Ancient Greece Declassified

The podcast that transports you to the ancient world and back, with some good conversation along the way. It's not just about ancient Greece. It's about a huge chunk of human history that the Greek texts give us access to: from Egypt and Babylon, to ancient Persia, to Carthage and Rome, we'll sail the wine-dark sea of history with some expert guides at the helm. Topics include archaeology, literature, and philosophy. New episode every month.

57 The Life of Plato w/ Robin Waterfield 12/31/2024

56 The Man Who Defeated the Persian Empire (Themistocles and the Persian Wars, Part 2) 11/26/2024

55 Fire in the Cradle of Democracy (The Persian Wars, Part 1) 10/01/2024

AGD "Persian Wars" Tour in Greece! Jan. 3-11, 2025 09/07/2024

54 Were the Spartans Proto-Fascist Losers? w/ Bret Devereaux 01/01/2024

53 Why Platonism and Stoicism Are Going Viral w/ John Vervaeke 08/21/2023

"Enemies of Athens" Tour Announcement Oct. 11-19, 2023 07/27/2023

52 A New Theory of Democracy's Origins (It Wasn't Greece) w/ David Stasavage 12/01/2022

51 Anacyclosis – Polybius' Grand Unified Theory of History 11/01/2022

Announcing the "Mountains and Oracles" Tour in Greece! Jan. 3-11 10/19/2022

R8 Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny? | Plato's Republic, book 8 10/01/2022

49 When a Philosopher Ruled the World | Marcus Aurelius w/ Donald Robertson 07/31/2022

AGD Tour Update – Only a Few Spots Left! 06/04/2022

48 Time Traveling to the Ancient World 06/01/2022

R7.5 The Forms, the Matrix, and AI w/ John Vervaeke 05/13/2022

AGD Trip to Greece! August 16–24 05/04/2022

R7 The Cave | Plato's Republic, book 7 w/ Ben Morison 04/30/2022

R6.5 Why People Hate Plato 04/29/2022

44 The Invention of Duty 01/27/2022

R6 The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful | Plato's Republic, book 6 w/ Gabriel Richardson Lear 12/12/2021

42 The Hittite-Homer Connection? w/ Mary Bachvarova 11/28/2021

R5 Philosopher Queens | Plato's Republic, book 5 w/ Mary Townsend 10/18/2021

R4.5 Anatomy of the Soul | Plato's Republic, book 4 w/ Jonathan Lear 09/24/2021

R4 Hogwarts and Kallipolis | Plato's Republic, book 4 09/07/2021

38 Alexander the Great: Inherited Glory w/ Adrian Goldsworthy 06/18/2021

R3.5 Food for the Soul | Plato's Republic, book 3 w/ Angie Hobbs (pt. 2) 05/15/2021

R3 Who Guards the Guardians? | Plato's Republic, book 3 w/ Angie Hobbs 04/30/2021

R3 Who Guards the Guardians? | Plato's Republic, book 3 w/ Angie Hobbs 04/30/2021

35 Stoic Duty: The Formula for Living Well 04/15/2021

R2.5 The Justice Loophole | Plato's Republic, book 2 w/ Rachel Barney 04/04/2021