***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 poli...
21 Syys 20201h 12min
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 Hannib...
24 Elo 20201h 24min
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 carry...
3 Elo 20201h 42min
***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 ...
13 Heinä 20201h 19min
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 "Thesmopho...
22 Kesä 20202h 19min
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 ...
1 Kesä 20201h 41min
***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 d...
18 Touko 202052min
***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 proble...
27 Huhti 20201h 47min
