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027: Hellenistic Women - Daily Life & Roles
The first of a two-part topic regarding Women in the Hellenistic Age. Discussions on the perils of childbirth, female poets and scholars, and more ra…
7 years, 3 months ago
026: Pyrrhus - The Wars in Italy & a Pyrrhic Victory (280-272 BC)
The conclusion of our series on Pyrrhus of Epirus, we focus upon his invasion of Italy and his conflict with the Roman Republic in the first great cl…
7 years, 4 months ago
025: Pyrrhus - Wars with the Diadochi, & Westward Ho! (296-280 BC)
With the throne of Epirus secure, Pyrrhus would throw himself into the wars of the Diadochi, fighting for control of Macedon against the likes of Dem…
7 years, 5 months ago
024: Pyrrhus - The World of Epirus, & the Early Years (319-286 BC)
In the first in a multi-part series on the life of Pyrrhus, the Molossian King of Epirus, we chronicle the transformation of the fragmented and back…
7 years, 5 months ago
023: Children of Mars Pt 2 - The Roman Unification of Central Italy & the Polybian Legion 390-282 BC
The 4th century would be a time of great change in the Roman Republic, as she would go from smoking ruin to master of most of Italy in roughly 100 ye…
7 years, 6 months ago
022: Children of Mars - The Roman Kingdom and Early Republic (753- 390BC)
With the 1st of a 2-part series, we will cover the misty origins of Rome from King Romulus to the sack of Rome by Brennus. We also tackle the politi…
7 years, 6 months ago
021: Assuming the Diadem - Kingship in the Hellenistic Age
Hail to the king baby! We are covering the ultimate authority of power in the Hellenistic world: the king. The creation of the kingship, what the j…
7 years, 7 months ago
020: The Celtic Invasion of Greece - The Gallic Tsunami
In this episode, we cover the Celtic invasions proper. The Greeks and Macedonians try to defend themselves from the onslaught of the warchief Brennus…
7 years, 8 months ago
019: The Celtic Invasion of Greece - Celtic Civilization & History (1300-300 B.C.)
In the first of a two-part look at the Celtic invasion of Greece, I cover the history and civilization of the ancient Celts. We will look at what it …
7 years, 8 months ago
018: To the Strongest - The End of the Wars of the Diadochi
The conclusion to our series on the wars of the Diadochi, covering Demetrius’ fall and rise and fall again, the death of the last successors to Alexa…
7 years, 8 months ago