028 - Unlocking the Pontus Euxinus
In today's installment, we'll tell a tale of two cities in one sense. The age of colonization in Greece had an early leader in the island of Euboea, but as the Euboeans were stretched thin, Corinth an...
31 Jan 20171h 3min
Halloween Ep. 2.0 - Manuscript Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe
Welcome to our second annual Halloween special here at the Maritime History Podcast. This year I opted for a nautical tale by the ever-popular American author of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Some peo...
31 Okt 201636min
027 - Odysseus Builds a Boat
Today we fill in some gaps concerning Greek colonization, looking first at the founding of colonies along the eastern coast of Sicily. The Greeks colonized by force more so than did the Phoenicians, s...
30 Okt 201659min
026 - Sailing Advice from Hesiod, the Farmer-Poet
At long last we make first contact with the Greeks! Today we try to cover the earliest periods of Greek colonization and expansion into the central Mediterranean. Hesiod's writings can give us some in...
18 Sep 20161h 3min
Member 005 - Winstanley's Wonder: The First Eddystone Lighthouse
This time around I figured we’d draw in near to shore and take a look at a famous lighthouse, or, at least a portion of the history connected to one of England’s most famous lights. The Eddystone Ligh...
16 Aug 201653min
025 - Carthage: A New (City) Hope
This week we follow the fleeing Elissa, princess of Tyre, to Qart-ḥadašt, the "New City" that would come into wider fame as Carthage. We start with some talk of the mythical founding of Carthage, some...
15 Juli 201651min
024 - Go West, O Tyre, Go West
This week we follow the Phoenicians to the western extremity of their trade network and colonization. While it is difficult to paint a chronological picture of when each colony was established, the ci...
17 Juni 20161h 1min
023 - Setting Up Shop in the Central Med
The Phoenicians are now on the move, pushing the scope of our podcast to the west. While they were mainly concerned with expanding their access to natural resources like copper, iron, and silver, they...
4 Maj 201647min
