3 episodes
Free the Greeks! Joshua Taylor
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- History
History buff Joshua Taylor invites you to join him on a historical odyssey to classical Greece and its darkest yet most vibrant hour: the Peloponnesian War. Here you will encounter figures like Pericles, Alcibiades, Socrates, Aristophanes and Lysander as they navigate a time of brutal warfare on land and sea, false treaties, wily politicking and betrayal!
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A Tale of Two Poleis: Part 2 - Sparta
Josh travels into the heart of Peloponnesus to the remote Eurotas River Valley and conducts an anthropological survey of Athens' great rival, the Spartans. Its culture, its famously formidable women and its unique government is here examined. And what exactly is the "Spartan Mirage"? All will be revealed!
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A Tale of Two Poleis: Part 1
The background on our protagonists begins with Athens. Join Josh as he details its rise from oligarchy to democracy whilst establishing the broad strokes of the history of Greek Civilization.
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Awake to the Classics!
Free the Greeks? From where? From the confines of Popular Culture of Course. Things are about to get real as your host Joshua Taylor introduces you to the First Great War of History, that titanic struggle between Athens and Sparta known as the Peloponnesian War.