History of the World podcast
Chris Hasler
The incredible story of the human history of the world. Come and join us on this incredible journey! This is the History of the World podcast!!!
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May 17, 2020 • 41min
Vol 3 Ep 23 - SUMMARY - Ancient Greece, Part One
1200 - 336 BCE - From the fall of the Mycenaeans, to the rise of Alexander the Great, and everything else in between.
May 10, 2020 • 43min
Vol 3 Ep 22 - Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Period
323 - 30 BCE - The sudden imperial expansion of Alexander the Great's Macedonian kingdom had a profound effect on the vast area's diverse cultures. This episode explores that effect.
May 3, 2020 • 51min
Vol 3 Ep 21 - Ancient Greece: The Diadochi
323 - 281 BCE - Meet Philip III and Alexander IV, Antipater, Craterus, Antigonus, Demetrius, Cassander, Eumenes, Seleucus, Polyperchon, Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Peithon among others.
Apr 26, 2020 • 53min
Vol 3 Ep 20 - BATTLE - The Battle of Gaugamela ( 331 BCE )
331 BCE - The inevitable showdown between Alexander the Great and Darius III took place at Gaugamela, in a battle which would change the world as everyone know it forever.
Apr 19, 2020 • 43min
Vol 3 Ep 19 - BATTLE - The Battle of Issus ( 333 BCE )
333 BCE - Alexander the Great had ventured deeper into Persian territory than any other invader. So Darius decided to make a surprise move to cut him off from his supply lines entrapping him in a narrow mountain pass.
Apr 12, 2020 • 43min
Vol 3 Ep 18 - PROFILE - Alexander the Great
356 - 323 BCE - In our second profile episode, we look at a man who is arguably the greatest military leader ever, the Macedonian king, Alexander the Great.
Apr 5, 2020 • 42min
Vol 3 Ep 17 - Ancient Greece: The Rise of Macedon
362 - 335 BCE - With the southern Balkan poleis exhausted through continued warfare, one leader in the north was holding all the cards. This is the story of Philip II of Macedon's achievements.
Mar 29, 2020 • 46min
Vol 3 Ep 16 - Ancient Greece: Classical Greek Culture
510 - 323 BCE - Greek Gods, Olympic Games, Oracle of Delphi, architecture, pottery, Great Dionysia, historians, science, mathematics, philosophy and education all rolled up into one complete episode.
Mar 22, 2020 • 43min
Vol 3 Ep 15 - BATTLE - The Battle of Leuctra ( 371 BCE )
With Athens a shadow of its former self, the road to glory was left open to the Spartans, but an old adversary called Thebes would have something to say about it.
Mar 15, 2020 • 46min
Vol 3 Ep 14 - Ancient Greece: Peloponnesian War, Part Two
447 - 404 BCE - The conflict reaches a defining climax as natural events and individual decisions involve much of the Greek speaking world. Will it be Athens or Sparta who prevails?
