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The Western Traditions Podcast

Robert Paxton

A podcast, in twelve series, about the history of western culture and traditions.

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54:45

Episode II.06 - The Trojan War

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2022/11/14

A wedding attended by gods leads to disastrous war among men. The Trojan War is a fundamental event for all ancient Greeks.

53:33

Episode II.05 - Greek Mythology: Part Two

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2022/10/27

More Greek myths. The sexual conquests of Zeus, tales from Crete and the stories of heroes such as Heracles and Perseus.

01:06:35

Episode II.04 - Greek Mythology: Part One

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2022/08/30

The first episode on Greek Mythology, beginning with the creation of the world out of chaos and ending with the advent of the twelve Olympian gods.

55:07

Episode II.03 - Mycenae

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2022/08/06

The Mycenaeans establish the first real civilization of Western History.

09:56

Episode II.02 - Introduction to the First Unit:...

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2022/07/14

From Mycenae to Homer, the foundations of Ancient Greek culture.

23:07

Episode II.01 - Introduction to the Second Series:...

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2022/07/08

Introduction to the second series: The Greek Sun

01:11:52

Episide 25 - Fourth Mesopotamia

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2022/06/07

The Persians rise to power. Israel returns from exile.

50:45

Episode 24 - Third Mesopotamia

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2022/05/09

Two empires: Assyrian and Babylonian. The fall of Israel and Judah.

01:17:14

Episode 23 - Ancient Israel

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2022/04/28

The story of the Bible and archaeological counter-perspectives.

01:05:32

Episode 22 - Fourth Egypt

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2022/03/31

The New Kingdom. Egypt, under the leadership of men and women, such as Ramses II and Hatshepsut, reaches its final pinnacle of achievement before declining one last time into the background of history.

50:02

Episode 21 - Ancient Crete

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2022/03/03

The descendants of the early European farmers found a unique civilization on the island of Crete and prepare the way for Greek culture.

39:26

Episode 20 - Third Egypt

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2022/02/16

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt. Renewal and flourish. The evolution of religious belief. The Hyksos take power and bring Egypt to another intermediate period.

40:22

Episode 19 - Bronze Age Anatolia

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2022/02/01

The Hittites take over the Anatolian peninsula in the 2nd millennium BC. The first Indo-European speaking power takes the stage and meets with the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians.

40:09

Episode 18 - Second Mesopotamia

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2022/01/07

The story returns to Mesopotamia. Here, in the early second millennium BC, Babylon rises to power. The episode further considers societal and technological developments for all of mankind at the height of the Bronze Age.

50:04

Episode 17 - Second Egypt

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2021/11/24

Old Kingdom Egypt. Great kings and great pyramids. Egypt makes its lasting mark on human history.

44:43

Episode 16 - Canaan and Phoenicia

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2021/10/29

The land of milk and honey. Natufian culture transitions over thousands of years into the Semitic Canaanite culture of the Levant.

50:25

Episode 15 - First Egypt

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2021/10/11

Another civilization springs up alongside the Nile River. But before there were pharaohs, there was a lot of history in Egypt, from the Paleolithic to the opening of the Bronze Age.

13:24

Episode 3 - introduction to Prehistory

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2021/09/23

07:28

Episode 2 - Introduction to the Ancient World

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2021/09/23

44:42

Episode 14 - First Mesopotamia

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2021/09/16

The first known civilization arises in Mesopotamia around the year 3,500 BC.

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