Episódios

  • Episode 14: Croesus Considered
    Jun 29 2025

    One last look at our favorite Lydian before moving on: why does Herodotus spend so much time talking about him, and why put his story at the start of the entire Histories?

    Please consider supporting my work at www.patreon.com/herodotuspodcast. The first bonus episode is in the pipeline!

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    17 minutos
  • Episode 13: Croesus on the Pyre (1.85-92)
    May 28 2024

    Staring death in the face, Croesus channels his inner sage, and saves his own life.

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    16 minutos
  • Episode 12: The Fall of Sardis (1.79-84)
    Feb 22 2024

    Cyrus uses the power of camels to defeat Croesus, and a botched prophecy allows him to capture Sardis. Plus, Spartan hair styles!

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    19 minutos
  • Episode 11: Crossing the Halys (1.71-78)
    Jun 30 2023

    Croesus makes his opening move against the Persians—guess how well that goes? Plus cannibalism, a solar eclipse, and ancient hydraulics.

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    30 minutos
  • Episode 10: Grave Concerns at Sparta (1.65-70)
    Feb 22 2023

    We get a look at how Sparta became the militarized city-state that we know and love(??), and Croesus picks his Greek ally.

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    20 minutos
  • Episode 9: The Tyrant of Athens (1.56-64)
    Oct 18 2022

    As Croesus chooses between the Athenians and the Spartans as allies against the Persians, Herodotus introduces us to Pisistratus, the tyrant of Athens, who used trickery to conquer Athens on three separate occasions. We also explore what it meant to be a tyrant and what Herodotus actually thought of the whole tyranny thing.

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    27 minutos
  • Episode 8: Turtle Soup (1.46-56)
    Jul 19 2022

    Croesus decides to play Bachelor with some Greek oracles to figure out which is the True One, and so we take a long look at the Delphic Oracle. Plus, the voice of Apollo!

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    25 minutos
  • Episode 7: Unfortunate Son (1.34-45)
    May 11 2022

    Croesus meets with tragedy.

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    20 minutos