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228. 500s BC part 11: When Coins Took Over the World
How did little metal disks became power, propaganda, and paychecks?
Could you buy a round of drinks with a coin in 500BC?
Well that depends! Some place…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What´s New In History - A Slice of PIE
Before Greek, Latin, or Sanskrit, there was PIE: Proto-Indo-European. Bernie and Garry Stevens unpack the new book PROTO, focusing on the Anatolian b…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
227. 506 BC - The Clash at Boju: Sun Tzu’s Moment (500 BCs part 10)
It’s 506 BCE. The armies of Wu and Chu have finally met at Boju after years of rising tension, personal vendettas, and political ambition. In this ep…
11 months ago
226. 506 BC The Battle of Boju (500s BC part 9)
It started with exiles, legendary assassinations, and a dream of revenge. This is the opening act of the Wu–Chu War, where the state of Wu punched fa…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
225. 508 BC Greek Democracy part 4 (530s BC part 8)
In this "final" episode of our examination of ancient Greek democracy we compare it with the early Roman Republic which began "coincidentally" at the…
1 year ago
What´s New In History: Sloths, Mastodons, and Armadillos the Size of Cars
New science is rewriting the story of Ice Age South America. Humans didn’t just live alongside the giants — they hunted them. Join me as we explore t…
1 year ago
224. 508 BC Greek Democracy part 3 (500s BC part 7)
In this episode we talk about men that made up the fleet and army, how the courts worked (you would definitely get jury duty in this system!), and ho…
1 year ago
What´s New In History: A Hydraulic Hoax?
We got a letter from a listener—an actual hydraulic engineer—calling SHENANIGANS! on the big claims of building the pyramids with water power as we e…
1 year ago
223. 508 BC The Boule – 500 Random Guys and the Birth of Bureaucracy (500s BCs part 6)
Democracy wasn’t just showing up and voting in Athens—it needed infrastructure, and that’s where the Boule came in. This episode explores how 500 cit…
1 year ago
What´s New In History: A 2200 year old coin with huge implications
Welcome our newest coin guru - Leo from Classic Numismatics!
Bernie and Leo unpack the significance of a 2,200‑year‑old gold coin featuring Queen Ber…
1 year, 1 month ago