Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Athenians of the Peloponnesian War

2 episodes

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HistoryPolitical realists5th-century BC Athenians5th-century BC historiansAncient Athenian generalsAttic Greek writersClassical-era Greek historians470s BC birthsAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized AtheniansAthenian democracy

  1. Pericles

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and influence of the most powerful statesman in the new democracy of Athens, flourishing between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.

    17 September 2020

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    Featuring: Edith Hall, Paul Cartledge, Peter Liddel

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    History5th-century BC AtheniansAncient Athenian generalsAthenians of the Peloponnesian WarAthenian democracy

  2. Thucydides

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides and his work entitled The History of the Peloponnesian War.

    29 January 2015

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    Featuring: Paul Cartledge, Katherine Harloe, Neville Morley

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    HistoryPolitical realistsAttic Greek writers5th-century BC historiansClassical-era Greek historians5th-century BC AtheniansAncient Athenian generalsAthenians of the Peloponnesian War470s BC birthsAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized Athenians