17 Podcast Episodes
The Parthenon Marbles with Paul Cartledge
The Parthenon Marbles with Paul Cartledge
This week's pod is The Parthenon Marbles, and our editor welcomes Paul Cartledge, ancient historian and the author of co... Read more
22 Jul 2023
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35mins
038. Thermopylae with Professor Paul Cartledge
038. Thermopylae with Professor Paul Cartledge
Thermopylae. The title is synonymous with a bygone age of glory, bravery and defiance. It is an event entirely pivotal t... Read more
17 Feb 2023
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1hr 6mins
Sex, Soldiers and Thebes with James Romm, Paul Cartledge and Helene Foley
Sex, Soldiers and Thebes with James Romm, Paul Cartledge and Helene Foley
Formed in 379 BC to combat the Spartan threat...Hailed by Plato as a force that could never be beaten...The last hope to... Read more
26 Jun 2021
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1hr 15mins
Commerce in Archaic Greece w. Dr Paul Cartledge
Commerce in Archaic Greece w. Dr Paul Cartledge
University of Cambridge Emeritus Professor, Dr Paul Cartledge, joins the show to discuss commerce in archaic Greece.
20 Apr 2021
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43mins
5. Paul Cartledge (2017)
5. Paul Cartledge (2017)
HERODOTUS: THE FATHER OF HISTORYThe ‘Father of History’ was a Greek living in Persia in the 5th century BC but was the f... Read more
11 Jan 2021
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42mins
Paul Cartledge: Thinking like a Theban
Paul Cartledge: Thinking like a Theban
For all its importance to Greek history and myth, Thebes – Seven-gated Thebes whose patron god was Dionysus, birthplace ... Read more
12 Nov 2020
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42mins
Paul Cartledge: The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE)
Paul Cartledge: The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE)
In this episode of Travels Through Time, British ancient historian and academic Professor Paul Cartledge, takes us back ... Read more
20 Oct 2020
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53mins
The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece (w/ Paul Cartledge)
The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece (w/ Paul Cartledge)
Thebes was once the most powerful city-state in Greece, but it has largely been overshadowed in popular culture by Athen... Read more
6 Oct 2020
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53mins
Paul Cartledge, “Democracy: A Life” (Oxford UP, 2016)
Paul Cartledge, “Democracy: A Life” (Oxford UP, 2016)
The Western concept of democracy has a lineage dating back to the classical world. Paul Cartledge’s book Democracy: A Li... Read more
14 May 2018
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1hr 3mins
Paul Cartledge, “Democracy: A Life” (Oxford UP, 2016)
Paul Cartledge, “Democracy: A Life” (Oxford UP, 2016)
The Western concept of democracy has a lineage dating back to the classical world. Paul Cartledge’s book Democracy: A Li... Read more
14 May 2018
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1hr 4mins