Episode 17: The Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias – Part 3 – The Conclusion.

In part Three, with the fall of Nicias during the Sicilian campaign,  and Athens only other able bodied general, Alcibiades defecting to the Spartans, things seemed grim for Athens. But a series of surprising and interesting  string of events would ultimately  save Athens from their enemies external and internal. Check the latest episode below. Thanks

Episode 16: The Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias – Part 2 – Season 2

In part Two, Alcibiades and Nicias take a trip to Sicily where fate hands both very different outcomes. Check the latest episode below. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoyed. Feel free to post your thoughts in the comments! Chris & Ryan

Episode 15: The Lives of Alcibiades and Nicias – Part 1 – Season 2 Opening Episode

In this episode, we will take on the lives of two Athenians who would step into the void left behind by Pericles:  these would be Alcibiades and Nicias. They were polar opposites, but both would rise to prominence in a post Pericles Athens. Check the latest episode below. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoyed. Feel

Episode 14: The Life of Coriolanus – Part 2 – Season 1 Finale

In part one of Coriolanus, we left off during the consular elections with Coriolanus well positioned to make history becoming a Roman Consul. What comes next shook the Roman world and landed Coriolanus in the pages of history. Listen to the conclusion of the life of Coriolanus Thanks for listening, hope you enjoyed. Feel free

Episode 13: The Life of Coriolanus – Part 1

Coriolanus was a member of the infamous Patrician Marcii house who have always been very active in Roman high society, reaching the height of Roman power with past Kings, nobleman, censors, and senators as some of their past flock. Coriolanus has big shoes to fill and filled he did landing him a special place in

Episode 12: The Life of Pericles – Part 2

Pericles had reached heights of political power never achieved before in democratic Athens but the threat of war looms on the horizon for both the city and Greece as a whole. Listen to the conclusion of the life of Pericles Check the latest episode below. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoyed. Feel free to post

Episode 11: The Life of Pericles – Part 1

At the end of the last episode about the Life of Cimon we mentioned how after the Spartan’ssnubbed Athens’s help in dealing with their Helot slave rebellion, that Cimon lost popularity in Athens, due to to his well-known and long-standing pro-Spartan views and Cimon came out on the losing end of an ostracism vote in

Episode 9: The Life of Poplicola – A New Day

With the Monarchy in retreat, several Roman aristocrats would see to it that the Monarchy would die with the overthrow of Tarquin Superbus, the last of the Roman Kings, with Poplicola becoming the leading man in the first decade of the new Republic.

Episode 8: The Lives of Themistocles and Aristides Part B

“The Persians are coming and Athens is doomed to destruction if the bold and clever Themistocles, and his rival the honorable Aristides, can’t find a way to stop them” Check out our latest episode! Sneak Peak Ryan: Welcome everyone to Part 2 of the Lives of Themistocles and Aristides.  Chris:  Hello! Ryan:  So Chris, If

Episode 5, The Life of Solon

The Life of Solon