98: Launch of the Sicilian Expedition

98: Launch of the Sicilian Expedition

Trumpets sounded over the Piraeus and a city’s confidence took shape in bronze and oars. We follow the launch of the Sicilian Expedition from the charged votes in the Assembly to the glittering departure ritual that Thucydides captures with chilling clarity, tracing how a cautious proposal spiraled into the most costly armament a single Greek city had ever sent to sea. Along the way, the story exposes the fragile scaffolding beneath the spectacle: stretched finances, untested logistics, and a...

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Interview: On Wine-Dark Seas with Tad Crawford

Interview: On Wine-Dark Seas with Tad Crawford

Tad Crawford's Website Buy On Wine-Dark Seas Explore the literary world of Tad Crawford, acclaimed author of "A Floating Life: A Novel," "The Secret Life of Money," and numerous nonfiction books. Wi...

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77: Athens Carries On

77: Athens Carries On

Step back in time once again to the second year of the Peloponnesian War and immerse yourself in the heart of ancient Athens, a city grappling with a devastating plague. But in this intriguing narrati...

22 Sep 202341min

76: The Plague of Athens

76: The Plague of Athens

In the second year of the Peloponnesian War, the stage was set for a continuation of the struggle between Sparta and Athens. Archidamus, the Spartan commander, spearheaded an invasion of Attica with r...

8 Sep 202338min

Interview: Pericles & Aspasia with Yvonne Korshak

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 Aug 20231h 44min

75: Pericles' Funeral Oration

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 Aug 202341min

74: Attica Invaded

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 Jul 202341min

73: Causes for War

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 Jun 202339min

72: The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War

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 Jun 202339min

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