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Episode 33 – Democracy and Republic, Part 1
“He added the Athenian people, who had formally not been in the center of things, to his own party, changed the names of the tribes and increased the…
13 years ago
Episode 32 – Things Fixed, Things Moving
“Black is your path, Agni, changeless, with glittering waves! When like a bull you rush eager to the trees.
With teeth of flame, wind-driven, throug…
13 years, 1 month ago
Episode 31 – Land of Imposters
“After I became king, I fought nineteen battles in a single year and, by the grace of Ahura Mazda, I overthrew nine kings and I made them captive…As …
13 years, 1 month ago
Episode 30 – The Lost Army
“So Darius son of Hystaspes was made king, and the whole of Asia, which Cyrus first and Cambyses after him had conquered, was subject to him…and ever…
13 years, 2 months ago
Episode 29 – A More Perfect Empire
“Remember this lesson well: Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, and wealth—these three together constitute the great happiness …
13 years, 2 months ago
Episode 28 – When the Mede Came
“In winter, as you lie on a soft couch by the fire,
Full of good food, munching on nuts and drinking sweet wine,
Then you must ask questions such as …
13 years, 3 months ago
Episode 27 – Count No Man Happy
“But in every matter it behooves us to mark well the end: for oftentimes God gives men a gleam of happiness, and then plunges them into ruin.” – Solo…
13 years, 3 months ago
Episode 26 – The Last Kings of Babylon
“So it was that the Persians, who had once been the slaves of the Medes, became their masters.“ – Heroditus
Nebuchadnezzar II turned Babylon into th…
13 years, 4 months ago
Episode 25 – The Voyage of Solon
“Ahmose became a lover of the Hellenes; and besides other proofs of friendship which he gave to several among them, he also granted the city of Naucr…
13 years, 4 months ago
Episode 24 – A Wolf Among Hounds
“I freed those here who suffered unseemly enslavement and feared the tempers of their masters. I did this by harnessing force and justice together w…
13 years, 5 months ago