in Carthage and the Syracusan fleet away from the eastern Aegean and the Hellespont, including Hannibal Mago's first invasion of Sicily and the destruction of Selinus and Himera, the rebellion of Hermocrates, the rise of Dionysius as tyrant of Syracuse, Hannibal Mago's second invasion of Sicily and his destruction of Akragas, and the ceasefire which would see Carthage and Syracuse as the two strongest powers on Sicily
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/08/105-carthage-enters-war.html
Introduction by Alex Goodman of Antiquity in Question
Website: https://anchor.fm/alexandergoodman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIQpodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AIQpodcast
Mon, 24 Aug 2020 - 1h 24min - 149 - 104 The Democratic Empire Strikes Back
In this episode, we discuss the years 411 and 410 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the shifting of the naval war to the Hellespont, the vigor that the Athenian democracy at Samos showed in carrying on the war effort against Sparta and Pharnabazos with victories at Kynossema and Kyzikos, the re-establishment of the radical democracy at Athens, and the transition from the historical account of Thoukydides into that of Xenophon's Hellenika
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/08/104-athenian-empire-strikes-back.html
Intro by Megan Lewis of Digital Hammurabi
Website: https://www.digitalhammurabi.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQo27DbqeB-xG17-kekrdQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalhammurabi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/digi_hammurabi
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 - 1h 42min - 148 - ***Special Guest Episode on Greek Naval Warfare w/Marc DeSantis***
In this special guest episode, Marc DeSantis and I discuss his most recent book, "A Naval History of the Peloponnesian War: Ships, Men and Money in the War at Sea, 431-404 BC". In particular, we talk about the ship designs, naval combat, the financial burden of navies, and the overall war strategies of both sides. Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/07/special-guest-episode-on-greek-naval.html
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 - 1h 19min - 145 - 103 An Oligarchic Coup
In this episode, we discuss the years 411 and 410 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the third and final treaty between the Spartans and Tissaphernes; the comedic plays "Lysistrata" and "Thesmophoriazusai" by Aristophanes; how the Athenians succumbed to civil war for the first time in nearly a century and saw an overthrow of their democracy by what is known as the 400; the vicissitudes of this new oligarchic government; and how factionalism between extremists and moderates led to its downfall
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/06/103-oligarchic-coup.html
Intro by Anya Leonard of Classical Wisdom Speaks
Website: https://classicalwisdom.com/podcast-classical-wisdom-speaks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClassicalWisdom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassicalWisdomWeekly/
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 - 2h 19min - 143 - 102 Livin' on a (Persian) Prayer
In this episode, we discuss the years 413 and 412 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including Athens' response at home to the Sicilian Disaster, the Spartan and Theban devastation of Attic agriculture and commerce from Dekeleia, the dissolution of the "friendship" between Athens and Persia, Sparta's building up of a navy and encouraging of revolts of Athens' subject-allies, the shifting of the war to the eastern Aegean, and a series of treaties are made between Sparta and the Persian satrap Tissaphernes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/05/102-livin-on-persian-prayer.html
Intro by Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle of What's Her Name Podcast
Website: https://www.whatshernamepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatshernamepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatsHerNamePC
Mon, 01 Jun 2020 - 1h 41min - 142 - ***Special Guest Episode on 'Ovid and the Art of Love' w/Esme von Hoffman***
In today's special guest episode, I am joined by director and screenwriter Esme von Hoffman (Festival of Cinema NYC 2019 Winner for Best Director) for her film, Ovid and the Art of Love. Esme and I discuss her background with Classics and Roman history, what drew her to make a film about the life of Ovid, her artistic vision in adapting the film to a modern audience, and some of the decisions that she made in writing its script.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/05/special-guest-episode-on-ovid-and-art.html
***The film is available to stream on all major platforms on May 19th 2020***
Website: https://www.ovidandtheartoflove.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ovidandtheartoflove
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OvidLove
Mon, 18 May 2020 - 52min - 138 - ***Special Guest Episode on Greek Land Warfare w/Owen Rees***
In this special guest episode, Dr. Owen Rees and I discuss Ancient Greek land warfare in general with lengthy discussions on the definition of a hoplite, its socio-political importance, and the problems surrounding its chronology and historiographic tradition; the problems with the traditional reconstructive models of ancient Greek battles; the important role of cavalry and light infantry, particularly in the Peloponnesian War onwards; and why the concept of an "honorable western way of war" which seeks its origins in ancient Greek warfare is bogus and hyped up in modern ideology. There are also lots of digression on logistics, slaves, baggage trains, training, the Spartan mirage, the brutal experience of war, the fear that it instilled, the war dead, and the transition of soldiers from civilian life to the battlefield and back again, including all the psychological and sociological problems that arise from this.
Show Notes:
http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/04/special-guest-episode-on-greek-land.html
Dr Owen Rees
Website: http://owenrees.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reeshistory
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 - 1h 47min - 136 - 101 Disaster in Sicily
In this episode, we discuss the year 413 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the rise of Archelaos to the Makedonian throne, the Spartan establishment of Dekeleia, the defeats by the Athenian army and navy at Syracuse, and the retreat and ultimate surrender of the Athenians, which brought the Sicilian Expedition to an end
Show Notes:
http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/03/101-disaster-in-sicily.html
Intro by Seth Michels of the History Uncensored Podcast
Website: http://historyuncensoredpod.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyuncensoredpod/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Seth4Nerds
Mon, 16 Mar 2020 - 1h 50min - 134 - 100 A Sicilian Stalemate
In this episode, we discuss the years 415 and 414 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the Athenian attempt at blockading Syracuse, the death of Lamachos, the tactical blunders of Nikias, the arrival of Gylippos, and the "Birds" of Aristophanes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/02/100-sicilian-stalemate.html
Intro by Neil Eckart of the War and Conquest Podcast
Website: https://www.warandconquest.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warandconquestpcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/warandconquest1
Mon, 17 Feb 2020 - 1h 23min - 133 - 099 Frustrations and Poor Decisions
In this episode, we discuss the years 417 to 415 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the ostracism of Hyperbolos, the rivalry of Nikias and Alkibiades, the siege of Melos, the lead-up and first year of the Sicilian Expedition, and the prosecutions for the Hermai and Eleusinian Mysteries scandals
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/01/099-frustrations-and-poor-decisions.html
Intro by Kate Armstrong of The Exploress Podcast
Website: https://www.theexploresspodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theexploresspodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theexploresspod
Mon, 06 Jan 2020 - 1h 40min - 132 - 098 The Peace Unravels
In this episode, we discuss the years 421 to 418 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the breakdowns of the Peace of Nikias; the rise of Alkibiades to prominence at Athens; the differences that arose between Sparta and some of their dissident allies; the diplomatic maneuverings that resulted in the quadruple alliance between Athens, Argos, Mantineia, and Eleia; and the decisive Spartan victory at the Battle of Mantineia
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/12/098-peace-unravels.html
Intro by Jacob Collier of The Podcast on Germany
Website: https://www.podcastongermany.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastonGermany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/on_germany
Mon, 02 Dec 2019 - 1h 51min - 131 - ***Special Guest Episode on Mesopotamian Medicine w/Moudhy Al-Rashid***
In this special guest episode, Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid and I discuss ancient Mesopotamian medicine, in general, and her current research on the use of metaphor in descriptions of mental distress in cuneiform medical texts
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/11/special-guest-episode-on-mesopotamian.html
Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid
Post-Doc at Wolfson College, University of Oxford
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoudhyMon, 11 Nov 2019 - 53min - 130 - ***Special Guest Episode on Classical Monsters and Popular Culture w/Liz Gloyn***
In this special guest episode, Dr. Liz Gloyn and I discuss her forthcoming book, Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019).
This work is the first in-depth study on classical reception and monsters in Anglo-American popular culture from the 1950s to the present day. Throughout the book, Dr. Gloyn reveals the trends behind how we have used the monsters, and develops a broad theory of the ancient monster and its life after antiquity, investigating its relation to gender, genre and space to explore what it is that keeps drawing us back to these mythical beasts and why they have remained such a powerful presence in our shared cultural imagination. Specifically, her book takes us through a comprehensive tour of monsters on film and television, from the much-loved creations of Ray Harryhausen in Clash of the Titans to the monster of the week in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, before examining in detail the post-classical afterlives of the two most popular monsters, the Medusa and the Minotaur.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/10/special-guest-episode-on-classical.html
Dr Liz Gloyn
Senior Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London
Website: https://lizgloyn.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizgloynMon, 07 Oct 2019 - 55min - 129 - 097 The Road to Peace
In this episode, we discuss the years 423-421 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the death of Artaxerxes and the succession struggle that ends with Darius II on the Persian throne; the continuation of Brasidas' Thracian and Macedonian campaign; the 'Wasps' and 'Peace' by Aristophanes; and the deaths of Brasidas and Kleon during the second battle of Amphipolis, culminating in the "Peace of Nikias" and the end of the Archidamian War
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/09/097-road-to-peace.html
Intro by Samuel Hume of Pax Brittanica
Website: https://paxbritannica.info
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodBritannica/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/samuelhume10 and https://twitter.com/BritannicaPax
Mon, 30 Sep 2019 - 1h 52min - 128 - 096 Athens on the Offensive
In this episode, we discuss the years 423 to 421 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the death of the Persian king Artaxerxes and the succession struggle that ends with Dareios II on the throne; the continuation of Brasidas' Thrakian and Makedonian campaign; the Wasps and Peace by Aristophanes; and the deaths of Brasidas and Kleon during the second battle of Amphipolis, culminating in the "Peace of Nikias" and the end of the Archidamian War
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/09/096-athens-on-offensive.html
Intro by SandRhoman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pr_dQxm2Ns2KlzRSx5FZA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SandRhoman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sandrhoman
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 - 1h 41min - 127 - 095 The Greek World Turned Upside Down
In this episode, we discuss the years 426 and 425 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the current nature of Athenian politics as dominated by Kleon the anti-aristocratic demagogue, his feud with Aristophanes as seen in the comedic plays "The Acharnians" and "The Knights", the Battles of Pylos and Sphakteria that turned the Greek world upside down, and the brutal conclusion to the Korkyraean civil war
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/08/095-greek-world-turned-upside-down.html
Intro by David Cot of the History of Spain Podcast
Website: https://thehistoryofspain.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehistoryofspain/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcast_spain
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 - 2h 06min - 126 - ***Special Guest Episode on Being a Modern Homeric Bard w/Joe Goodkin***
In this special guest episode, I am joined by Joe Goodkin, a Chicago-based singer/songwriter, who tours the country performing his one-man folk-opera interpretation of Homer's Odyssey. We discuss what it's like to be a modern bard and how that has shaped his understanding of the Homeric poems and ancient audiences, as well as what it means to be "non-traditional" classicists, and what we can do and have been able to do to promote Classics to a general audience and why that is important.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/07/special-guest-episode-on-being-modern.html
Joe Goodkin
Websites: http://www.joesodyssey.com and http://www.joegoodkin.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joesodysseysong/ and https://www.facebook.com/joegoodkinmusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joegoodkinMon, 08 Jul 2019 - 1h 10min - 125 - ***Special Guest Episode on Translating Thucydides' Speeches w/Johanna Hanink***
In this special guest episode, Dr Johanna Hanink and I discuss her most recent book, How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy (Princeton University Press, 2019), what it was like to translate Thucydides, and the deeper meaning behind many of his speeches
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/06/special-guest-episode-on-translating.html
Dr Johanna Hanink
Associate Professor of Classics at Brown University
Website: https://www.johannahanink.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johannahanink/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johannahan
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 - 1h 15min - 124 - 094 New Leaders and New Strategies
In this episode, we discuss the years 427 and 426 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the destruction of Plataia, civil wars in both Megara and Korkyra, and Athenian campaigns in Sicily, central Greece, and northwestern Greece
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/05/094-new-leaders-and-new-strategies.html
Intro by Trevor Culley of the History of Persia Podcast
Website: https://historyofpersiapodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryofPersiaPodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryofPersia
Mon, 27 May 2019 - 1h 26min - 123 - 093 Revolt in the Empire
In this episode, we discuss the years 428 and 427 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the introduction of Kleon and Nikias, the revolt of Mytilene (Lesbos) from the Athenian empire, and a "prison-style breakout" from Plataia
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/05/093-revolt-in-empire.html
Intro by Rachel and Aisling of the Good Book Podcast
Website: http://goodbookpod.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodBookPodcast
Mon, 20 May 2019 - 1h 05min - 122 - 092 The End of an Era (Part II)
In this episode, we discuss the years 430-429 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including a failed Spartan invasion of Zakynthos and Akarnania, Phormio's naval victories at Rhion and Naupaktos, an Athenian debacle at Spartolos, the end of the siege of Potidaia, the deaths of Perikles and Phormio, and a Thrakian invasion of Makedonia
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/05/092-end-of-era-part-ii.html
Intro by Ryan Paulsen of Lexitecture
Website: http://www.lexitecture.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lexitecture/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexitecture and https://twitter.com/PRyanPaulsen
Mon, 13 May 2019 - 1h 33min - 121 - 091 Attrition and Plague
In this episode, we discuss the first year and a half of the war (431-430 BC), as both Sparta and Athens initiated their war strategies, including a Theban sneak attack on Plataia that began the war, Peloponnesian land raids on Attika, Athenian naval raids on the Peloponnesos and northwestern Greece, Athenian alliances with Odrysian Thrake, a famous funeral oration by Perikles, and a deadly plague that devastated Athens
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/04/091-attrition-and-plague.html
Intro by Jonathan Adly of the History of the Copts Podcast
Website: https://hxofcoptspodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hxofcopts/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HxCopts
Mon, 29 Apr 2019 - 1h 11min - 120 - 090 The Road to War
In this episode, we discuss the two major events over 433/2 BC that led Perikles to claim that he could see war "coming out of the Peloponnesos" (the Potidaia revolt and the Megarian embargo); the speeches given by the Korinthians, Spartans, and Athenians on the eve of the Peloponnesian War; and both sides' financial and military resources, war aims, and tactical strategies
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/04/090-road-to-war.html
Intro by Gary Girod of The French History Podcast
Website: http://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrenchHistoryPodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrenchHist
Mon, 22 Apr 2019 - 1h 27min - 118 - ***Special Guest Episode on Ten Caesars w/Barry Strauss***
In this special guest episode, Dr Barry Strauss and I discuss the content and the methodology behind his new book, the Ten Caesars, his podcast Antiquitas, the importance of public history and writing for non-scholars, and leadership lessons from the ancient world.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/04/special-guest-episode-on-ten-caesars.html
Dr Barry Strauss
Professor of History and Classics at Cornell University
***You can order Dr. Strauss' book here (Simon & Schuster or Amazon)***
Website: http://barrystrauss.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barrystrauss.author/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrystrauss
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 - 37min - 117 - ***Special Guest Episode at MFA Boston w/Phoebe Segal***
In this special guest episode, I am joined by Dr. Phoebe Segal, Mary Bryce Comstock Curator, Greek and Roman Art, at Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA). She gave me a one-on-one tour of their new "Daily Life in Ancient Greece" exhibit (in Gallery 212A-B) and allowed me to record our conversation while doing it.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/03/special-guest-episode-at-mfa-boston.html
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 - 49min - 116 - 089 The Breakdown of Peace
In this episode, we discuss the mid-5th century BC history of two areas that were important economically and politically to Athens—the west (including the Sikel Revolt, Syracuse's defeat of Akragas, the establishment of the panhellenic colony of Thourii, and the new Athenian alliances with Segesta, Leontini, and Rhegion) and the northeast (including the founding of Brea and Amphipolis on the Strymon River and the rise of the Odrysrian kingdom of Thrake and the Spartokid dynasty of the Bosporan Kingdom); Athens' growing hostilities with Makedon; and the breakdown of the Thirty Years' Peace treaty (including its inadequacies, the Samian Revolt, and Korkyraean/Korinthian hostilities with the battles of Leukimme and Sybota)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/03/089-breakdown-of-peace.html
Intro by Joshua Hirschmann of The History of the Barbarians Podcast
Website: https://historyofthebarbarians.podbean.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyofthebarbarians/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HBarbarians
Mon, 11 Mar 2019 - 1h 47min - 115 - 088 Thoukydides and Periklean Politics
In this episode, we discuss the life, influences, drawbacks, and positives of the "Father of Scientific History," Thoukydides (ca. 460-395 BC); the nature of Athenian politics and political organizations in the time of Perikles; and the domestic political scene in Athens in the late 440s and early 430s BC, including Perikles' ideological clash with the conservative Thoukydides (not the historian) and the series of personal and judicial attacks on him and his three closest associates (Pheidias, Aspasia, and Anaxagoras)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/02/088-thucydides-and-periclean-politics.html
Intro by Chris Hasler of the History of the World Podcast
Website: https://historyoftheworldpodcast.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotWorldpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyoftheworldpodcast/
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 - 1h 08min - 114 - 087 Rhetoric and the Sophists
In this episode, we describe the development of rhetoric in the ancient Greek world as an art that could be studied and employed in the law courts and politics, and its importance especially in Classical Athens; the roles and various opinions of the Sophists, who were lecturers that traveled from city to city, teaching not only rhetoric but also all of the other subjects that were not being covered by traditional education; and the lives, influences, writings, and various theories put forth by the earliest Rhetoricians and Sophists, including Protagoras, Gorgias, Antiphon, Hippias, Prodicus, and Thrasymachus, as well as synopses on four of Plato's dialogues (Protagoras, Gorgias, Hippias Major, and Hippias Minor)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/02/087-rhetoric-and-sophists.html
Intro by Devon Field of the Human Circus podcast
Website: https://humancircuspodcast.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/circus_human
Mon, 04 Feb 2019 - 1h 29min - 113 - ***Special Guest Episode on Drinking and 'Sportsing' w/Amy Pistone***
In this special guest episode, Dr Amy Pistone and I have a lively discussion about ancient Greek drinking culture with a side of sports, aka how college students can relate to the ancient Greeks. Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/01/special-guest-episode-on-drinking-and.html Dr. Amy Pistone Visiting Professor of Classics at Notre Dame University Website: https://www.amypistone.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/apistone
Mon, 21 Jan 2019 - 1h 17min - 110 - 086 Early Astronomy
In this episode, part four of four on a series on Greek philosophy, mathematics, and science in the 5th century BC, we describe the earliest astronomical observations and calculations in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt and their influence on ancient Greek astronomy; the various planets and star constellations found in Greek literature, as well as the origins of the Zodiac; the earliest Greek astronomical speculations of the universe found in Greek mythology (Homer and Hesiod) and in Pre-Socratic philosophy; the Pythagorean model of the universe put forward by Philolaus; and the astronomical calculations made by Oenopides and Meton
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/12/086-early-astronomy.html
Intro by Ahsan Irfan of the HistoryTeller podcast
Website: https://historytellerpodcast.com
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Mon, 24 Dec 2018 - 1h 04min - 109 - 085 Mathematics and Early Pythagoreans
In this episode, part three of four on a series on Greek philosophy, mathematics, and science in the 5th century BC, we describe the lives, influences, and various theories and discoveries made by Greece's earliest mathematicians, including Thales, Pythagoras, Hippasus and the early Pythagoreans, Oenopides, Hippocrates, Antiphon, Bryson, Democritus, and Theodoros
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/12/085-mathematics-and-early-pythagoreans.html
Intro by Derek of The Hellenistic Age Podcast
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/hellenisticpod
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Mon, 10 Dec 2018 - 1h 01min - 108 - 084 Pluralists and Other Physiologoi
In this episode, part two of four on a series on Greek philosophy, mathematics, and science in the 5th century BC, we describe the lives, influences, and various theories put forth by the so-called Pluralist School (Anaxagoras, Empedokles, and Archelaos), as well as various other Pre-Socratic physiologoi (aka natural philosophers) not associated with a particular school, such as Hippon and Diogenes of Apollonia, and the philosopher/medical theorist Alkmeon
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/11/084-pluralists-and-other-physiologoi.html
Intro by Janell Rhiannon of Greek Mythology Retold Podcast
Website: https://www.janellrhiannon.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanellRhiannonAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theravenangel
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 - 46min - 105 - 083 Eleatics and Atomists
In this episode, part one of four on a series on Greek philosophy, mathematics, and science in the 5th century BC, we describe the lives, influences, and various theories put forth by the Eleatic School (Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissos) and the so-called Atomists (Leukippos and Demokritos)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/11/083-eleatics-and-atomists.html
Intro by Josh Harle of The Ancient History Guy
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Sun, 11 Nov 2018 - 56min - 104 - 082 The Leader of the Muses
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Apollo, the god of music, poetry, prophecy, truth, healing, medicine, plague, light, and knowledge, who served as a kind of symbol for young Greek boys to emulate
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/10/082-leader-of-muses.html
Intro by M.C. Williams of Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast
Website: http://www.mythsyourteacherhated.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HardcoreMyth/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardcoreMyth
Mon, 29 Oct 2018 - 1h 25min - 103 - ***Special Guest Episode on Classics and Race/Ethnicity w/Rebecca Futo Kennedy***
In this special guest episode, Dr Rebecca Futo Kennedy and I have a lively discussion about race, ethnicity, immigration, and multiculturalism in the ancient Mediterranean in the first hour. Along the way we point out many of the misconceptions that there are on these topics, and in the second hour we discuss how these misconceptions were shaped by early modern European and American political thought (Fascism, Nationalism, and White Supremacism) Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/10/special-guest-episode-on-classics-and.html Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Denison University Websites: https://rfkclassics.blogspot.com and https://medium.com/@rfutokennedy Twitter: https://twitter.com/kataplexis
Mon, 15 Oct 2018 - 1h 55min - 102 - ***Special Guest Episode on Classics and Misogyny w/Donna Zuckerberg***
In this special guest episode, Dr Donna Zuckerberg and I talk about her role as Editor-in-Chief of Eidolon, which isan online journal for scholarly writing about Classics that isn't formal scholarship. This leads us into a discussion about the importance of public-facing history. More importantly, though, we discuss her new book titled "Not All Dead White Men: Classics and Misogyny in the Digital Age", which is a study of the reception of Classics in Red Pill communities.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/10/special-guest-episode-on-classics-and_7.html
***You can order Dr. Zuckerberg's book here (Harvard University Pressor Amazon)***Website: https://eidolon.pub
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eidolonjournal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/donnazuck and https://twitter.com/eidolon_journalMon, 08 Oct 2018 - 58min - 101 - 081 Orphism, Omens, and Oracles
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Orpheus and his Mysteries; the Orphic Hymns and the Orphic Theogony; the Orphic Hymn to Melinoe and her connection to the Mysteries, Hekate, and Hermes Psychopompos; the roles of omens, divination, and itinerant seers (including the mythic figures of Teiresias, Mopsos, and Kalchas, as well as historical figures like Lampon); and the roles of oracles (including the myths and cultic worship of Apollo regarding Delphi, Python, the Pythia, the Sibyl, and Daphne, as well as the archaeological evidence, rituals, and importance of the oracles at Delphi, those in Boiotia, and those in Ionia (Didyma and Klaros)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/09/081-orphism-omens-and-oracles.html
Intro by Bry and Fry of Pontifacts Podcast
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/pontifactspod, https://twitter.com/BryJensen, https://twitter.com/frycurious
Website: https://pontifacts.podbean.com
Mon, 01 Oct 2018 - 1h 41min - 100 - ***Special Guest Episode on Roman Slavery and Gladiators w/Fiona Radford***
In this special guest episode, Fiona and I discuss slavery in the ancient Roman Republic and Empire and compare/contrast it with ancient Greece (plus lots on gladiators and Spartacus!)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/09/special-guest-episode-on-roman-slavery.html
Fiona Radford
Co-Host of the Partial Historians Podcast
Website: https://partialhistorians.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepartialhistorians/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_historians and https://twitter.com/FionaRadford1
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 - 1h 24min - 99 - 080 Hekate and Magic
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Hekate, the goddess associated with magic, sorcery, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, crossroads, entrance-ways, ghosts, and necromancy; including her connections and/or syncretizations with Iphigenia, Artemis, Selene, the Erinyes (also known as the Furies), the Keres, the Semnai Theai, Empousa, Lamia, Kirke, and Medeia; and the "monstrous craft" of magikos in ancient Greece, including curse tablets, binding spells, love spells, potions, and amulets
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/09/080-hekate-and-magic.html
Intro by Genn McMenemy and Jenny Williamson of Ancient History Fangirl
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/gennmcmenemy, https://twitter.com/TheGenuineJenny,https://twitter.com/AncientHistFan
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Mon, 03 Sep 2018 - 1h 15min - 97 - 079 Old Age, Death, and Burial
In this episode, we discuss what life was like for the elderly in ancient Greece, the liminal stage between life and death, the rituals and importance of the funeral and burial, the archaeology of the Kerameikos in Athens and its significance in our understanding of Greek funerary practices, the importance of the demosion sema and epitaphios logos in Athenian democracy, and the evolution of Greek funerary monuments from the archaic into the Hellenistic period
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/08/079-old-age-death-and-burial.html
Intro by Dr Foxwede of Foxwede History
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCedWltyADAy7s8-WAVGxBLA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoxwedeHistory/
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 - 1h 20min - 96 - 078 Healing, Medicine, and Disease
In this episode, we discuss healing and medicine in the ancient Greek world by looking at Asklepios, his healing sanctuaries known as Asklepieia, and the earliest physicians, including Hippokrates of Kos, the Hippokratic School of Medicine, and the Hippokratic Corpus; and bacterial/viral diseases, mental diseases, and disabilities
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/08/078-healing-and-medicine.html
Introduction by Noah Tetzner of History of Vikings
Website: http://thehistoryofvikings.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryofViking
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 - 1h 12min - 94 - 077 From Childbirth to Adolescence
In this episode, we discuss what it was was like in ancient Athens for a young girl or boy from birth to adolescence, by looking at childbirth, childhood, the various rites of passages that they must surpass on the way to becoming teenagers, the paideia education system (both Old and New) and finally the training young boys undertook in order to be accepted as a hoplite citizen warrior
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/07/077-from-childbirth-to-adolescence.html
Intro by William Hubbard of the Layman's Historian Podcast
Website: https://laymenhistorian.podbean.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelaymanhistorian/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laymanhistorian
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 - 1h 20min - 80 - 076 The Goddess of the Young
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Artemis, the virgin goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, the moon, and the protector of the young
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/06/076-goddess-of-young.html
Intro by Tanner Campbell of the Legends, Myths, and Whiskey Podcast
Website: https://legendsmythsandwhiskey.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TannerInMaine and https://twitter.com/LMAWpodcast
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 - 1h 16min - 79 - ***Special Guest Episode on Roman Women and Religion w/Peta Greenfield***
In this special guest episode, Peta and I discuss a few aspects in regards to the role of women in the religious sphere of Rome and compare/contrast it with ancient Greece
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/10/special-guest-episode-on-roman-women.html
Peta Greenfield
Co-Host of the Partial Historians Podcast
Website: https://partialhistorians.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepartialhistorians/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_historians and https://twitter.com/peta_greenfield
TED-Ed Video: Who were the Vestal Virgins, and what was their job? - Peta Greenfield
Mon, 04 Jun 2018 - 1h 15min - 78 - 075 Pregnancy, Abortion, and Divorce
In this episode, we discuss the medical and philosophical writings on women's bodies, particularly the Hippokratic Corpus and Aristotle, relating to the topics of menstruation, pregnancy, and the "wandering womb"; the various methods and techniques for conception, contraception, abortion, and exposure; the legal procedure for divorces (usually due to childlessness and adultery); and the ways in which adulterers were punished in ancient Greece
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/05/075-pregnancy-abortion-and-divorce.html
Mon, 21 May 2018 - 58min - 77 - 074 Marriage and Domesticity
In this episode, we discuss the legal status of women in Ancient Greece (including the dowry and the epikleros), the betrothal and marriage rituals, and the ideal of separation and seclusion for women (the evidence for and against it)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/04/074-marriage-and-domesticity.htm
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 - 1h 15min - 76 - 073 The Oikos and Private Life
In this episode, we discuss the basic designs of ancient Greek homes and what type of furniture, decoration, lighting, and so forth might be found in them; the physical and idealistic seperation between the gynakeion (women's quarters) and the andron (men's quarters); the pitfalls to ancient Athens as an urban city (such as the street-side defecation), as well as the benefits (such as the gymnasia); the religious sphere of the oikos, particularly the role Hestia played in it; and the different type of clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles one might have seen on an ancient Athenian man or woman
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/04/073-oikos-and-private-life.html
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 - 59min - 75 - 072 The Wrathful Queen
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Hera, the queen of the heavens and wife of Zeus, and the guardian of women, marriage, childbirth, and the family unit
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/03/072-wrathful-queen.html
Intro by Liv Albert of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!
Website: https://www.mythsbaby.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mythsbaby/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mythsbaby
Mon, 26 Mar 2018 - 1h 07min - 74 - ***Special Guest Episode on Roman Sexuality w/Aven McMaster***
In this special guest episode, Aven and I discuss love, sex, and prostitution from the Roman perspective and compare/contrast it with ancient Greece
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/03/special-guest-episode-on-roman.html
Aven McMaster
Assistant Professor of Ancient Studies at Thorneloe University at Laurentian
Co-Host of the Endless Knot Podcast
Website: http://www.alliterative.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliterativeendlessknot/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvenSarah and https://twitter.com/AvenMcMaster
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 - 1h 14min - 73 - 071 Love, Sex, and Prostitution
In this episode, we discuss Greek love and sexuality by examining the formal social institution known as pederasty; the various theories of love as described by Plato (through various speakers) in his treatise, the Symposion; the various methods in which Athenian males (and non-citizen women) were able to have sex; the depiction of nudity and genitalia in art and masturbation; the various types of female and male prostitutes; pictorial and medical evidence for the daily life of prostitutes and philosophical and comedic representation of prostitution; and the lives of several famous hetairai (Rhodopis, Thargelia, Aspasia, Phryne, and Neaira)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/03/071-love-sex-and-prostitution.html
Intro by Neil of the Ancient Blogger Podcast
Website: http://www.ancientblogger.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ancientblogger
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ancientblogger
Mon, 05 Mar 2018 - 1h 23min - 72 - 070 The Goddess of Seduction
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, love, sexual pleasure, and procreation
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/02/070-goddess-of-seduction.html
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 - 1h 13min - 71 - 069 Slaves and Foreigners
In this episode, we discuss the notion of the barbaroi in Greek culture; the origins and philosophical theories for slavery; and the legal status and type of roles (and importance) that slaves and metics (foreign residents) had in the Athenian economy
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/02/069-slaves-and-foreigners.html
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 - 1h 18min - 70 - 068 Travel, Trade, and Work
In this episode, we discuss the various ways in which the ancient Greeks traveled, whether it was via land or sea; the physical layout of the port of Piraeus and the commercial activity that took place there; the mining district of Thorikos and how silver was mined for coinage and how coins were struck; farming techniques and how produce/goods were sold in the agora; the various types of manufacturing workshops at Athens and how they operated; and the disdain that the elites held for the merchant and manufacturing classes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/01/068-travel-trade-and-work.html
Mon, 22 Jan 2018 - 1h 09min - 69 - 067 Hephaistos and Hermes
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Hephaistos (the god of fire, metallurgy, and craftsmen) and Hermes (the messenger god of cunning and deceit and the protector of thieves, travelers, merchants, athletes, and boundaries)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/01/067-hephaistos-and-hermes.html
Intro by Abel Kay of The Tale of Rome Podcast
Website: http://thetaleofrome.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/west4east
Mon, 15 Jan 2018 - 56min - 68 - 066 The Athenian Agora
In this episode, we discuss the construction, history, and significance of the Athenian Agora (the civic, religious, legal, and commercial nerve center for Athenian democracy), including a walking tour of what a visitor then and now would see
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/12/066-athenian-agora.html
Mon, 18 Dec 2017 - 45min - 67 - 065 The Athenian Akropolis
In this episode, we discuss the construction, the history, and the significance of the buildings on the Athenian Akropolis (including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and a few others); together, these buildings mark the high point of the glorification of Athens, a confident assertion of its cultural leadership of Greece, a bold endorsement of its self-image, and a dazzling instrument of political propaganda, with the result that many later would consider the Athenian Akropolis to be the symbol of the legacy and the glories of Classical Greece
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/12/065-athenian-acropolis.html
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 - 52min - 66 - 064 The Protectress of Athens
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, craftsmanship, and strategic warfare who served as a kind of symbol for the city of Athens and civilization in general
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/12/064-protectress-of-athens.html
Mon, 04 Dec 2017 - 57min - 65 - 063 The Lord of the Sea
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Poseidon, the violent and unpredictable god who ruled over the sea
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/11/063-lord-of-sea.html
Mon, 27 Nov 2017 - 43min - 64 - 062 Agricultural Festivals
In this episode, we discuss the Attic calendar year with a focus on various agricultural festivals and ceremonies; starting in the fall at the time of sowing we work our way around the year, month-by-month, until it is time to sow once again; particular attention is given to the Thesmophoria and the Eleusinian Mysteries, including a walking tour of what a visitor then and now would see at the site of Eleusis, but a dozen or so other festivals are described, including the Pyanepsia, the Oschophoria, the Chalkeia, the Proerosia, the Apatouria, the Haloa, the Thargelia, the Skira, the Kronia, the Herakleia, and the Boedromia (excluded are the Dionysian festivals—the Rural Dionysia, the Lenaia, the City Dionysia, and the Anthesteria)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/11/062-agricultural-festivals.html
Intro by Travis Dow of Podcastnik
Website: http://www.podcastnik.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/podcastnik
Mon, 20 Nov 2017 - 1h 00min - 63 - 061 The "Two Goddesses"
In this episode, we discuss the primordial goddess Gaia (the personification of Mother Earth) and her relationship with Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; the myths and iconography of the "two goddesses," Demeter and her daughter Persephone / Kore (including the daughter's abduction by Hades); Persephone's dual role as Queen of the Underworld and an agriculture goddess, like her mother; and the various ways in which these two were worshipped together, particularly in the Peloponnesos and Magna Graecia (but not including their Attic cults)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/11/061-two-goddesses.html
Intro by Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast
Website: https://www.atozhistorypage.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/atozhistory
Mon, 13 Nov 2017 - 45min - 62 - 060 Hades and the Underworld
In this episode, we discuss the mysterious, shadowy figure of Hades (Lord of the Underworld); the Greek perception of the afterlife and those who dwell in it; necromancy (the summoning of the dead to answer questions); where and how one can make a katabasis (decent) into the Underworld; and Homer's description of the abode of Hades in Book Eleven of the Odyssey and then comparing and contrasting that with the description found in Virgil's Aeneid Book Six, all while taking a tour of the Underworld, its major features, and its inhabitants
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/10/060-underworld.html
Intro by Chad Davies of The Scientific Odyssey Podcast
Website: http://thescientificodyssey.typepad.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thescientificodyssey
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaddavies
Mon, 30 Oct 2017 - 1h 01min - 61 - 059 Olympian Zeus
In this episode, we discuss the myths, iconography, and cultic worship of Zeus, the mighty patriarch who ruled over Mount Olympos; included are his Indo-European origins as the supreme sky god; his role as the god who maintains order and justice by presiding over normative civic, social, and family relationships; his connection with Themis (Divine Law), Nemesis (Revenge), and the three Moirai (the Fates); his worship as a rain-making, agricultural deity, both on mountain peaks (Attika and Krete) and the Underworld (symbolizing the regenerative life cycle); his worship in Arkadia and its relationship to werewolf transformation and human sacrifice; his oracles at Dodona and Siwa (where he was syncretized with Libyan god Ammon); his Panhellenic sanctuary at Olympia; his connection with Nike (Victory) and his worship as a savior or bringer of freedom against foreign foes (Persia and Carthage); and the "philosophical Zeus" that arose as some questioned polytheistic religions during the Hellenistic Period
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/10/059-olympian-zeus.html
Intro by Lee Accomando of the Viking Age Podcast
Website: http://vikingagepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vikingagepod
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VikingAgePod
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 - 54min - 60 - 058 Classical Temples
In this episode, we discuss the innovations during the 5th century BC in the realm of temple building (outside of Attika, that is); included are the Temple of Aphaia at Aigina, the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Hera II at Poseidonia (Paestum), the Temple of Victory at Himera, the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, the Valley of the Temples at Akragas (Agrigento), the Temple of Hera at Selinous, the unfinished temple at Segesta, and the Temple of Apollo at Bassai
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/10/058-classical-temples.html
Intro by Ben Jacobs of the Wittenberg to Westphalia: Wars of the Reformation Podcast
Website: http://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wittenbergtowestphalia
Twitter: https://twitter.com/w2wpodcast
Mon, 16 Oct 2017 - 46min - 59 - 057 Classical Paintings
In this episode, we discuss the innovations during the 5th century BC in the realm of painting on pottery, walls, and wooden panels; included are some of the most famous vase paintings of the Kleoprades Painter, the Berlin Painter, Onesimos, the Brygos Painter, the Pistoxenos Painter, Sotades, the Niobid Painter, the Achilles Painter, the Penthesilea Painter, the Pisticci Painter, and the Meidias Painter; the wall paintings of Polygnotos, Mikon, Timarete, Parrhasios, Zeuxis, Apollodoros, and the Tomb of the Diver at Poseidonia (Paestum); and the Pitsa Panels
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/10/057-classical-paintings.html
Intro by Ray Belli of the Words for Granted Podcast
Website: http://www.wordsforgranted.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordsforgranted
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wordsforgranted
Mon, 09 Oct 2017 - 54min - 58 - 056 Classical Sculptures
In this episode, we discuss the innovations during the 5th century BC in the realm of free-standing statuary in the round, stelai, and architectural relief; included are the Kritios Boy and the Angelitos' Athena from the "Persian debris", the Tyrannicides by Antenor, the Charioteer of Delphi, the Artemision Zeus/Poseidon, the Riace Warriors, the Statue of Zeus Carrying Ganymedes, the Mourning Athena, the Exaltation of the Flowers, the Enthroned Goddess, the Charioteer of Motya, the Relief of Hades and Persephone Enthroned, the Relief of Aphrodite and Hermes in a Chariot Drawn by Eros and Psyche, the Diskobolos (Discus Thrower) of Myron, the Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) and Diadoumenos (Youth Tying a Headband) of Polykleitos, the Helmeted Athena, the Wound Amazon, the Cat Stele, and the Stele of Hegeso
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/09/056-classical-sculptures.html
Intro by Laura Carlson of The Feast Podcast
Website: http://www.thefeastpodcast.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Feast_Podcast
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 - 1h 02min - 57 - 055 The Dionysian Mysteries
In this episode, we discuss the Phrygian goddess Kybele; her cult's transportation from Asia Minor to Greece in the 6th century BC; her assimilation with various aspects of the cults of Gaia, Rhea, and Demeter as the Great Mother and as a civic protector (particularly in Athens); her cultic rites and influence on Dionysos (Bakkhos), particularly music, wine, and an ecstatic following; the myths of two other Phrygian deities, Agdistis and Attis; some of the myths and the iconography of Dionysos and his companions (Seilenos, Pan, the Satyrs, and the Mainades); the historicity and major themes of Euripides' The Bakkhai ("The Followers of Bakkhos"); and the cultic elements of Dionysiac worship (particularly in Delphi, Boiotia, and the Peloponnesos)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/09/055-dionysian-mysteries.html
Intro by Savannah Marquardt of Ritual Podcast
Website: https://www.ritualpodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RitualPodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RitualPodcast
Mon, 11 Sep 2017 - 57min - 56 - 054 Old Comedy and Aristophanes
In this episode, we discuss the Lenaia, the intricacies of Old Comedy, and what is known about the lives and works of the earliest comedic poets, who set the stage for Aristophanes and his eleven surviving works that effectively define the genre today
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/09/054-old-comedy-and-aristophanes.html
Mon, 04 Sep 2017 - 54min - 55 - 053 Euripides at War
In this episode, we discuss the historical context and major themes of Euripides' surviving plays that he produced against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War, which include Children of Herakles, Andromache, Hekabe, Suppliants, Elektra, Madness of Herakles, Trojan Women, Iphigenia in Tauris, Ion, Helene, Phoenician Women, Orestes, and Iphigenia at Aulis (excluding Bakkhai)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/08/053-euripides-at-war.html
Mon, 28 Aug 2017 - 1h 02min - 54 - 052 Early Euripides
In this episode, we discuss the life, theatrical innovations, and tragic works of the third great Athenian playwright, Euripides; and the historicity and some of the major themes of his earliest surviving plays, which include Cyclops, Rhesus, Alcestis, Medea, and Hippolytus
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/08/052-early-euripides.html
Intro by Sam Hume of The History of Witchcraft Podcast
Website: http://witchcraftpodcast.libsyn.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyofwitchcraft
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 - 55min - 53 - 051 Sophokles
In this episode, we discuss the life, theatrical innovations, and tragic works of the second great Athenian playwright, Sophokles; and the historical context and major themes of his seven surviving plays, which include Antigone, Ajax, Oidipous Tyrannos, Women of Trachis, Philoktetes, Elektra, and Oidipous at Kolonos
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/08/051-sophocles.html
Mon, 07 Aug 2017 - 55min - 52 - 050 Early Tragedy and Aischylos
In this episode, we discuss what is known about the lives and works of the earliest tragic poets who set the stage for the first great Athenian playwright, Aischylos, to make all sorts of theatrical innovations at the onset of the Classical Period; and the historical context and major themes of his seven surviving plays, which include Persians, Prometheus Bound, Seven Against Thebes, Suppliants, and the trilogy known as Oresteia (whose three plays includes Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, and Eumenides)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/07/050-early-tragedy-and-aeschylus.html
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 - 55min - 51 - 049 Theater and the Dionysia
In this episode, we discuss the origins of drama in the Attic countryside, its relation to the cult of Dionysos, and its introduction to Athens in the late 6th century BC; its evolution from a chorus of satyrs singing dithyrambs to the addition of actors (aka Thespians from the first one, Thespis); the Dionysia festivals celebrating the cultivation of vines, both "Rural" throughout Attica during the month of Poseideon (late December/early January) and "City" in Athens during the month of Elaphebolion (late March/early April), as well as the Lenaia in the month of Gamelion (late January/early February); the physical space and early evolution of the theater in the sanctuary of Dionysos Eleutherios on the southern slope of the Athenian acropolis; the various roles of the actors and the chorus and their costumes; the components of tragic and comedic plays; and drama's civic importance in 5th century BC Athens
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/07/049-theater-and-dionysia.html
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 - 47min - 50 - 048 Food, Wine, and the Symposium
In this episode, we discuss how, when, and where different subgroups of ancient Greeks consumed food each day; what particular foods were part of each subgroups' diet; some famous early cookbook authors; viticulture and the economic, religious, and medicinal role of wine; the festival of Anthesteria in the month of Anthesterion (late February/early March), which celebrated the beginning of spring and marked the ceremonious opening of the wine jars from the previous autumn's harvest; and the symposion (drinking-party), an aristocratic social event which included philosophical/light-hearted discussions, musical performances, song-singing, storytelling, flirting, and competitions (such as kottabos, aka ancient wine pong)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/07/048-food-wine-and-symposium.html
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 - 47min - 49 - 047 Herakles: From Zero to Hero
In this episode, we discuss the iconography of the hero Herakles (also known as Hercules); his early myths, his infamous twelve labors, and his later life; his heroic persona, how he was worshipped as a pan-Hellenic divine hero, and some of his cults, including those in initiatory and pederastic contexts, as a guardian of the city, and as a military and wrestling champion; and his role as a founder of many Greek cities and as an apostle of Hellenism in the western Mediterranean
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/06/047-herakles-from-zero-to-hero.html
Mon, 19 Jun 2017 - 1h 02min - 48 - 046 Monsters and Heroes
In this episode, we discuss the importance of heroes in Greek myth, the creation of various beasts and monsters, and the lives and accomplishments of various mythic heroes who often times fought against these monsters; including Kadmos of Thebes and the Ismenian Dragon, Perseus of Argos and the Gorgon Medousa; Bellerophon of Korinth, Pegasos, and the Chimaira; the cursed family of Pelops and the Oath of Tyndareos; the Lapiths, the Kentauroi, and the Kentauromachia; Meleagros, Atalante, and the Kalydonian Boar Hunt; and the troublemaking of Peirithoos and Theseus
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/06/046-monsters-and-heroes.html
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 - 1h 06min - 47 - 045 Music and Victory Odes
In this episode, we discuss the various types of ancient Greek musical instruments during the Classical Period; how and for what purpose they were used; and the lives and works of the three great 5th century BC lyric poets who pioneered the genre of the epinikion (victory ode)—Simonides of Keos (556-468 BC), Bacchylides of Keos (ca. 525-450 BC), and Pindar of Thebes (522-443 BC), as well as their connections with the lesser known poets Korrina of Tanagra, Lasos of Hermione, and Timokreon of Rhodes
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/06/045-music-and-victory-odes.html
Mon, 05 Jun 2017 - 57min - 46 - 044 Democracy under Pericles
In this episode, we discuss the democratic machinations of Classical Athens in the mid-to-late 5th century BC; including the role that the Athenian statesman Perikles had on the radicalization of Athenian democracy, the magistracies, the Pynx and the ekklesia, the boule and prytaneis, the law courts and jury system, law and order, contemporary critiques of Athenian democracy, and the economics of running the democracy (through a system of public donations known as the liturgies)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/05/044-democracy-under-pericles.html
Mon, 15 May 2017 - 55min - 45 - 043 Imperial Athens
In this episode, we discuss the years spanning 454-446 BC, covering Athens' increasingly imperialistic behavior and the final years of the First Peloponnesian War
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/05/043-imperial-athens.html
Intro by Rob and Jamie of the Totalus Rankium Podcast
Website: https://totalusrankium.podbean.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/romanemperorstotalusrankium
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TotalusRankium
Mon, 08 May 2017 - 49min - 44 - 042 The Undeclared War
In this episode, we discuss the years spanning 461-454 BC, covering the early part of the First Peloponnesian War / "The Undeclared War"
Show Notes: www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/05/…war.html
Intro by Ahmet Ozakca of the Groovy Historian Podcast
Website: https://groovy-historian.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GroovyHistorian
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GroovyHistorian
Mon, 01 May 2017 - 45min - 42 - 041 The End of an Era
In this episode, we discuss the 460s BC, including the battle of the Eurymedon River (in Asia Minor), which sees Kimon winning a dual land and naval victory over the Persians; Sparta's clashes with the anti-Spartan coalition of Argos, Tegea, Eleia, and Mantineia; the assassination of Xerxes and eventual ascension to the Persian throne of his son, Artaxerxes; Themistokles' medism trial and his defection to the court of Artaxerxes; the revolt of Thasos from the Delian League; the debilitating earthquake in the Peloponnesos and the resulting Helot revolt; the political downfall and ostracism of Kimon, which leads to the severing of the Athenian-Spartan alliance; and the democratic reforms, assassination of Ephialtes, and ascendency of Perikles
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/04/041-end-of-era.html
Intro by Peta Greenfield and Fiona Radford of the Partial Historians Podcast
Website: https://partialhistorians.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepartialhistorians
Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_historians
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 - 53min - 41 - 040 War Hawks and Peace Doves
In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of the Persian Wars and how the Athenians and Spartans both come to terms with the new state of affairs; the formation of the Delian League under Athens to carry on the war effort against Persia at sea; and the post-war political factions in Athens (Themistokles and Xanthippos vs Kimon and Aristeides) and in Sparta (Leotychidas and Pausanias vs Pleistarchos) and their struggle to dictate Athenian-Spartan foreign policy in the 470s BC
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/04/040-war-hawks-and-peace-doves.html
Intro by Rob Sims of the History in the Making Podcast
Website: http://www.hitmpodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitmpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HITMpodcast
Mon, 17 Apr 2017 - 1h 22min - 40 - 039 The Greek Counterattack
In this episode, we discuss the tensions between the Spartan-Athenian alliance during the winter of 480/79 BC over how to deal with the lingering Persian threat; Mardonios' strategy of turning the Athenians and Spartans against each other; the eventual makeup (sort of) of Athens and Sparta; the combined Greek counterattack against the Persians in the spring of 479 BC, culminating in the twin victories at Plataia (in Boiotia) and Mykale (in Ionia), which effectively ended the first phase of the Greco-Persian Wars; and the Athenians' first attempt on the Thrakian Chersonesos, which would come to define their foreign policy in the rest of the century
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/04/in-this-episode-we-discuss-tensions.html
Intro by Charlie of The Almost Forgotten Podcast
Website: http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thealmostforgot
Mon, 10 Apr 2017 - 1h 05min - 39 - 038 Behind the Wooden Walls
In this episode, we discuss the aftermath of the Greek loss at Thermopylai, as the Persians advanced southwards to Athens and the rest of the Greeks fled to Salamis and to the Peloponnesos; the lead-up to and the naval Battle of Salamis itself (in 480 BC), in which Themistokles tricked the Persians into fighting in the narrows between Attika and Salamis, resulting in a stunning Greek victory at sea; and the battle's aftermath, which saw Xerxes' fleet and the bulk of his army retreat back to Asia
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/03/038-behind-wooden-walls.html
Intro by Katy and Nathan of Queens Podcast
Website: http://queenspodcast.libsyn.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueensPodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Queens_Podcast
Mon, 27 Mar 2017 - 56min - 38 - 037 Molon Labe
In this episode, we discuss the death of Dareios and the ascension of his son Xerxes to the Persian throne; Xerxes' preparations for a much larger, second Persian invasion of Greece (in 480 BC); the formation of the Hellenic League and their own preparations and tactical maneuverings in order to defend Greek liberty against Persia; the simultaneous multi-day land and naval battles at Thermopylai and Artemision in central Greece; and the folklore that surrounded Thermopylai afterwards and its monuments
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/03/037-molon-labe.html
Intro by Nitin Sil of the Flash Point History Podcast
Website: http://flashpointhx.podomatic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 - 1h 16min - 37 - 036 The Marathonomachoi
In this episode, we discuss the events leading up to the first Persian invasion of Greece (in 490 BC), including both sides' preparations for war, shifting alliances amongst the Greeks and Persians, and regnal squabbles at Sparta; the Battle of Marathon itself and its aftermath; the folklore that surrounded the battle afterwards and its monuments; the ongoing military feud between the Athenians and Aiginetans; and the internal political happenings at Athens during the 480s BC
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/03/036-marathonomachoi.html
Intro by Roxanne of the Mythology Translated Podcast
Website: http://mythologytranslated.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mythtrans
Mon, 13 Mar 2017 - 1h 14min - 36 - 035 The Ionian Revolt
In this episode, we discuss the events of the "Ionian Revolt," in which the eastern Greeks revolted from the Persian Empire, including the failed Naxos expedition, Miletos' role in the rebellion and its spread throughout the western coast of Asia Minor and Kypros, the Greek sack of Sardeis, the three-pronged Persian counteroffensive in Kypros, Karia, Ionia, the Hellespont, and the Propontis, the Persian naval victory at Lade, and their subsequent sack of Miletos; the Spartan destruction of Argos at Sepeia; the early life of one of Athens' key political figures for the next four decades, Themistokles; and the internal political happenings of Athens during the 490s BC
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/03/035-ionian-revolt.html
Intro by Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram of the Endless Knot
Website: http://www.alliterative.net
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Alliterative
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliterativeendlessknot
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvenSarah and https://twitter.com/Alliterative
Mon, 06 Mar 2017 - 57min - 35 - 034 Rising Tensions
In this episode, we discuss the final subjugation of the Ionian poleis to Persian-backed tyrannies, Dareios' failed invasion of Skythia, Megabazos' conquest of Thrake, and the submission of Makedon that brought Persia right up to the foothills of Mount Olympos, at the very borders of mainland Greece; the diplomatic follies of the Athenians; and whether war was or was not inevitable, at least in the last decade of the 500s BC
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/02/034-rising-tensions.html
Intro by Lantern Jack of Ancient Greece Declassified
Website: http://greecepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greecepodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/greecepodcast
Mon, 20 Feb 2017 - 49min - 34 - 033 The "Great King" Dareios
In this episode, we discuss the ascension of Dareios to the Persian throne; his consolidation of the empire and eastern campaigns into the Indus River valley; Zoroastrianism and the role Ahura-Mazda played in his reign; and his reform program, with a special focus on his creation of a new script (Old Persian), his new capital of Persepolis, a tour of the bureaucratic satrapies, the Royal Road, his "sort of" Red Sea/Nile River canal, and the creation of and influence of the gold "Daric" coin
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/02/033-great-king-darius.html
Intro by Jeff Wright of Trojan War: The Podcast
Website: http://trojanwarpodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trojanwarpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrojanWarPod
Mon, 13 Feb 2017 - 1h 04min - 33 - 032 Kambyses
In this episode, we discuss events in the eastern Mediterranean during the reign of the Persian king, Kambyses, with a focus on the achievements and the political maneuverings between the Egyptian kings Amasis II and Psammetichos III, the Kyrenean kings Battos III and Arkesilaos III, the Samian tyrant Polykrates, and the Naxian tyrant Lygdamis; Kambyses' successful conquests of Kypros and Egypt; his failed campaigns in north Africa against the Nubians, Kyreneans, and Carthaginians; and his "madness" (as told by Herodotos) which ultimately brought his reign to an end
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/02/032-cambyses.html
Intro by Drew Vahrenkamp of the Wonders of the World Podcast
Website: wonderspodcast.libsyn.com/podcast
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wonderspodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/wonderspodcast
Mon, 06 Feb 2017 - 59min - 32 - 031 Kyros the Great
In this episode, we discuss Kyros' conquests of the Lydian kingdom, the Greek city-states in western Anatolia, the nomadic step-tribes of central Asia, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire; the contingents and battle tactics of his multi-ethnic military; the administration of his multi-state empire that stretched from Anatolia in the west to the Hindu-Kush Mountains in the east and to the Aral Sea and the Jaxartes River in the northeast; and his other deeds and qualities that were deemed to be so exceptional by later historians that he earned the moniker "the Great"
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/01/031-cyrus-great.html
Intro by Vivek Vasan of the Historical India Podcast
Website: http://www.historicalindiapodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/histoindicast
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/histoindicast
Mon, 30 Jan 2017 - 1h 04min - 31 - 030 Herodotos and the Rise of Persia
In this episode, we discuss the life, influences, drawbacks, and positives of the "Father of History", Herodotos; and the political events of the Near East in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, including the rise of the Medians and Neo-Babylonians and their destruction of the diminishing Assyrian Empire, and culminating with a young vassal king from the Persian city of Anshan, named Kyros, who overthrew the Medes and elevated the Achaemenid Persians among the other chief powers of the time (the Lydians, the Neo-Babylonians, and the Egyptians)
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/01/030-herodotus-and-rise-of-persia.html
Intro by Alison Innes and Darrin Sunstrum of the MythTake Podcast Website: mythtake.blog Facebook: www.facebook.com/mythtake Twitter: twitter.com/InnesAlison and twitter.com/darrinsunstrum
Mon, 23 Jan 2017 - 1h 03min
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