What´s New In History - Did Accountants Build Civilization?
This week on What's New in History, I sit down with archaeologist Dr. William Hafford to discuss his fascinating paper, Countdown to Cities: Numeracy and the Development of Urban Society. Could someth...
30 Jun 47min
240. 490s BC Ionian Revolt: The Empire Strikes Back
The popular thing to do in the Greek world of the 490s BC was to revolt against the PersiansHaving launched their revolt in the name of freedom, the Ionian "freedom fighters" soon discover that the Pe...
23 Jun 31min
239. 490s BC These ships were the beginning of troubles for Greeks and Barbarians
Aristagoras leaves Sparta empty-handed but finds a more receptive audience in Athens. Can Athens help "Make the World Safe for Democracy" in the 490s BC??In this episode, Bernie and Dan follow the Ion...
10 Jun 47min
238. 490's BC - The Ionian Revolt Begins
A failed expedition. A frightened tyrant. A restless Greek world under Persian rule. The Ionian Revolt did not begin with grand ideals, but with fear, ambition, and political chaos. Bernie and Dan beg...
26 Mai 38min
237. 490s BC Rome part III: The Legend of Coriolanus
We left the last episode with a cliffhanger and this episode is chock full of action, adventure, and narrow escapes!Oh and Barbarians!Dan explains how the Republic nearly dies in its infancy as ordina...
13 Mai 48min
What's New In History: What We Still Get Wrong About the Caribbean's Brutal History
An interview with Andrew Rowen, author of ISABEL, ANACAONA & COLUMBUS’S DEMISE: 1498–1502 Retold, a historical novel grounded in primary sources and anthropological research that reconstructs from bot...
6 Mai 1h 2min
What´s New In History: Did you know the Vikings were in North America for 350 years??
The algorithm gods served me a video with hard evidence that the Northmen didn't just stop in for a quick visit and leave. New research into Viking-age wood is shedding light on something much bigger:...
22 Apr 1h 6min
