16 - Rome - Republic to Empire
This episode discusses the cultural practices and influences of the Roman Republic, and the events that precipitated its government's transf...
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The European History Podcast
A comprehensive review of European History
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15 episodes15 - Rome - Prehistory to Republic
This episode discusses the early prehistory of Italy, the Etruscan monarchy, and the establishment and expansion of the Roman Republic. Cred...
14 - Hellenistic Culture
This episode discusses the cultural trends and achievements of Hellenistic Greece. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, Donald. 201...
13 - Intro to the Hellenistic World
This episode discusses the establishment and major political/economic events of Hellenistic Greece. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. K...
12 - Classical Greece
This episode discusses Classical Greece of the 5th and 4th Centuries BCE. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, Donald. 2010.
11 - Peloponnesian Wars and Classical Greece
This episode discusses the major events of the Peloponnesian Wars, the aftermath, and general socio-political history in Classical Greece. C...
10 - The Persian Wars
This episode lays out the last major series of events leading us up to Classical and Hellenistic Greece. Also review of what we've discussed...
9 - Life in Archaic Greece
This episode describes social and cultural attributes of Ancient Greece. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, Donald. 2010.
8 - Bonus Episode - Greek Poetry
This is a bonus episode with a reading of a poem by Tyrtaeus on the subject of the Citizen Soldier of Sparta.
7 - Athens
Discussing the other major city-state of Greek Civilization, its reforms and changes. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, Donald....
6 - Greek Colonies and Sparta
This episode discusses the expansion of Greek civilization via colonization and the major City-State of Sparta with its Peloponnesian League...
5 - Rise of Greek Civilization
Minoans, Mycenaeans, the Middle/Dark Ages, Greek values, the Polis, and the Hoplite Phalanx. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, D...
4 - Bronze Age and Non-Western Civilizations
This episode explains the advent of the Bronze Age and gives you a very brief commentary on Non-Western Civilizations leading up to the Gree...
3 - Neolithic Era
10,000 BCE to ca. 3,100 BCE. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, Donald. 2010.
2 - Paleolithic Era
1 million years ago to the year 10,000 B.C.E. Credit: The Western Heritage. 10th Ed. Kagan, Donald. 2010.