Paul Cartledge

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

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

1hr 6mins

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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

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

43mins

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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

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

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

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

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

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

1hr 4mins

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