The Birth of the Roman Republic
In 509 BC, the last king of Rome - Tarquinius Superbus - was expelled from the city, and the Republic was born. But what do we actually know about the early years of the Republic? Not much, and what w...
13 Juni 202441min
The Greatest Dynasty of Medieval France: Interview with Professor Justine Firnhaber-Baker
It's been a while since Tides of History has gone to the Middle Ages, and a wonderful new book - House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France - provides us with the opportunity to return. Pr...
6 Juni 202448min
Sicily, Defeat, and the End of the Athenian Empire
The Peloponnesian War lasted for nearly 30 years, decades of ceaseless battles, sieges, and human misery that covered the whole of Greece. In the end, Athens' fate was decided not in Greece itself but...
30 Maj 202445min
Understanding the Alien World of Ancient Greece: Interview with Professor Greg Anderson
It's often said that the past is a foreign country, where our basic assumptions about how the world is supposed to work don't apply. But what does that mean for the practice of history? Professor Greg...
23 Maj 202456min
The Peloponnesian War, Part 1: Plague, Attrition, and a Decade of Bloodshed
When the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta finally broke out in 431 BC, it was small conflicts on the fringes of the Greek world that pulled the two states into conflict. Thousands upon thou...
15 Maj 202444min
The Athenian Empire and the Coming of the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War, the epic 30-year conflict between Athens and Sparta for control of Classical Greece, was a long time in coming. In fact, its roots went back to the Persian Wars, when Athens sei...
9 Maj 202440min
What Made Classical Greece Special? Interview with Professor Josiah Ober
We're often told that Classical Greece lies at the root of our modern world in some way, but what made it a special place? Professor Josiah Ober, author of The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece, joins...
2 Maj 202449min
Warlords, War, and Society in Early Rome: Interview with Professor Jeremy Armstrong
Rome and war are inseparable topics, but how far back does their connection go? What was war like in the earliest days of the city's rise to prominence? Professor Jeremy Armstrong is an expert on earl...
25 Apr 20241h
