36. Herodotus: The Father of History

36. Herodotus: The Father of History

“Herodotus of Halicarnassus here presents his research so that human events do not fade with time. May the great and wonderful deeds – some brought forth by the Hellenes, others by the barbarians – not go unsung; as well as the causes that led them to make war on each other.” Herodotus, Proem These are the opening lines from the oldest surviving work of history in the western world and would open so much more than just an account of the Greek and Persian wars. In this first episode on Herodot...

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56: Thasos, Path to Conflict

56: Thasos, Path to Conflict

After the Delian Leagues victory over the Persian forces at the Eurymedon River, campaigning would continue with it appearing other areas closer to the Greek mainland being the focus. Though, the Isla...

19 Aug 202237min

55: Policies Evolve

55: Policies Evolve

With the victory over the Persian invasions in 479 BC, the Greeks had continued operations in the Aegean against Persian controlled areas. Though, objectives and priorities of many of the city states ...

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Interview: The Athenian Experience of War with Dr Owen Rees

Interview: The Athenian Experience of War with Dr Owen Rees

Dr Owen Rees is Associate Lecturer in Ancient History at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he specialises in the transition of soldiers from civilian life to the battlefield and back again. Hi...

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Interview: Eternal Myths with Bernie Taylor

Interview: Eternal Myths with Bernie Taylor

Bernie Taylor is an independent naturalist, thought leader and author whose research explores the mythological connections and biological knowledge among prehistoric, indigenous and ancient peoples. H...

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54: Clash at the Eurymedon

54: Clash at the Eurymedon

The Delian League had been campaigning in and around the Aegean for the best part of ten years. Thucydides had given us the picture of Athenian growth in power during this period with the league focus...

24 Juni 202238min

53: Debut of the Delian League

53: Debut of the Delian League

The Delian league had now been established with the majority of its members coming from regions throughout the Aegean. In its inception they had all turned to a Greek city state on the mainland, that ...

3 Juni 202237min

Interview: Rome's Early History with The Partial Historians

Interview: Rome's Early History with The Partial Historians

I wanted to do an episode that focused on Rome in the same sort of format I had done with my past Greek Periphery episodes. Though, my knowledge on Roman history is quite rusty at best, so I wanted to...

20 Maj 20221h 48min

Introducing The History of Egypt Podcast

Introducing The History of Egypt Podcast

Please sit back and enjoy this extended podcast recommendation, an Introduction to the History of Egypt Podcast where Dominic will share a short tale with you. If you haven't yet come across the Histo...

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