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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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Episodes (74)
66 Did Odysseus Discover America?
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65 From Vengeance to Justice: The Genius of Aeschylus' ORESTEIA w/ Doug Metzger
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64 Plato's Republic: Full Summary and Explanation w/ Gina White
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63 The Spartan Strategy for Acquiring and Wielding Power w/ Eric Robinson
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62 Marcus Aurelius and the Kingdom of Gold w/ Judith Stove
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Announcements: Next Tour, Seeking Video Editor, Connect on Social Media, Patreon...
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61 Who is Lantern Jack? (Doug Interviews Me)
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60 The Rise of Athens (Themistocles and the Persian Wars, Part 3)
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59 The Ancient Novels w/ Doug Metzger (Apuleius, Lucian, Chariton, Heliodorus, P...
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58 What Did the World's First Pop Star Sound like? | Euripides and Ancient Music...
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57 The Life of Plato w/ Robin Waterfield
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56 The Man Who Defeated the Persian Empire (Themistocles and the Persian Wars, P...
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55 Fire in the Cradle of Democracy (The Persian Wars, Part 1)
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AGD "Persian Wars" Tour in Greece! Jan. 3-11, 2025
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54 Were the Spartans Proto-Fascist Losers? w/ Bret Devereaux
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53 Why Platonism and Stoicism Are Going Viral w/ John Vervaeke
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"Enemies of Athens" Tour Announcement Oct. 11-19, 2023
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52 A New Theory of Democracy's Origins (It Wasn't Greece) w/ David Stasavage
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51 Anacyclosis – Polybius' Grand Unified Theory of History
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Announcing the "Mountains and Oracles" Tour in Greece! Jan. 3-11
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R8 Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny? | Plato's Republic, book 8
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49 When a Philosopher Ruled the World | Marcus Aurelius w/ Donald Robertson
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AGD Tour Update – Only a Few Spots Left!
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48 Time Traveling to the Ancient World
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R7.5 The Forms, the Matrix, and AI w/ John Vervaeke
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AGD Trip to Greece! August 16–24
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R7 The Cave | Plato's Republic, book 7 w/ Ben Morison
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R6.5 Why People Hate Plato
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44 The Invention of Duty
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R6 The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful | Plato's Republic, book 6 w/ Gabriel Ric...
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42 The Hittite-Homer Connection? w/ Mary Bachvarova
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R5 Philosopher Queens | Plato's Republic, book 5 w/ Mary Townsend
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R4.5 Anatomy of the Soul | Plato's Republic, book 4 w/ Jonathan Lear
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R4 Hogwarts and Kallipolis | Plato's Republic, book 4
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38 Alexander the Great: Inherited Glory w/ Adrian Goldsworthy
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R3.5 Food for the Soul | Plato's Republic, book 3 w/ Angie Hobbs (pt. 2)
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R3 Who Guards the Guardians? | Plato's Republic, book 3 w/ Angie Hobbs
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R3 Who Guards the Guardians? | Plato's Republic, book 3 w/ Angie Hobbs
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35 Stoic Duty: The Formula for Living Well
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R2.5 The Justice Loophole | Plato's Republic, book 2 w/ Rachel Barney
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R2 All Men Would Be Tyrants | Plato's Republic, book 2
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R1 The Hunt for Justice | Plato's Republic, book 1
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R0 Plato's Republic, or: How to Stop a Civil War
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30 Rome's Most Lethal Weapon w/ Steele Brand
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29 Penelope: Weaver of Fate w/ Olga Levaniouk
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28 Thucydides: A Historian for Our Time? w/ Emily Greenwood
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27 Oligarchy, Part 2: Nemesis w/ Matt Simonton
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26 Oligarchy, Part 1: Genesis w/ Matt Simonton
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25 The Origins of Philosophy w/ André Laks (Presocratics, Parmenides, Heraclitus...
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24 A History of Inequality w/ Walter Scheidel
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