After emerging from the dark ages of the post-Mycenaean period, the city-states of the Greek Peninsula and Asia Minor managed to become powerful centers of intellectual and military tradition, coming into contact and conflict with neighboring Persia and, ultimately, themselves.
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113: The War of the Three Kings
Civil war continues to grip the Seleucid Empire, as Alexander I Balas is challenged by the young Demetrius II for the throne of Syria. Things come to a head when Ptolemy VI, tied by marriage to Balas through his daughter Cleopatra Thea, launches an invasion of Coele Syria. In Aug ... Show More
24m 44s
Oct 14
111: The Seleucid Empire - The Elephant in the (Throne) Room
With Antiochus IV Epiphanes’ death in Persia, the throne passed to the boy-king Antiochus V Eupator and his standing regent Lysias in 164. Between the Maccabean Revolt, would-be usurpers, and arrogant Roman emissaries, few of the kingdom’s subjects had faith in the ruling pair. T ... Show More
26m 10s
Sep 2022
The Fall of Mycenaean Greece and the Trojan War
<p>Mycenaean Greece was one of the glittering jewels of the late Bronze Age world, but it fell to pieces in dramatic fashion: burned palaces, abandoned settlements, and the end of a centuries-old political tradition. Nor was Greece the only place in the Aegean to suffer: On the A ... Show More
46m 46s
Mar 2023
The Roots of Archaic Greece
<p>In the year 800 BC, Greece was an unremarkable corner of the Aegean. Over the next century, however, it underwent a remarkable transformation. Greece's population exploded, cities came into being, long-distance trade boomed, and the first overseas colonies - the beginnings of ... Show More
38m 47s
Jul 2023
Poseidon: God of the Sea
<p>God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, Poseidon is one of the most iconic Olympians.</p><br><p>In this episode, host Tristan Hughes is joined by Seth Pevnick, Curator of Greek and Roman art. Together, they untangle the various myths that describe Poseidon, his children, most ... Show More
50m 29s
Oct 2018
124-Greek Mythology: The Fall
Theseus has had a long and storied life, but now he faces his greatest challenge: after you've accomplished everything you set out to do and your name will live on for generations, what comes next?
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42m 2s
May 2024
The Athenian Empire and the Coming of the Peloponnesian War
<p>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 seized the opportunity to create an empire in the aftermath.</p><p><br></p><p>Pa ... Show More
40m 27s