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The Birth of the Roman Republic
Season 5 Episode 79
In 509 BC, the last king of Rome - Tarquinius Superbus - was expelled from the city, and the Republic was born. But what do we actually know about th…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Greatest Dynasty of Medieval France: Interview with Professor Justine Firnhaber-Baker
Season 5 Episode 78
It's been a while since Tides of History has gone to the Middle Ages, and a wonderful new book - House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval Fran…
2 years, 4 months ago
Sicily, Defeat, and the End of the Athenian Empire
Season 5 Episode 77
The Peloponnesian War lasted for nearly 30 years, decades of ceaseless battles, sieges, and human misery that covered the whole of Greece. In the end…
2 years, 4 months ago
Understanding the Alien World of Ancient Greece: Interview with Professor Greg Anderson
Season 5 Episode 76
It's often said that the past is a foreign country, where our basic assumptions about how the world is supposed to work don't apply. But what does th…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Peloponnesian War, Part 1: Plague, Attrition, and a Decade of Bloodshed
Season 5 Episode 75
When the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta finally broke out in 431 BC, it was small conflicts on the fringes of the Greek world that pulle…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Athenian Empire and the Coming of the Peloponnesian War
Season 5 Episode 74
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 r…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Made Classical Greece Special? Interview with Professor Josiah Ober
Season 5 Episode 73
We're often told that Classical Greece lies at the root of our modern world in some way, but what made it a special place? Professor Josiah Ober, aut…
2 years, 5 months ago
Warlords, War, and Society in Early Rome: Interview with Professor Jeremy Armstrong
Season 5 Episode 72
Rome and war are inseparable topics, but how far back does their connection go? What was war like in the earliest days of the city's rise to prominen…
2 years, 5 months ago
Classical Greece
Season 5 Episode 71
We're often told that Greece's Classical period lies at the root of "Western Civilization," but what was actually special about that time and place? …
2 years, 6 months ago
Carthage, Syracuse, and the Battle for Sicily
Season 5 Episode 70
By 480 BC, the same year Xerxes and the Persians descended on Greece, Sicily had become a battleground for the rising powers of the Central Mediterra…
2 years, 6 months ago