124-Greek Mythology: The Fall

🐺Inside each of us there are two wolves. They are named 'Shifty' and 'Freaky'.🐺 Which one wins? Well it doesn't matter because they're both demons so maybe try to starve both of them out. Or spit in their faces and steal their name tags, like Sun Wukong does. No wrong answers b ...  Show more

🧙‍♀️So, you think your stepmom might be a sorceress🧙‍♀️ Common problem. Well, common for fairy tales, at least. But, have you thought that she might not like you putting her in a box and deciding what she is before you even get to know her? It's something you might want to thin ...  Show more

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) Soun ...  Show more

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. W ...  Show more

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=1 ...  Show more

In the twilight of the Western Empire, Boethius (c. 476-523) served as consul, but ended his life imprisoned by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric, writing The Consolation of Philosophy. Episode 103 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-103/ Episode 103 Transcription: https://li ...  Show more