Greeced Lightning

Sara Hales-Brittain, Luke Patrick, and Sam Siegel
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A podcast about myths, movies, and one doctor of classics teaching two dumb idiots about history and mythology

  1. -3 дн.

    Total War Rome: Battle of Lake Trasimene

    It’s finally happening: Greeced Lightning is tackling the Punic Wars! Join Sam and Sara for a lightning round of military history and Total War Rome Remastered: Hannibal Barca, teenage Sam’s World of Warcraft obsession, and Roman facial hair.

    1 ч. 6 мин.

  2. 15 июн.

    Krapopolis: Myth Soup

    Sam and Sara dive into their first listener-recommended content! Grab a gallon of wine and join us as we wonder: who is the fish man? what is happening in Krapopolis? would we rather be dealing with the excrement of our children and/or pets than finding out?

    47 мин.

  3. 1 июн.

    Age of Empires 2: Chronicles with Narrative Lead Ben Angell

    We are kicking off Season 4 with something a little different: our first interview! Dr. Ben Angell, the Narrative Lead at CaptureAge, joins Sara and Sam to discuss his work on the Age of Empires II Chronicles: Alexander the Great and our Season 3 favorite, Battle for Greece. Come for the use of ancient sources in story and character development, stay for the predictions of future Chronicles campaigns.

    1 ч. 2 мин.

  4. 26.05.2025

    Age of Empires 2: Part 3: The Peloponnesian War

    It’s the end of Season 3, and the end of Sara and Sam’s journey through Age of Empires 2. Your hosts speculate about the future of civilization in 2025 while discussing the Peloponnesian War: optimistic peace agreements, ancient plague, a literal bag of dicks, video games as art, and a look back on our highlights of the season. Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War

    1 ч. 30 мин.

  5. 12.05.2025

    Age of Empires 2: Part 2: The Persian War

    We continue our Age of Empires 2 campaign with the Persian Wars! Join Sara and Sam for ostracism procedures, wily old Themistocles, and Sara’s waning tolerance for podcasting while pregnant. Map of the Greco-Persian WarsHerodotus' Histories - Books 6-9 cover the Persian Wars.

    52 мин.

  6. 28.04.2025

    Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings: Definitive Edition: Chronicles: Battle for Greece: Part 1: The Ionian Rebellion

    Back in the Greeced Lightning Game Room, your hosts tackle Part 1 of the Chronicles: Battle for Greece in Age of Empires 2. Join us to discuss Europeans stealing historical treasures, ancient tyrants, and the Ionian revolt. Herodotus' Histories - The first several books cover Persian history; coverage of the Ionian Revolt starts in Book 5.

    54 мин.

  7. 14.04.2025

    Troy: Fall of a City - The Trojan War

    We’re going back to our Greeced Lightning roots and revisiting the Trojan War! Join us for the 2018 series Troy: Fall of a City for the correct usage of chariots, birth plans, Bjӧrk-ified Helen, and distracting bowl cuts. Minoan 'Ladies in Blue' FrescoThe Iliad - Emily Wilson's new translation

    1 ч. 5 мин.

  8. 31.03.2025

    Total War: Rome 2 - The Battle of Pydna

    It’s Macedonian War time in the Greeced Lightning Game Room! Join Sara and Sam to discuss the Battle of Pydna, layoffs and unions, war elephants, and Total War: Rome II. Plutarch, Life of Aemilius - Sections 12ff. cover the Macedonian campaignLivy, Ab urbe condita 45.19 - Livy's later account of the Macedonian WarPolybius, Histories 22.8 - On the origin of the Third Macedonian War, from a contemporary historian

    1 ч. 6 мин.
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A podcast about myths, movies, and one doctor of classics teaching two dumb idiots about history and mythology

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  • Автор
    Sara Hales-Brittain, Luke Patrick, and Sam Siegel
  • Годы выхода
    2023 - 2026
  • Выпуски
    50
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    © Copyright 2026 Sara Hales-Brittain, Luke Patrick, and Sam Siegel
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