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

Update: 2022-10-18

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As Croesus chooses between the Athenians and the Spartans as allies against the Persians, Herodotus introduces us to Pisistratus, the tyrant of Athens, who used trickery to conquer Athens on three separate occasions. We also explore what it meant to be a tyrant and what Herodotus actually thought of the whole tyranny thing.

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

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Episode 14: Croesus Considered

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

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

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Episode 11: Crossing the Halys (1.71-78)

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

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

2022-10-1826:34

Episode 8: Turtle Soup (1.46-56)

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Episode 7: Unfortunate Son (1.34-45)

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

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

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Episode 4: Naked Ambition (1.6-14)

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Episode 3: Myth Understandings (1.1-5)

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Episode 2: First Principles - The Prologue

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Episode 1: Introduction

2021-08-0813:20

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

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

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