The History of Ancient Greece

By: Ryan Stitt
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  • The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is a deep-dive into one of the most influential and fundamental civilization in world history. Hosted by philhellene Ryan Stitt, THOAG spans over two millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period, from Classical Greece to the Hellenistic kingdoms, and finally to the Roman conquest, this podcast will tell the history of a fundamental civilization by bringing to life the fascinating stories of all the ancient sources and scholarly interpretations of the archaeological evidence. And we won't just detail their military and political history, but their society, how the Greeks lived day-to-day, as well as their culture—their art, architecture, philosophy, literature, religion, science, and all the other incredible aspects of the Greek achievement , while situating the Greeks within a multicultural Mediterranean whose peoples influenced and were influenced by one another.
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Episodes
  • 112 The Korinthian War

    112 The Korinthian War
    Sep 12 2024

    In this episode, we discuss the first three years of the Korinthian War from 395-393 BC

    Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2024/09/112-korinthian-war.html
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    2 hrs and 36 mins
  • 111 The Spartan Hegemony

    111 The Spartan Hegemony
    Feb 28 2024

    In this episode, we discuss Spartan imperial policy at home and abroad in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War at Sparta from 404-396 BC, including their war with Elis, the imperial ambitions of Lysander and the ascension of Agesilaos, Kinadon's foiled socio-political revolution, and Sparta's invasion of Persia to "free" the Eastern Greeks

    Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2024/02/111-spartan-hegemony.html

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    2 hrs and 18 mins
  • 110 Xenophon and "The Ten Thousand"

    110 Xenophon and "The Ten Thousand"
    Jan 5 2023

    In this episode, we discuss the life, influences, drawbacks, and positives of the Athenian military leader, philosopher, and historian--Xenophon (ca. 430-354 BC)--who was one of Sokrates' more famous pupils; and the post-Peloponnesian war Panhellenic campaign into the heart of the Persian Empire that he made famous through his writings (the Anabasis)

    Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2023/01/110-xenophon-and-ten-thousand.html
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    2 hrs and 40 mins

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