Ancient Sicily (pt5). Revenge & Ruin.
07/21/24 • 33 min
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In this episode of the miniseries on ancient Sicily I pick up with what happened after the Sicilian Expedition. Syracuse was celebrating victory but if they had any ideas that it would all be peaceful they were sorely mistaken. As one empire retreated to lick its wounds another would emerge and at Syracuse an old habit was to return.
Episode notes at www.ancientblogger.com - if you can rate or review please do.
Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).
In this episode of the miniseries on ancient Sicily I pick up with what happened after the Sicilian Expedition. Syracuse was celebrating victory but if they had any ideas that it would all be peaceful they were sorely mistaken. As one empire retreated to lick its wounds another would emerge and at Syracuse an old habit was to return.
Episode notes at www.ancientblogger.com - if you can rate or review please do.
Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).
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Ancient Sicily (pt4). The Sicilian Expedition.
1 RecommendationsContinuing my miniseries on ancient Sicily I pick up on the two separate incidents where Athens got directly involved in Sicilian affairs towards the end of the 5th century BC.
Was it a good idea and what went wrong? Also, an attempt to describe Syracuse using just your hand. Oh, and a highly consequential eclipse.
If you can rate or review the episode or podcast please do. Episode notes with a transcription, maps and a reading list on
Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).
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Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).
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