Interview: Pericles & Aspasia with Yvonne Korshak
In this fascinating interview, I have the privilege of sitting down with Prof. Yvonne Korshak, a distinguished historian and accomplished writer, to delve into the captivating world of her latest mast...
25 Elo 20231h 44min
75: Pericles' Funeral Oration
The end of the first campaigning season of the Peloponnesian war had now drawn to a close. Sparta had invaded Attica with their offensive strategy, while Athens resisted with the defensive policy empl...
11 Elo 202341min
74: Attica Invaded
The first year of the Peloponnesian war is now upon us. The first phase of this nearly 30-year struggle would be known as the Archidamian War, named after the Spartan king Archidamus, who had tried to...
28 Heinä 202341min
73: Causes for War
We have now reached the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war, where we saw the hostilities between Thebes and Plataea marking a point where the war would begin. Both of these city states were allied to S...
30 Kesä 202339min
72: The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
The war party within Sparta now had the majority in favour of their policy towards Athens. A clear vote had seen that the policies of the peace that had influenced much of Spartan policy since the end...
16 Kesä 202339min
Teaser: Persian Counter Attack (Patreon)
This is a teaser of the bonus episode, Persian Counter Attack found over on Patreon. After having looked at the reasons for the Ionian revolt breaking out, we now turn to the revolt itself. In the ma...
3 Kesä 20236min
71: The Decision
With Potidaea now under siege from Athens, Corinth, although unofficial involved, was looking to help save the city and their connection to it before it would fall. To do this, they would work with th...
2 Kesä 202336min
70: War is in the Air
Athens support of Corcyra had seen hostilities once again develop with Corinth who had been engaged in a dispute with the island polis. Athens would send ships to support Corcyra, as the Corinthian se...
19 Touko 202336min
