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In Greek antiquity a lesche (λέσχη) was a spot to hang out and chat. Here Brown University professor Johanna Hanink hosts conversations with fellow Hellenists about their latest work in the field.
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Ένα podcast αφιερωμένο σε ανθρώπους που ξεχωρίζουν με τη ζωή και το έργο τους. Σε κάθε επεισόδιο, μια μοναδική προσωπικότητα μοιράζεται την εξαιρετική της ιστορία, προσφέροντάς μας μια ματιά στις εμπειρίες και τα μαθήματα που διαμόρφωσαν την πορεία της. Μέσα από τις αφηγήσεις τους, ανακαλύπτουμε τι σημαίνει να ζεις μια «μεγάλη ιστορία» γεμάτη έμπνευση και σοφία.
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A podcast about the history of ancient Greece for people new to and familiar with Ancient Greek history.The Casting Through Ancient Greece podcast will focus on telling the story of Ancient Greece starting from the pre history through Archaic Greece, Classical Greece and up to the Hellenistic period. Featured throughout the podcast series will be Major events such as the Greek and Persian wars, The Peloponnesian war and Alexander the Greats war against Persia. www.castingthroughancientgreece ...
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Welcome to Chronicles of Ancient Greece, the podcast where we dive into the fascinating, bloody, and unpredictable world of the Mediterranean. From the rise and fall of city-states to the gods and heroes who shaped the world, we explore both the myths and real events that defined the Western world, including the Trojan War, Alexander the Great, or the rise of great philosophers. Ready for epic drama? Tune in! Follow on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/historypodcaster.bsky.social ...
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The podcast that transports you to the ancient world and back, with some good conversation along the way. It's not just about ancient Greece. It's about a huge chunk of human history that the Greek texts give us access to: from Egypt and Babylon, to Persia, to Carthage and Rome, we'll sail the wine-dark sea of history with some expert guides at the helm. Topics will include archaeology, literature, and philosophy. New episode every month.
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The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, to the modern day. We are a father and son team. We are not historians, but we are hardcore fans of history. We embarked on a mission to understand exactly how the Ancient Greek civilization transformed into the modern nation we see today. To prepare ourselves for the journey we purchased dozens of textbooks, watched numberless documentarie ...
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Welcome to the Greece Gals podcast, where amazing things happen.
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A podcast about myths, movies, and one doctor of classics teaching two dumb idiots about history and mythology
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Το Katie’ Style είναι ένα podcast κανάλι με θέματα lifestyle και wellness!! Απευθύνεται σε όσους βαριούνται να διαβάζουν ή να παρακολουθούν βίντεο!!😂 Καλή ακρόαση!!
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Innovation Talks Συζητάμε με φίλους και συνεργάτες για την καινοτομία, την επιχειρηματικότητα και τις αναδυόμενες τεχνολογίες.
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Το podcast που εξανθρωπίζει την επιχειρηματικότητα, φέρνοντας στο προσκήνιο επιχειρηματίες που μιλούν όχι μόνο για τις επιτυχίες τους, αλλά και για τις αδυναμίες τους και τα λάθη τους που τους βοήθησαν να εξελιχθούν και να γίνουν καλύτεροι ηγέτες - αλλά και να εξελίξουν τους ανθρώπους γύρω τους.
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If you are seeking for help. I can do it Counselor Cover art photo provided by Michael Olsen on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@mganeolsen
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Καλώς ήλθατε στο Social Spirit Greece ! Το Social Spirit Greece είναι ένα κανάλι με video και podcast για την πνευματικότητα και την Κοινωνία ! Βρείτε όλα τα links του Social Spirit Greece στο https://linktr.ee/socialspiritgreece
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podcast 1 Cover art photo provided by Ryan Spencer on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@zombience
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Geography Assignment.
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Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
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Welcome to the Gage Ancient Greece 7th period podcast, where amazing things happen.
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The history of Greece from the Paleolithic to Diocletian
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Καλωσήρθατε στο podcast της εκκλησίας Ζωή στη Θεσσαλονίκη! Ελπίζουμε να απολαύσετε αυτά τα ενθαρρυντικά μηνύματα από την ομάδα μας. Βρείτε μας στο Facebook και το Instagram για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τις εβδομαδιαίες συναντήσεις και εκδηλώσεις μας!Welcome to our Zoe Church Thessaloniki Podcast! We hope you enjoy these encouraging messages from our team. Check out our Facebook and Instagram for more information on our weekly gatherings and events!
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Welcome to This Week, in Ancient Greece, where we will explore different amazing stories from Greek Mythology every week! Cover art photo provided by Jace & Afsoon on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@jacegrandinetti
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A journey through the myths and history of Ancient Greece and Rome for all the family.
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ELIX is a non-governmental organisation in Greece providing non-formal education. On this podcast channel you will find remote learning resources for language learners of Greek as foreign language in the framework of the programme "The Learning for Integration Project: Quality Learning and Non-Formal Education for Refugee and Migrant Children and Adults in Greece" with the support of UNICEF, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and DG HOME. The Mini Kids Podcast series is being pro ...
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Greece Properties Gate. https://greece-properties-gate.com https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJkzn64xu9oRQR8iUtIhlwWQY https://www.google.com/maps/place/?cid=457520090404693490 https://www.facebook.com/398614330003544 https://www.google.com/maps/place/?cid=12433492360644787566 https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJKxTLniF9nBQRJhouthaVzb4 - https://www.facebook.com/61565026773108 https://www.facebook.com/Firstclasshomescyprusrealestatedeveloper/ https://properties-in ...
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The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is a deep-dive into one of the most influential and fundamental civilization in world history. Hosted by philhellene Ryan Stitt, THOAG spans over two millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period, from Classical Greece to the Hellenistic kingdoms, and finally to the Roman conquest, this podcast will tell the history of a fundamental civilization by bringing to life the fascinating stories of all the ancient sources and scholarly interpretations of ...
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SEO Greece Marketing Podcast. Γεια σας! Είμαι η Ιωάννα Βαΐου, SEO Expert. Εδώ θα απαντώ σε ερωτήσεις που κάνει ο κόσμος δημόσια στην Google αλλά και ιδιωτικά μέσω private messages σχετικά με την μέθοδο οργανικής διαδικτυακής προβολής εταιρειών "SEO" (ή Search Engine Optimization, ή την βελτιστοποίηση και προώθηση ιστοσελίδων κατά την Ελληνική ονομασία). Νιώστε ελεύθεροι να καταθέσετε τις δικές σας ερωτήσεις μέσω σχολίων η μηνυμάτων. https://greekseo.gr/ - https://expertseo.gr/
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We talk about the olympics and how it effected people.
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Athens is the new capital of illegal drugs of europe according to many sources in 2022. this podcast though goes beyong Athens as drugs center. We discover the Athens no tourist guide will ever dare to show you :)
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Το Greece talks Japan είναι ένα podcast αποκλειστικά για την Ιαπωνία! Ο ιαπωνικός πολιτισμός μέσα από την παράδοση, τις τέχνες, το σινεμά, την μουσική, τις πολεμικές τέχνες, τα anime, τα manga, το cosplay, την τεχνολογία, την επιστήμη και άλλα, έχει για χρόνια ένα σταθερό κοινό στην χώρα μας, το οποίο τα τελευταία χρόνια αυξάνεται και αριθμητικά, αλλά και στην ποιότητα του ενδιαφέροντος. Το podcast Greece talks japan έχει δημιουργηθεί από την ομάδα του Japan Festival Greece και τον Παναγιώτη ...
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This subject deals with the cultural history of the ancient Greek world through both textual sources and the material evidence of art and archaeology. The period covered runs from the Iron Age world of Archaic Greece through to the late Classical period (roughly from the 8th century to the 4th century BCE). We will concentrate mainly on Athens and mainland Greece, but we will also focus on the Greek expansion into other parts of the Mediterranean world (Sicily and South Italy) in the process ...
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For the Irish historian John Bagnell Bury, history should be treated as a science and not a mere branch of literature. Many contemporary histories written in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century were poetic and heroic in tone, blending fact and fiction, myths and legends. They sometimes relied on sources from Shakespeare and classical poets. For Bury, the facts of history may be legendary or romantic in nature, but they should be recounted in a scholarly and non-judgmental manner, ...
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Η Χριστίνα Μαξούρη είναι από τις πιο ξεχωριστές παρουσίες στο σύγχρονο θεατρικό και μουσικό τοπίο. Με φωνή ζεστή, σκέψη καθαρή και παρουσία λιτή αλλά γεμάτη δύναμη, η ηθοποιός και ερμηνεύτρια βρέθηκε στο στούντιο του podcast The Greatest Stories του CNN Greece, σε μια βαθιά ανθρώπινη συνέντευξη με τη Σοφία Μαυραντζά.…
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It's been a long time coming but it has finally arrived: Let's create a universe! Spoiler: It's Chaos at first (and later as well) Follow on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/historypodcaster.bsky.social Join on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientGreecePodcast/ Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/chan…
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Victory didn’t end the story; it changed the rules. After Mycale and Plataea, the Persian threat receded, the Aegean opened, and a vacuum pulled Athens, Sparta, and Persia into a new contest—one fought with fleets, diplomacy, and competing visions of security. We walk through the decade that followed 479 BC to show how shattered empires, cautious l…
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149: The Fall of the Holy Land
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In this episode we cover the Mamluk push out of Egypt, proving to be one of the few great powers that were able to stop the Mongolian Tide, and push them out of the Holy Land. While on a punitive Campaign against those who aided the Mongolians, the Mamluks conquered the last remaining city of the Crusader Kingdoms, marking an end to the Crusader Er…
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Mary Beard, Classics editor at the Times Literary Supplement, and Clifford Ando, senior editor of the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, join me in the Lesche to discuss the state of Classics reviewing today. How do the TLS and BMCR assign appropriate reviewers? What makes for a good review? What's the line between critique and nastiness? Why are reviews …
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Bronze flashed on the water and songs filled the air as our fleet left the Piraeus, but the shine faded fast along the Italian coast. Harbors opened while hearts stayed closed, Segesta’s “treasure” dissolved into borrowed plate, and our grand design was forced to contend with supply lists, neutral cities, and the creeping cost of time. We lay out h…
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Γιώργος Κιμούλης: Είναι έγκλημα το γεγονός ότι δεν σεβόμαστε τον «άλλον» και τη διαφορετικότητά του
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά υποδέχεται τον σπουδαίο ηθοποιό και σκηνοθέτη Γιώργο Κιμούλη σε μια συνέντευξη-ποταμό: Μία συνομιλία για τη ζωή, το θέατρο, την κοινωνία και το ανθρώπινο βάθος. Ο Γιώργος Κιμούλης μάς γυρίζει στα πρώτα του χρόνια στον Πειραιά, στο σχολείο, στις πρώτες εικόνες που του χά…
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148: The Sicilian Vesper Revolution
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In this first episode after the reconquest of Constantinople we see the retaliation that was planned for the Greeks in the form of a Crusade. Charles of Anjou prepares a mighty army in Sicily to invade the Balkans and capture the city of Constantinople from the Nicaeans. But Emperor Michael Palaiologos was ready for this, and used his network of sp…
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Harvard University historian Paul Kosmin joins me in the Lesche to discuss his recent book The Ancient Shore (Harvard University Press 2024), winner of the American Historical Association's 2025 Prize in History Prior to CE 1000. Works mentioned Agatharchides of Cnidus, On the Erythraean Sea (2nd C. BC) Philip de Loutherbourg, "Shipwreck" (painting…
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Έλενα Μαυρίδου: Ο Ταρτούφος, τα ψέματα που λέμε στον εαυτό μας και η ενοχή του να μην κάνουμε τίποτα
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Παιδί μιας γειτονιάς που έμοιαζε να κινείται σε δύο εποχές ταυτόχρονα. Ανάμεσα σε γυναίκες που έπλεκαν το βράδυ στα πεζοδρόμια και σε παιδιά που έτρεχαν στα ηλεκτρονικά. Κάπως έτσι μεγάλωσε η Έλενα Μαυρίδου στη Δράμα και κάπως έτσι μεγάλωσε μέσα της και η ανάγκη για έκφραση, παρατήρηση, σιωπή και δράση. Απόφοιτος της Δραματικής Σχολής του Εθνικού κ…
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A continent-spanning empire bore down on a patchwork of rival city-states—and out of that pressure, a people discovered themselves. We follow the Greek victories over Persia from raw survival to a moral origin story, showing how memory, art, and ritual transformed urgent alliance into a lasting idea: Hellenic freedom. We start with the fragile coal…
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In this episode, Michael Palaiologos siezes power from the Laskarids and establishes the longest-reigning dynasty the Roman Empire had ever seen. It was also the last. This coup wasn't just against a family, but also against an idea. All of the grand ideas of Hellenic Revival was cast aside, and glory of the old Roman Empire was restored. Michael f…
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James Romm joins me in the Lesche to discuss his new biography Demosthenes: Democracy's Defender. The book is a part of Yale University Press's Ancient Lives series, of which James is also the editor. James's author website Ancient texts mentioned Demosthenes, speeches Aeschines, speeches About our guest James Romm is an author, reviewer, and the J…
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Trumpets sounded over the Piraeus and a city’s confidence took shape in bronze and oars. We follow the launch of the Sicilian Expedition from the charged votes in the Assembly to the glittering departure ritual that Thucydides captures with chilling clarity, tracing how a cautious proposal spiraled into the most costly armament a single Greek city …
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Οδυσσέας Ιωάννου: Το μεγαλύτερο ψέμα, που λέμε στον εαυτό μας, είναι ότι θα αλλάξουμε
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Ποιητικός, πολιτικός, ευθύς και συναισθηματικός, ο Οδυσσέας Ιωάννου γράφει τραγούδια που συναντούν την ψυχή του κόσμου. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο των Greatest Stories, ο σπουδαίος στιχουργός και ραδιοφωνικός παραγωγός μιλά με ειλικρίνεια για τη ζωή, τη δημιουργία, την πατρότητα και τις συνεργασίες του με καλλιτέχνες-ορόσημα της ελληνικής μουσικής.…
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In this episode, we cover two major events in Nicaea's history. Specifically, the death of Theodore Laskaris II, who tragically died similarly to his father, far too early. Theodore was only in his 30s, and his reign had not quite been secured. His final days were filled with epileptic fits and paranoia. But at the same time as the downward spiral …
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Empires can lose in stages—and the moments in between can matter most. We dive into the chain that turned Xerxes’ massive gamble into Greek momentum: the trap at Salamis, the phalanx at Plataea, and the “forgotten victory” at Mycale that shifted the war from survival to liberation. Step by step, a divided world of city-states learned to think as on…
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Sam Holzman joins me in the Lesche to discuss "bilingual" Ionic column capitals (i.e., column capitals that combined an archaic convex style of relief carving with a more modern concave style). These are the subject of his book Retrospective Columns: Ionic Capitals and Perceptions of the Past in Greek Architecture, which just came out with Princeto…
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Λυδία Κονιόρδου: Κάθε άνθρωπος, αν ακούσει τον μικρό Θεό που βρίσκεται μέσα του, μπορεί να πετύχει
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά συνομιλεί με μια από τις πιο εμβληματικές μορφές του ελληνικού θεάτρου, τη Λυδία Κονιόρδου. Από την παιδική της ηλικία στην τότε αγροτική Κηφισιά μέχρι τη σκηνή της Επιδαύρου, η Λυδία Κονιόρδου αφηγείται με στοχασμό, ενσυναίσθηση και καθαρότητα ψυχής τη διαδρομή της στο…
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In this episode, we cover the final years of John Vatatze's reign. It was a tragic period for the Laskarid dynasty, which restored the glory of the Byzantine Empire in Nicaea. First, the death of Frederick II, then the death of Conrad, then the death of Theodore Laskaris' wife, and finally, the death of Theodore's father. The Empire in Nicaea was o…
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Classicism and Other Phobias, with Dan-el Padilla Peralta
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The complicated legacy of Pausanias, Spartan regent and commander at Plataea, reveals the razor-thin line between military glory and personal disgrace. When Persian forces under Mardonius threatened Greek freedom in 479 BC, it was Pausanias who stood at the forefront of the Hellenic coalition—a complex alliance of city-states with competing interes…
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The Sicilian Expedition stands as one of history's most infamous military disasters—a bold gamble that crippled Athenian power and ultimately sealed their fate in the Peloponnesian War. But what drove Athens to stake everything on this distant campaign? When Segesta, a small Sicilian city, came seeking help against their rivals, Athens faced a pivo…
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Παύλος Καστανάς (Astronio): Είναι θλιβερό να ζούμε χωρίς να αναρωτηθούμε πού πραγματικά βρισκόμαστε
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά συναντά έναν από τους πιο αγαπητούς science communicators της χώρας: Τον Παύλο Καστανά -γνωστό σε εκατοντάδες χιλιάδες χρήστες του διαδικτύου ως Astronio. Φυσικός, δημιουργός περιεχομένου, συγγραφέας και δάσκαλος, ο Καστανάς έχει καταφέρει να κάνει την κοσμολογία, τη θε…
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In this episode, we cover the last few years of John Vatatzes' reign, and the crazy events that surrounded them. The Seventh Crusade was kicked off by King Louis the IX, and just like the 5th crusade, they attacked the city of Damietta, and then overextended their armies and ultimately lost everything to the Ayyubids, but we also cover the rise of …
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Patricia (Tricia) Kim joins me in the Lesche to discuss the art of Hellenistic queenship -- i.e., art that depicted Hellenistic queens, art patronized by Hellenistic queens, and art that spoke to the construction of queenship across the Hellenistic world. Egypt Museum on the "Arsinoe-Aphrodite" statue Franck Goddio write-up of the statue Lesche epi…
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά συναντά έναν από τους πιο επιδραστικούς δημιουργούς της σύγχρονης ελληνικής τέχνης: Τον γλύπτη Στάθη Αλεξόπουλο. Ο Στάθης Αλεξόπουλος δεν περίμενε ποτέ πως ένα χαμένο καλοκαίρι θα τον οδηγούσε στη μεγάλη του αγάπη: Tη γλυπτική. Από τα πρώτα του χρόνια στην Αλεξανδρούπολ…
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The aftermath of the Battle of Mantinea marks a critical turning point in the Peloponnesian War, as Sparta reasserts its dominance while Athens grapples with the moral contradictions of empire. With their decisive victory at Mantinea, the Spartans restore their reputation and secure their position as the preeminent land power in Greece. This reviva…
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In this episode, we follow John Vatatzes after he received news of a new crusade to the Holy Land, and the Mongolian invasions of the north and east. All of his enemies abroad were dead, and he felt this was the best time to attack his enemies in his neighbourhood. That is when he received a letter from the new ruler of Thessalonica, proclaiming hi…
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Why Classicists Should Care about Byzantium, with Anthony Kaldellis
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Anthony Kaldellis joins me in the Lesche to discuss an in-progress edited volume about the transmission of classical texts in the East Roman Empire (aka Byzantium), and why, more generally, classicists should be better informed about the Greek Middle Ages, aka the Byzantine Millennium. Anthony is the host of a wonderful podcast called Byzantium and…
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«Υπάρχουν εταιρείες που προσλαμβάνουν ειδικούς στο AI που δεν θα το σκεφτόμασταν ότι ψάχνουν ειδικούς στο AI... Εδώ η Gen Z ίσως έχει ένα μικρό πλεονέκτημα στο ότι είναι εξοικειωμένοι στο να καταλαβαίνουν πώς δουλεύουν αυτά τα εργαλεία, αλλά οι μεγαλύτερες γενιές έχουν την ουσία μέσα στο prompt που θα βάζουν. …εγώ το βλέπω πολύ αισιόδοξα. Πιστεύω ό…
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά συναντά μια γυναίκα-κεφάλαιο για την πολιτιστική ζωή της χώρας. Μια πρωτοπόρο που άνοιξε την παιδική σκηνή του Εθνικού Θεάτρου, καθήλωσε γενιές θεατών και έμαθε στα παιδιά ότι το θέατρο μπορεί να είναι μαγικό, συγκινητικό, διδακτικό -και βαθιά ποιοτικό. Την Κάρμεν Ρουγγ…
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64 Plato's Republic: Full Summary and Explanation w/ Gina White
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Plato's Republic isn't just a cornerstone of Western thought—it's a mirror reflecting the challenges of our own time. In this episode of Ancient Greece Declassified, host Lantern Jack teams up with scholar Gina White to deliver a one-stop, accessible guide to this timeless work—exploring its big ideas, enduring impact, and eerie relevance to today'…
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The Seljuks have been a major player in the podcast since the end of season two, and finally, after nearly two centuries, they will be destroyed by the Mongolians. They put up a good fight against the Khwarezmian Empire, and perhaps that gave the Seljuks a false sense of ability. When they do face off against the Mongols, it is a disaster, and they…
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Two distinct military systems, two worldviews, one decisive battlefield. The clash at Plataea in 479 BCE represents far more than a Greek victory over Persian invaders – it embodies the collision of fundamentally different approaches to warfare, each reflecting the society that created it. Following the naval defeat at Salamis, Persian King Xerxes …
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Well, the discussion of Sparta was short and to the point, the discussion of Athens ... will not be short or to the point. But it will feature Poseidon taking things personally, so there's that! Follow on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/historypodcaster.bsky.social Join on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientGreecePo…
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The battlefield at Mantinea in 418 BC witnessed one of the most consequential clashes of the Peloponnesian War, a moment when Sparta's reputation hung in the balance. Following years of diplomatic erosion and military hesitation, King Agis led a massive Spartan force north to confront a growing coalition threatening to unravel Sparta's entire allia…
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After five long episodes covering the Mongolians, we return to the narrative. John III Vatatzes ruled over the Empire in Nicaea, and it was becoming pretty clear that he would be the one to retake Constantinople so long as they could keep up the momentum. But then all of the neighbouring kingdoms, powerful kingdoms that had existed for centuries, w…
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Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols joins me in the Lesche to discuss her new book How to Make a Home: An Ancient Guide to Style and Comfort, a curated collection of passages (by Cicero, Juvenal, Ovid, Pliny, Vitruvius, and others) that relate to the design, decor, and ideology of the ancient Roman house and home. The book is part of Princeton University Pr…
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Ακουστική έκδοση του άρθρου Το Τέλος μιας Εποχής: Οι πολιτικές Διαφημίσεις στο facebook σιγούν. Η πραγματική επικοινωνία επιστρέφει. | by Michael Psallidas | The crowdpolicy collection | Jul, 2025 | Medium
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63 The Spartan Strategy for Acquiring and Wielding Power w/ Eric Robinson
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How did Sparta—a mere city-state with an agrarian economy and barely any economic growth to speak of—rise to become the supreme power in ancient Greece? We investigate in conversation with renowned historian Eric W. Robinson, author of the forthcoming book "Spartan Legend." ------------------ Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/greecep…
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140: The Mongolians: Part Five: The Death of Genghis
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In our final episode on our Mongol mini-series, we discuss the expedition into Europe, which introduced the Christian Knights to the mighty and invincible horde that had just devastated the Chinese and Islamic world. A small two-general army broke through the Kingdom of Georgia, and annihilated the Cumans and Kievan Rus in a deadly ambush, after lu…
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Mr. Chem - Ο άνθρωπος που έκανε τη Χημεία cool στα social media: Τα παιδιά ζουν «μέσα» στις οθόνες
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά συναντά τον Δημήτρη Κουλουμάση – τον δάσκαλο που έγινε φαινόμενο στα social media ως Mr. Chem. Με μια λευκή ποδιά, έναν μαρκαδόρο στο χέρι και απεριόριστη φαντασία, ο Mr Chem έκανε την επιστήμη cool για μια ολόκληρη γενιά. Δεν του αρκούσε η τάξη. Ήθελε να βάλει τη γνώση…
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Emily Hauser joins me in the Lesche to discuss the lives of the real Bronze Age women remembered in Homeric epic, the subject of her new book Penelope's Bones: A New History of Homer's World through the Women Written Out Of It (UK title: Mythica). We also discuss the popularity of feminist retellings of Greek myth, and why (it's good) they're not g…
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Why yes, yes, THIS IS SPARTA. At least a very short look at it. We're not falling down a bottomless hole so to speak. Follow on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/historypodcaster.bsky.social Join on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientGreecePodcast/ Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3o4BazGqXBk…
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Genghis Khan was just wrapping up his campaign in Northern China when his caravan carrying silks and goods along the Silk Road suddenly met a hostile force in Central Asia. This episode follows the rise and terrible fall of a short-lived empire in the Middle East called the Khwarezmian Empire. Here we see Genghis Khan bring the entire wrath of the …
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Clare Rowan and M.E. (Mairi) Gkikaki join me in the Lesche to discuss the use of monetiform tokens in Greek (and a bit of Roman) antiquity. Clare was the PI on the ERC-funded project "Token Communities of the Ancient Mediterranean." Mairi was a postdoctoral researcher on the project, and her edited volume Tokens in Classical Athens and Beyond was p…
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Στο νέο επεισόδιο του The Greatest Stories για το CNN Greece, η Σοφία Μαυραντζά συνομιλεί με έναν από τους πιο εμβληματικούς, πνευματικά καλλιεργημένους και βαθιά σκεπτόμενους καλλιτέχνες της ελληνικής σκηνής: Τον Γρηγόρη Βαλτινό. Με μια διαδρομή που εκτείνεται από την Επίδαυρο έως τα μεγάλα τηλεοπτικά πλατό και από τη σκηνοθεσία μέχρι το μιούζικαλ…
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