Episode 34 – Democracy and Republic, Part 2

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2013

⏱️ 36 minutes

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“The Athenians, when ruled by tyrants, were no better in war than their neighbors, but freed from tyrants they were far superior. This shows that when they were constrained they let themselves be defeated, since they were working for an overlord, but when they were freed each one was keen to do the deed for himself.” – Herodotus Delivered from Spartan destruction, the Athenians were forced to defend their new democracy against the Thebans and Chalsidians. Shocked by a horrific crime, the Romans followed the guidance of Brutus, exiled Tarquin the Proud and declared their first Republic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.0	Episode 34, Democracy and Republic, Part 2.
1:27.0	The Athenian delegation arrived at Sardis in the summer of 507 BC. The former Lydian capital, repurposed as Persian provincial
1:38.2	capital, had lost none of its power to amaze. The gold-laden Pactless river still flowed down from the jagged
1:47.0	spire of Mount Timolus, home to the ancient citadel overlooking the Fertile Hermes plane.
1:55.0	The sprawling palace complex was also little changed from the days of ill-fated
2:00.4	King Cressus, though it now bustled with both an army of Persian troops and a veritable
2:07.5	army of Persian administrators.
2:11.0	Both marked the city's critical role as Westernmost capital of the Persian Empire.
2:17.9	It was safe to say that the delegation was appropriately humbled. The opulence of the East had long held a perverse
2:26.2	fascination for the nobles of mainland Greece. First introduced to Lydian Extravagans through the tales of their own Ionian brothers.
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