{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69975ea6435569254b4b8e24/6999be731b49b62ccce50fcf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Themistocles","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69975ea6435569254b4b8e24/1779219558035-ca927bf6-764d-4a00-bfb2-2b912f7ff1d7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we have battles, oracles, and a towering pile of ostraka - it can only be a life of Themistocles - the man who owed democracy his career, but was convicted of treason and condemned to die by the very democrats he'd saved in battle.</p><p>Michael Scott, author of the sterling new biography of Themistocles, steps aboard to tell us about the man credited with making Athens the greatest Greek naval power.</p><p>Buy Michael's book, find supplementary materials and a transcript, all in <a href=\"https://www.ancienthistory101.org/p/themistocles-a-biography\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this one handy link.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday!</p><p>Find Ancient History 101 on<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/ancienthistory101podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> social media</a> and<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/67a2a8858d79caff8e7693ee/shows/69975ea6435569254b4b8e24/episodes/www.ancienthistory101.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> our website</a>, where you can learn more about our expert guests.</p><p>We have merch available at our <a href=\"https://www.redbubble.com/people/AncHist101/shop?asc=u\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RedBubble shop</a>, or you can help support the podcast by buying history books and translations we’ve hand-chosen for you at our online bookshop in the <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">USA</a> or <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/AncientHistory101Podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UK.</a></p><p>Or you can <a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/ancienthistory101\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">buy us a ko-fi!</a> However you choose to support the show, we appreciate it!</p><p>Ancient History 101 is a proud member of the<a href=\"https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne/podcast-network\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Mnemosyne Memory Collective</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Alexandra Sills"}