Plataea — History in the Making

History in the Making

Posts tagged Plataea

The Hanging Shield

After many years of a brawler fight something has to give. A daring general in Athens considers new strategies while playwrights bring the full weight of the ancient press (the theatre) to bear in criticizing the war. Meanwhile, Greece watches as the impossible unfolds on the shores of the Peloponnese. This episode covers approximately 427 B.C. – 425 B.C.

Season 1Robert SimsApril 28, 2017Aristophanes, Cleon, Archidamus, Agis, Demosthenes, Brasidas, Nicias, Athens, Sparta, Plataea, Thebes, Sicily, Pylos, Peloponnesian War, Government, Greek Theatre, Athenian Empire, Storytime

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

The World Reshuffled

The gloves come off. Themistocles and Aristides face off in the Assembly. Distant scuffles between Athens and Persia flame up into full scale war. The Persian wave crashes on the beaches of Marathon while Athens, with the small town of Plataea, brace to endure it. The world is beginning to be reordered. This episode covers approximately 494 BC – 481 BC.

Season 1Robert SimsNovember 3, 2016Athens, Aristides, Battle of Marathon, Persia, Politics, Sparta, Miltiades, Hippias, Leonidas, Miletus, Argos, Plataea, Hoplite Warfare, The Persian Wars, Reform, Government, Justice