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Great Big History Podcast

Great Big History Podcast

Dr. Christopher Gennari

Lecture style Podcast covering Ancient History to Modern world events. We Cover War and Art Philosophy and Education Great Pyramids and Great Walls and why they work (and why they dont) We cover Gender and Race, Sex and Marriage, Masculinity and Feminism, We cover David, Dante, and Disneyland And We try to relate all of it to us today and analyze what the past has to tell us about ourselves

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Great Big History Podcast - 007_Cyrus is THE MAN, Edition.  Persian Politics
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09/25/17 • 37 min

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The Persians created an empire housing one-quarter of the ancient world's population - linking Europe to India. Founded by Cyrus the Great - a Conqueror, a King, a Messiah.

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Great Big History Podcast - 020_HIS101: The Roman Legion and Early Conquests
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10/22/17 • 38 min

The Roman Legion used the sword, shield and discipline to turn the roman farmer into perhaps the best soldier of the ancient world

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Great Big History Podcast - 021_HIS101: What Cicero Knew Edition: Collapse of Roman Republic
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10/22/17 • 16 min

The Roman Republic died in a conversation between a rich man who wanted glory and an unemployed ex-soldier who wanted dignity. 100 years of fire and blood destroyed the senate, the republic, got cicero-cato-pompey-caesar-cleopatra-marc antony killed and left only Octavian standing.

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Great Big History Podcast - S1:E20 – Mauryan Empire Unites India then Disintergrates
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09/06/21 • 24 min

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Chandragupta conquers an Empire // Ashoka tries to Run it - a kinder and gentler empire

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Great Big History Podcast - 003: HIS101: "Time to Burn Some Goats" Edition: Early Religion
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09/17/17 • 30 min

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Settled peoples face a lot of problems. Who is going to protect them from floods, hurricanes and drought? That's right, a group of super-humans living up on a mountain who are noble, selfish, honorable, disloyal and drunk - a lot. It is "Lets Make a Deal" and the deal is three goats for not dying. Let's see how it turns out.

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Great Big History Podcast - HIS 101: Test 3: The Crusades

HIS 101: Test 3: The Crusades

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11/13/17 • 63 min

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A brief story and effects and results of the Crusades on Western Europe, Byzantine Empire and Islamic World.

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The Persian Wars // The Rise of Athens and its Navy // The Insurance of the Delian League // The Mobster Rule of the Athenian Empire // The Great Violence of Democracy and Slavery // The Ruin of Athens and the Death of Sparta // the Rise of Macedon and the Conquest of the World

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Great Big History Podcast - HIS 102_Test 3_Cold War_Politics

HIS 102_Test 3_Cold War_Politics

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04/27/18 • 21 min

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Cold War Politics 1945-1991

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Great Big History Podcast - 029_HIS101_China Politics and Dynasties Qin and Han
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11/01/17 • 17 min

Qin and Han Dynasties and the effects on Chinese politics
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Great Big History Podcast - 006_If the Apocalypse was Won by Nazis, Edition
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09/25/17 • 64 min

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The End of the world is here! Around 1000 BCE every civilization on earth died in blood and fire. The recovery was led by the Assyrians and their reign of terror. The Assyrian Empire answers the question "What if the Nazis won WW2?"

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How many episodes does Great Big History Podcast have?

Great Big History Podcast currently has 140 episodes available.

What topics does Great Big History Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, History and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Great Big History Podcast?

The episode title '021_HIS101: What Cicero Knew Edition: Collapse of Roman Republic' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Great Big History Podcast?

The average episode length on Great Big History Podcast is 41 minutes.

When was the first episode of Great Big History Podcast?

The first episode of Great Big History Podcast was released on Sep 16, 2017.

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