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Tides of History podcast

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Tides of History

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  Wondery / Patrick Wyman  

Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is. Listen to Tides of History on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to bonus episodes available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting [wondery.com/links/tides-of-history/] (http://wondery.com/links/tides-of-history/) now.

Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is. Listen to Tides of History on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to bonus episodes available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting [wondery.com/links/tides-of-history/] (http://wondery.com/links/tides-of-history/) now.

 

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#368

The Economic Life of Megakles, Farmer of Classical Athens

We've talked about how rich classical Athens was, but what did that mean for an average pe... more

11 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:40

11 Dec 2025

#367

Doing History through Movies: Interview with Dr. Jason Herbert

Like many of you, I first fell in love with history through the movies. Dr. Jason Herbert ... more

04 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:25

04 Dec 2025

#366

Listen to Patrick's New History Podcast, Past Lives

Patrick has a new history podcast, Past Lives! It's all about the experiences of real, eve... more

03 Dec 2025

19 MINS

19:56

03 Dec 2025

#365

Why Was Classical Athens So Rich?

Ancient Greece was rich compared to other ancient societies, and Athens was the richest pl... more

27 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:17

27 Nov 2025

#364

Listen Now: American Scandal | The West Memphis Three

On May 5, 1993, three 8-year-old boys were brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Th... more

25 Nov 2025

07 MINS

07:49

25 Nov 2025

#363

Patrick's New History Show, Past Lives, Launches December 3rd!

From Patrick Wyman (host of Fall of Rome and Tides of History) comes Past Lives, a brand n... more

21 Nov 2025

02 MINS

02:37

21 Nov 2025

#362

Why the Hundred Years War Actually Lasted Two Hundred Years: Interview with Professor Michael Living...

The Hundred Years War was the defining conflict of the Middle Ages, but today's guest - Pr... more

20 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:34

20 Nov 2025

#361

The Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the Iron Age Mediterranean

As the Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age, the economy of the Mediterranean shifted drama... more

13 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:02

13 Nov 2025

#360

Love, War, and Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age: Interview with Professor Eric Cline

Professor Eric Cline, author of the outstanding book 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collap... more

06 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:44

06 Nov 2025

#359

Building the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings

Millions of people called ancient Egypt home, and the vast majority of them weren't kings ... more

30 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:55

30 Oct 2025

#358

The Story of Carbon Dioxide is the Story of Everything: Interview with Journalist Peter Brannen

Carbon dioxide is central to the story of Earth from its beginning more than 4 billion yea... more

23 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:33

23 Oct 2025

#357

Living and Working in Imperial Babylonia

We don't usually think of the Neo-Babylonian Empire as one of the economic powerhouses of ... more

16 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:40

16 Oct 2025

#356

The Ancient Economy from Assyria to Augustus

What was the ancient economy? Can we even speak of such a singular thing? Today, I introdu... more

09 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:08

09 Oct 2025

#355

Interview with Dr. Owen Rees (Book, The Far Edges of the Known World releases 9/30/25)

The ancient world was a lot bigger than Greece and Rome. Dr. Owen Rees joins me to discuss... more

02 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:18

02 Oct 2025

#354

Thucydides, the Greatest Historian of All Time: Interview with Robin Waterfield and Professor Polly ...

Thucydides is perhaps the greatest historian to ever live, a man whose work on the Pelopon... more

25 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:17

25 Sep 2025

#353

The Celts Invade Greece

The Celts invaded Greece in 280-279 BC, an entirely unforeseen breakthrough of a nearly un... more

11 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:52

11 Sep 2025

#352

Alexander's Successors and the Danube Frontier

While Alexander the Great's successors were fighting over control of his empire, Celtic-sp... more

11 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:09

11 Sep 2025

#351

The First Cities North of the Alps: Interview with Professor Manuel Fernandez-Götz

The European Iron Age is known almost solely through archaeology, and the material record ... more

04 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:46

04 Sep 2025

#350

The Celts of the East and the Iron Age Balkans

We're most familiar with the Celts of the west, the people who eventually fought Julius Ca... more

28 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:32

28 Aug 2025

#349

Rome's Deadliest Enemies: The Gauls of Italy

When we think of Rome's most dangerous foes, our attention usually turns to Hannibal and h... more

21 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:42

21 Aug 2025

#348

Celts and the European Iron Age

We have long thought of the Celts (or Gauls) as the antithesis of the ""civilized"" cultur... more

14 Aug 2025

39 MINS

39:30

14 Aug 2025

#347

The Forgotten Power-Broker of the Roman Republic: Interview with Professor Douglas Boin

Most people today remember the Roman aristocratic woman Clodia as the target of one of Cic... more

07 Aug 2025

46 MINS

46:32

07 Aug 2025

#346

How the Horse Changed the World: Interview with Author David Chaffetz

David Chaffetz, author of the recent and truly outstanding book Raiders, Rulers, and Trade... more

31 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:08

31 Jul 2025

#345

Why Did Rome Win?

Why did Rome win? It's a simple question, but the answer is anything but. To figure it out... more

24 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:51

24 Jul 2025

#344

Guerrilla Warfare and Insurgency in the American Civil War: Interview with Professor Andrew Fialka

We usually think of the American Civil War as a conflict fought between massive armies at ... more

17 Jul 2025

51 MINS

51:23

17 Jul 2025

#343

Encore: Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived?

At the end of the fifteenth century, the center of European banking suddenly swung from it... more

10 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:48

10 Jul 2025

#342

Encore: The Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank

The Medici name still carries echoes of power and labyrinthine politics. But the Medici go... more

08 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:19

08 Jul 2025

#341

The Roman Conquest of the Hellenistic World

For most of its history, Rome barely bothered with the Greek east. Then, quite suddenly, R... more

03 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:35

03 Jul 2025