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A Tale of Two Cities, oh and the Capture of a Third (Herodotus' The Histories Bk 1, Part 2)
Season 9, Ep. 728
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We return to the wonderful world of Herodotus to see what happens next in Croesus' mad dash to take on the Persian Empire? Will he succeed? Will we even really hear about it? What sort of tangents can Herodotus get onto today! Line up quick folks, tickets go fast, come on in to see the wonders that is Herodotus and his Histories.
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CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek
mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.
Sources: Herodotus' The Histories Translated by Tom Holland.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.
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