
56 episodes

The Almost Forgotten The Almost Forgotten
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4.7 • 23 Ratings
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The podcast focuses on the lives and times of great historical figures that have mostly fallen through the cracks of our collective memories. We may have heard of these people, but they don't get the attention that some do. Here, they get their due. http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com on Twitter: @thealmostforgot
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7.3 - Dion
Dion was born in Syracuse and became a trusted advisor to the city’s tyrant. But Dion’s relationship with the next tyrant was no so hot, and after falling out, Dion became a reformer. As a student of Plato, he saw an opportunity to implement the philosopher’s ideal Republic, and he seized the moment to try.
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7.2 - Leukon
Leukon was the tyrant, then king, of the Cimmerian Bosporus, a territory on the Crimean Peninsula, at the very edge of the Greek world. He took the territory, capitalized on its relationship to the rest of the Greek world to create an important Hellenized kingdom that would last for centuries.
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7.1 - Shutruk Nakhunte
Shutruk-Nakhunte was the most powerful king of Elam. He took this often times disunited culture, and created an empire out of it. Elam existed for thousands of years, but under Shutruk-Nakhunte they managed to be one of the great powers in the region, a rarity for them despite their long-lived civilization.
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6.6 - Burgundy pt 6 - Mary and the Rest
Burgundy is in turmoil after the death of Charles. His daughter Mary is his heir, but France, as well as the Netherlands, aren’t going to allow her to take power easily. Burgundy, though, survives in some way, beyond Mary, through her marriage into the powerful Habsburg family, and leaves a lasting legacy, at least in the Low Countries
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6.5 - Burgundy pt 5 - Charles the Bold
Charles inherited a truly powerful state in Europe upon the death of his father. He was learned and brave, a strong military commander, and looked like he was going to be a leading man in European affairs for generations. But his obsession with his eastern frontier, coupled with a few tactical blunders, made it so that never happened, and ended Burgundy’s dominance.
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6.4 - Burgundy pt 4 - Philip the Good
Philip the Good became the new Duke of Burgundy after his father’s murder. He worked to expand Burgundy’s power, and ruled during its height in a way that kept it strong and secure. But he also missed real opportunities to make it something more.
Customer Reviews
A beautiful intelligent podcast
The repertoire of history classes is smotheringly narrow, especially in places where British or American history is the predominant storyline. But most countries have their own official story. Almost Forgotten is a re-balancing effort - not argumentative or contentious - but just laying out the well researched and wonderfully told stories of the many people & parts of the world that some of is might have heard about, but few of us understand. A great education, easily & enjoyably absorbed!
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A knowledgeable-yet-playful history podcast featuring the life stories in-context of some of the outstanding figures who made our world what it is.