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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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42:30

Episode III.09 - The Early Roman Republic

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/06/22

The stories of three heroes of the early Roman Republic: Coriolanus, Cincinnatus and Camillus. The struggle between the social classes is known as the Conflict of Orders.

40:54

Episode XIB.010 - Genesis 14

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/06/17

Abram rescues Lot. Melchizedek celebrates a type of the Eucharist. A look at Jewish, pagan and Christian ceremonies. The identity of Melchizedek. The long life of Shem, son of Noah.

49:48

Episode III.11 - Carthage

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2025/06/12

A look at the great counterpart of the Roman Republic: Carthage. How the Phoenicians colonized the Western Mediterranean and what little else we can learn about this ancient culture that the Romans destroyed completely by the end of the Punic Wars. A meditation on child-sacrifice in ancient cultures.

11:35

Episode I.03 - Introduction to Prehistory

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2025/05/29

The history before history. For most of human existence, there was no such thing as writing. Yet our ancestors did leave records and remains that we can study to learn more about the human past.

10:00

Episode I.02 - Introduction to the Ancient World

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2025/05/21

History and prehistory. Before the dawn of writing, the human past is shrouded in darkness. The episodes of the Ancient World explore events before and just after the rise of civilization.

42:55

Episode III.10 - The Conquest of Italy

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2025/05/13

The Romans expand beyond their central Italian limits. In the 4th and 3rd century BC, they conquer their enemies and allies in central and southern Italy. They are led by consuls like Publius Decius Mus, who sacrificed his own life to give Rome victory. But every Roman soldier shows himself to be both valiant and indomitable.

42:30

Episode III.09 - The Early Roman Republic

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/04/30

The stories of three heroes of the early Roman Republic: Coriolanus, Cincinnatus and Camillus. The struggle between the social classes is known as the Conflict of Orders.

37:42

Episode XIB.009 - Genesis 12-13

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/04/16

God establishes a covenant with Abram. The journey to Egypt. Altars in Canaan.

54:37

Episode III.08 - Introduction to the Roman Republic

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2025/04/01

In the eighth episode of the Roman series of the Western Traditions Podcast, we embark on a journey back to 509 BC when the Roman Republic was born from the ashes of monarchy. Discover how the Senate, patricians, and consuls shaped the nascent Republic amid a tumultuous landscape of political intrigue and warfare. We delve into the military might of early Rome, its societal structure, and the legislative foundation laid by the Twelve Tables. Brimming with tales of valor, justice, and social

12:05

Episode XII.05 - The First Lesson

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/03/21

How to teach the first lesson of the Western Traditions curriculum.

18:20

Episode I.01 - The General Prologue

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/03/20

The introduction to the Western Traditions podcast. The Great Books of the Western World and the Bible. The great men and women of western civilization.

54:44

Episode III.07 - The Roman Kingdom

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2025/03/11

The seven kings of Rome. Numa Pompilius succeeds Romulus. The line of kings ends with Tarquinius Superbus. Some background on Roman institutions, practices and vocabulary.

56:38

Episode III.06 - The Foundation of Rome

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2025/03/03

The story of Romulus and Remus. With the capture of the Sabine women, Rome expands territorially and biologically. The birth of the glory of Rome.

36:10

Episode XIB.008 - Genesis 10 and 11

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2025/02/18

The Table of Nations. The Tower of Babel. Introduction to Abram. Genealogy and numerology in the Bible. God brings diversity to humanity.

09:01

Episode XII.004 - The Study Method III: Introduction...

The Western Traditions Podcast ·

2025/02/05

Using outlines to enhance study.

51:18

Episode III.05 - Roman Mythology II: Ovid’s...

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2025/01/31

Our souls are deathless, but nothing retains its own form. Thus speaks Pythagoras in this long and winding tale that combines ancient myth and history. Through a Roman lens, we read of Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Hercules, Ulysses and more, coming right down to the advent of the Roman Empire.

46:59

Episode III.04 - Roman Mythology I: Roman Religion

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2025/01/15

The gods through the eyes of the earliest Romans. The Indo-European religious inheritance. Jupiter, Juno, Mars, Minerva. The precision and discipline of Roman religious practice. The ties to early Christianity.

54:07

Episode XIB.007 - Genesis 6:1-9:29

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2025/01/05

God chastises the world with the Flood. Only Noah and his family are spared. A breakdown of symbols and morality in the flood narrative.

41:45

Episode II.42 - Greek Twilight

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2024/12/20

Pyrrhus, Greek king and general, fights the Roman tide that threatens to wash over the entire Greek world. The Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt flourish and endure. The Maccabees revolt in Judea and start the Hasmonean dynasty of kings in Jerusalem.

44:32

Episode II.41 - The Rise of the Diadochi

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2024/11/29

Alexander the Great dies and leaves behind a fragmented world of multi-cultural states led by Greek soldiers. The Hellenistic period which follows brings western ideas in to East. More than anything, it paves the way for Eastern religions, like Judaism, Buddhism and Christianity, to infiltrate the West.

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