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...
6 Okt 20231h
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
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
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
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
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 Juli 202341min
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 Juni 202339min
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 Juni 202339min
