036 The Marathonomachoi
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
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🗓️ 17 August 2016
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the events leading up to the first Persian invasion of Greece (in 490 BC), including both sides' preparations for war, shifting alliances amongst the Greeks and Persians, and regnal squabbles at Sparta; the Battle of Marathon itself and its aftermath; the folklore that surrounded the battle afterwards and its monuments; the ongoing military feud between the Athenians and Aiginetans; and the internal political happenings at Athens during the 480s BC
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/03/036-marathonomachoi.html
Intro by Roxanne of the Mythology Translated Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Marathon was a guy. He was the King of Corinth who walked away from the city and went to become a sailor in Attica. |
| 0:07.0 | When his kids were old enough, he went back, set them up, and proceeded to enjoy life as a sailor. |
| 0:14.6 | Greek mythology are incredibly intertwined and build upon each other. |
| 0:20.2 | If you like this podcast in Greek history, let's be honest we were all waiting for one |
| 0:25.9 | you might want to give mythology translated a try I focus on variation and sources of the |
| 0:31.5 | stories as Greek literature starts in 8 and my personal cutoff date |
| 0:35.0 | cut off date tends to be around 134 bcee. |
| 0:40.0 | Why 134 bc. |
| 0:42.0 | Why 134 bcC.E. |
| 0:43.2 | keep listening to the Greek History Podcast. |
| 0:46.0 | He'll get there. |
| 0:47.0 | Mythology Translated on iTunes mythology translated |
| 0:51.0 | and on Twitter at at myth trans |
| 0:55.3 | until next time |
| 0:57.9 | Hello and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece |
| 1:01.9 | episode 36 the marathon am I History of Ancient Ancient Greece. Episode 36, The Marathona Macoy. |
| 1:07.5 | In 492 BC, two years after the Ionian revolt was quelled. |
| 1:12.5 | Darius decided it was about time that he punished Athens and Eritrea for their role in the invasion. |
| 1:19.4 | While this was his ultimate aim, he also needed to pacify the land approaches to Greece, as many cities on the Thracian |
| 1:26.3 | coastline had revolted. Furthermore, the young Prince Alexander came to the throne six years earlier in 498 BC with the death of his |
| 1:36.4 | father, a mitis. As we have seen, Alexander wasn't a fan of the Persians. |
| 1:42.8 | It's not stated, but I wouldn't be surprised if they had revolted too. |
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