23: Resurgence
History in the Making
English - January 08, 2018 01:50 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 135 ratingsSociety & Culture Arts Performing Arts history athens greece storytelling sparta peloponnesian war. persia Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Athens is broke. The sole hope for retaining its empire rests in their fleet of triremes at Samos. To make matters worse a Spartan fleet, supported by a Persian army and Syracusian ships, has wedged itself into the Hellespont, the crucial route by which Athens receives most of its food. Alcibiades, though still refusing to return to Athens for fear of the death penalty on him, contributes to the fighting in any way he can. Some sort of miracle is needed for Athens to step back into security. This episode covers approximately 411 B.C. – 407 B.C.