The 5 Best History on Fire Podcast Episodes
1) EPISODE 43 The Melian Dialogue (The Peloponnesian War and Morality in History)
“The strong do what they want, and the weak suffer what they must.” — Athenian embassy to Melos via Thucydides “As far as right and wrong are concerned, our people think there is no difference b...Show More
2) EPISODE 38 Monster in the Darkness
“Not since the panic-ridden days in 1888, when Jack the Ripper was abroad in the East End, had London known such a reign of terror as that which existed in this wartime February...” — Scotland Y...Show More
3) EPISODE 20 The Conquest of Mexico (Part 1): People Of The Sun
“We came to serve God and get rich” — Bernal Diaz “Behold this torch which we will light and place between our armies. If you do not make haste and retreat before the torch is burned, you will di...Show More
4) EPISODE 11 Caravaggio (Part 1): Light and Darkness
During a visit to a church in Sicily, a priest offered Caravaggio holy water. Caravaggio asked the old priest what it was for. “It will cancel your venial sins, my son,” replied the priest. “Then it’s...Show More
5) EPISODE 53 The Punk Rocker of Ancient Greece
“A Socrates gone mad.” Plato referring to Diogenes “Had I not been Alexander, I would have liked to have been Diogenes.” Alexander the Great "If I wasn't Diogenes, I would be wishing to be Dio...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) EPISODE 113: Rome’s Forgotten Guerrilla Master
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) [RERUN] EPISODE 80: The Patriotic Mobsters
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) EPISODE 112: Historical Daddy Issues
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) [RERUN] EPISODE 79: Slavery
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) EPISODE 111: When Monsters Choose War
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