History in the Making - by Rob Sims Podcast
1) Thank You
Thank you all for listening over the years. The show will going dormant for a while but I hope we can continue our stories in the future. Feel free to stay in touch until then. website: www.hitmpod...Show More
2) S2E1: Among Giants
We set the table for our time together in Season 2.
3) Living, Breathing History in Ancient Athens
Living, Breathing History in Ancient Athens is the talk I gave at the Sound Education conference in November 2018. Listen to it a audio only version of it right here.
4) Announcement
Find out more about the Sound Education Conference at www.soundeducation.fm and you can always reach me at www.hitmpodcast.com.Also, sorry about the ads in this! I am trying to remove them since this ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) 28: Epilogue with Dr. John Hale
Today we welcome Dr. John Hale to the show, author of the book Lords of the Sea. It is a compelling look at the history of Athens, largely from the seat of a rower’s bench behind an oar. The New York ...Show More
6) 27: Epilogue with Dr. Melissa Lane
Today we welcome Dr. Melissa Lane to the show, author of the book The Birth of Politics. Her book was the final straw in convincing me to start the show and centers around eight political ideas, what ...Show More
7) 26: Legacy
Athens leaves us their legacy in the Season 1 finale. https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1604.html
8) 25: A Splendid Rope
The Peloponnesian War comes to a sudden and unexpected end. The defeated will face the fate the victor thinks it deserves. We witness both timid and brutal approaches to war and are forced to ask: Is ...Show More
9) 24: Liquidation
More than twenty years into the Peloponnesian War Athens has given nearly everything to the fight, but more is required. Sparta requests peace but Athens refuses and looks for more resources to contin...Show More
10) 23: Resurgence
Athens is broke. The sole hope for retaining its empire rests in their fleet of triremes at Samos. To make matters worse a Spartan fleet, supported by a Persian army and Syracusian ships, has wedged i...Show More