89. Naked Ambition: How Gyges Got More Than an Eyeful
Peeking at the queen cost Gyges his simple life… and earned him a kingdom. Join us as we dive into the steamy, schemey tale of Gyges, the ultimate accidental king. Spoiler: when the queen catches you, you either run for your life—or seize the throne!If you want to play Fan of History bingo you better have Gyges on your card because he will show up a LOT. What he does today will have repercussions for more than 100 years.Tune in for a tale that’s part murder mystery, part soap opera, and all ancient drama!This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information:http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse.Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Maj 201939min
88. A Swede and an American walk into a bar...
“I swiftly marched to Babylon which I was intent upon conquering. I blew like the onrush of a hurricane and enveloped the city like a fog. I completely surrounded it and captured it by breaching and scaling the walls. I did not spare his mighty warriors, young or old, but filled the city square with their corpses...The city and houses I completely destroyed from foundations to roof and set fire to them. I tore down both inner and outer city walls, temples, temple-towers made of brick and clay - as many as there were - and threw everything into the Arahtu canal. I dug a ditch inside the city and thereby leveled off the earth on its site with water. I destroyed even the outline of its foundations. I flattened it more than any flood could have done. In order that the site of that city and its temples would never be remembered, I devastated it with water so that it became a mere meadow.”It's the 680's BCE and Sennacharib, the vengeful and vicious king of the Assyrian Empire, has had enough of Babylon's insolence. You may have heard that the "Angel of Death" destroyed the powerful Assyrian army outside the walls of Jerusalem just a few short years ago, but news of their demise has been greatly exaggerated!We also introduce a new co-host in this episode: Bernie Maopolski of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Fan of History is a podcast with two genuine, authentic, and intelligent guys. There's no AI here! Just real history by real people with Swedish and Scranton accents.This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information:http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse.Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Maj 201949min
