Pausanias — History in the Making

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The Leagues and an Extraordinary Gentleman

Before there was the Roman Empire there was the Roman Republic. Before the Athenian Empire, there was the Delian League. Greece is split down the middle and as Athens grow more and more powerful they start a starting contest with Sparta. This episode covers approximately 478 BC – 472 BC.

Season 1Robert SimsDecember 16, 2016Delian League, Cimon, Themistocles, Persia, Trireme, Pausanias, Aristides, Athens, Sparta, Byzantium, Peloponessian League

Plataea

This special, full-length episode frames the Battle of Plataea with voting practices of the ancient world. As it turns out, voting in Sparta was quite similar to going to a football match. Things get violent in the climax of the Persian Wars. This episode takes place in 478 BC.

Season 1Robert SimsDecember 8, 2016Plataea, Sparta, Persia, Athens, Aristides, Cimon, Themistocles, The Persian Wars, Spartan Military, Women, Religion, Prophecy, Hoplite Warfare, Government, Pausanias, Battle of Plataea, Battle