Los 4 viajes de Colón a América. - Ep.2 (La c...

En la biografía de Johann Strauss (1825-1889), más conocido como Johann Strauss hijo, hay una historia verdaderamente curiosa. Y es que además de los problemas respiratorios y bronquiales que padeció durante su madurez, desarrolló una pequeña colección de fobias. Al rey del vals ...  Show more

La tradición musical austriaca es indiscutible y admirable: Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, los Strauss o los alemanes Gluck, Beethoven y Brahms que se integraron a la perfección en el ambiente vienés... vals, polca, galop... Klimt, Zweig... el Imperio de Francisco José I, Sisi... la Óp ...  Show more

1492 marked the beginning of the Colombian Exchange - the transfer of people, goods, ideas and commodities across the Atlantic between Europe and the Americas. We hear a lot about the conquistadors, the settlers, Jesuit priests and colonisers from Spain, Portugal and Britain w ...

In the list of famous explorers, the name of Christopher Columbus stands out. Seen for many years as the man who supposedly 'discovered' the Americas, his heroic legacy is now being challenged and critiqued. Speaking to Paul Bloomfield, historian Julia McClure considers the explo ...  Show more

Part 2/4. At their most powerful, the Inca had the largest empire in the world. Lasting just one century from the mid-15th century, it stretched across the South American continent from the Amazon to the Pacific. The Inca developed ingenious ways to grow food in some of the wo ...

Have you ever wondered if there was a group to reach North America before Christopher Columbus? Find out more in today's bonus episode from another Parthenon podcast "History of North America." Join host Mark Vinet as he discusses the search for the first non-indigenous explorers ...  Show more