The Hellenistic Age Podcast

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. Website (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/001-prelude-the-greeks/) iTunes: (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/001-prelude-the-greeks/id1377920930?i=1000410089664) SoundCloud: (https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037/episode-1-the-age-of-alexander-the-greeks) Stitcher: (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast) Spotify: (https://open.spotify.com/episode/26RPG7kSxRv2drzXaofiDl) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Sources used: Herodotus: The Histories Plutarch: Life of Agesilaus Thucydides: The Peloponnesian War Xenophon: Hellenica Johnathan M Hall: A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE

Covering the Hellenistic Age from Alexander to Cleopatra, this podcast discusses the fascinating content and direction of this period of world history, including the spread of Greek culture and influence, arts, sciences, war, and religion.