The Hellenistic Age Podcast

From backwater kingdom to supreme overlord of Greece, I take at look at the history of Macedonia and talk about the nature of its identity on whether it can truly be called "Greek". iTunes: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/003-prelude-the-kingdom-of-macedon/id1377920930?i=1000410516992) Soundcloud: (https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037/episode-3-the-age-of-alexander-the-kingdom-of-macedonia) Stitcher: (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast) Website: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/003-prelude-the-kingdom-of-macedon/) Sources used: Arrian - Anabasis of Alexander Herodotus - The Histories Diodorous Siculus - The Library of History Isocrates - Panegyricus Plutarch - Life of Demosthenes Thucydides - The Peloponnesian War Xenophon - Hellenica Blackwell Companion to Ancient Macedonia

Wonderfully weird Herodotus, advanced imperial administration and the question of decadence are all spoken about in this episode on the Achaemenid Persian Empire. iTunes: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-2-prelude-achaemenid-persia/id1377920930?i=1000410295785) SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037/episode-2-the-age-of-alexander-achaemenid-persia) Stitcher: (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast) Website: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/002-prelude-achaemenid-persia/) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Sources Used: Aristotle: The Politics Herodotus: The Histories Plutarch: The Life of Artaxerxes Plutarch: Life of Agesilaus Marc Van De Mieroop: A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC Xenophon: Anabasis

After emerging from the dark ages of the post-Mycenaean period, the city-states of the Greek Peninsula and Asia Minor managed to become powerful centers of intellectual and military tradition, coming into contact and conflict with neighboring Persia and, ultimately, themselves. Website (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/001-prelude-the-greeks/) iTunes: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/001-prelude-the-greeks/id1377920930?i=1000410089664) SoundCloud: (https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037/episode-1-the-age-of-alexander-the-greeks) Stitcher: (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast) Spotify: (https://open.spotify.com/episode/26RPG7kSxRv2drzXaofiDl) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Sources used: Herodotus: The Histories Plutarch: Life of Agesilaus Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Xenophon: Hellenica Johnathan M Hall: A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE

Covering the Hellenistic Age from Alexander to Cleopatra, this podcast discusses the fascinating content and direction of this period of world history, including the spread of Greek culture and influence, arts, sciences, war, and religion.