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Thebes: The Forgotten City

History Today Podcast by Katie Holyoak

May 29, 202024:25Society & Culture

The city of Thebes was central to the ancient Greeks’ achievements in politics and culture. For many centuries it has been largely – and often deliberately – forgotten. Join Paul Cartledge in conversation with History To...

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Thebes: The Forgotten City is an episode from History Today Podcast by Katie Holyoak. The city of Thebes was central to the ancient Greeks’ achievements in politics and culture. For many centuries it has been largely – and often deliberatel...

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The city of Thebes was central to the ancient Greeks’ achievements in politics and culture. For many centuries it has been largely – and often deliberately – forgotten. Join Paul Cartledge in conversation with History Today Editor, Paul Lay, as they discuss Paul Cartledge's article on 'Thebes: The Forgotten City', which is in the June issue of History Today. Buy a copy of the June issue from our website , or read it via the History Today app, available on Google Play and the App Store. Paul's latest book, Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece is published by Picador. Image: Illustration for Seven Chiefs Against Thebes , c. 1794, John Flaxman. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Published May 29, 2020 and 24:25 long