Herodotus: Book I, 1-72

06/16/23 • 58 min

Brandon is joined by Patty and Alec Bianco to discuss the first book of Herodotus' History. In this first episode they tackle sections 1-72 discovering Herdotus' purpose for writing, meandering style, and navigation between myth and reporting.

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Brandon is joined by Patty and Alec Bianco to discuss the first book of Herodotus' History. In this episode, they look to sections 73-144 and the culmination of Croesus unraveling Fate. They also discuss Herodotus account of the rise of Cyrus in Persia.

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