Episode 4: Naked Ambition (1.6-14)

Update: 2021-11-19

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We delve into the family history of King Croesus of Lydia, whom Herodotus identifies as the first Easterner to wage war on Greeks. Croesus' great-great-grandfather, Gyges, takes the Lydian throne in an unexpected way, setting the stage for tragedy five generations in the future.

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Episode 15: A Look at Lydia (1.93-94)

2025-08-1222:56

Episode 14: Croesus Considered

2025-06-2917:10

Episode 13: Croesus on the Pyre (1.85-92)

2024-05-2815:30

Episode 12: The Fall of Sardis (1.79-84)

2024-02-2219:03

Episode 11: Crossing the Halys (1.71-78)

2023-06-3030:00

Episode 10: Grave Concerns at Sparta (1.65-70)

2023-02-2220:26

Episode 9: The Tyrant of Athens (1.56-64)

2022-10-1826:34

Episode 8: Turtle Soup (1.46-56)

2022-07-1925:00

Episode 7: Unfortunate Son (1.34-45)

2022-05-1120:22

Episode 6: A Fool, and His Money (1.26-35)

2022-03-2426:36

Episode 5: War on Land and Music at Sea (1.15-25)

2022-02-2324:10

Episode 4: Naked Ambition (1.6-14)

2021-11-1915:30

Episode 3: Myth Understandings (1.1-5)

2021-10-0719:56

Episode 2: First Principles - The Prologue

2021-08-2714:31

Episode 1: Introduction

2021-08-0813:20

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Episode 4: Naked Ambition (1.6-14)

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Episode 4: Naked Ambition (1.6-14)

Ted Graham

Episode 4: Naked Ambition (1.6-14)