Episode 10: Athens: The City of Theseus
What started out as a small settlement atop a rocky outcrop over 5000 years ago would develop into the most recognisable symbol of democracy and culture. Athens would Survive relatively intact after t...
25 Jun 202037min
Episode 9: This is Sparta
The Institutions that would develop in Sparta are what made this Greek city state standout, even in modern times. Their interactions with their neighbours would help drive how these systems would take...
11 Jun 202035min
Episode 8: The Sons of Heracles
Developing and coming out of the Dark Ages, would be one of the most recognisable city states. Sparta would come into existence from the union of surrounding villages and the conquering of nearby regi...
28 Mai 202026min
Episode 7: The Archaic Age, A Re-Birth
The Greek world now emerges out of the shadows of the dark ages, with the region experiencing a re-birth. What comes into being will be different to the ages that came before, although their memory wo...
14 Mai 202031min
Episode 6: An Age of Darkness
The collapse of the Bronze Age world saw darkness descend onto the Greek world. The great palaces of the Mycenaeans lay in ruins. A period of regression and depopulation makes itself known in the Arch...
1 Mai 202025min
Episode 5. Collapse of the Bronze Age
This time around the Myceneans would disappear into history with the rest of the Bronze Age world. This collapse would not only affect the Myceneans but also the rest of the Bronze Age world around th...
16 Apr 202028min
Episode 4: The Mycenaeans
In this episode we will look at our second Bronze Age Civilisation, the Mycenaeans. They would supplant the Minoans in the Aegean to become the dominant civilisation, there and on the Greek mainland. ...
2 Apr 202030min
Episode 3. The Minoans
This episode deals with our first Bronze Age civilisation, the Minoans, who are recognised as one of the earliest to develop in the Aegean and Europe. Centred on Crete they would endure and recover fr...
19 Mar 202024min
