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Adam Walsh
A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.
Supplemental: Ancient and Classical Recap
An overview of where the podcast has gone. We have traveled over 4,000 years and there have been some major changes. Populations have shifted. Empires have risen and fallen. And now Rome has come to dominate the Western World. But why does it all matter?
20:0005/11/2015
Episode 34: Augustan Peace
This episode wraps up the reign of Rome's first Emperor. Caesar Augustus struggles with family dynastic issues and deals with a major setback in Germany.
45:0822/10/2015
Episode 33: Augustus
Our First Look At Rome's First Emperor (29-17 BC).
45:4525/09/2015
Episode 32: World War
Mark Antony And Octavian Caesar Fight To Rule Rome.
46:3610/09/2015
Episode 31: A Way Out
A New Triumvirate Is Formed And We Meet Octavian Caesar. (44 - 42 BC)
52:0314/08/2015
Episode 30: The Ides Of March
Julius Caesar becomes Dictator for life. It just turns out that was a lot shorter time period than everyone was expecting.... (47 - 44 BC)
46:4131/07/2015
Episode 29: Rubicon
Julius Caesar Crosses The Rubicon And Civil War Grips The Roman World. Check out our website for more content! westerncivpodcast.com Become a patron today for more bonus content at patreon.com/westerncivpodcast
43:3716/07/2015
Episode 28: The Whole of Gaul Is Divided Into Three Parts...
Caesar's Gallic Campaigns (58 - 50 BC)
01:20:2403/07/2015
Episode 27: Publius Clodius To Center Stage
Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus Ally While Cicero Fights the Antics of Publius Clodius (62-58 BC)
30:1619/06/2015
Episode 26: Cato, Catiline, and the Courts
Pompey Fights Off Pirates While Caesar, Cato and Everyone Else Fights in the Courts.
47:1404/06/2015
Episode 25: I Am Spartacus
Caesar and Circero Make Their Names in the Court. Crassus Deals with a Slave Army.
39:3923/05/2015
Episode 24: Dictator
Sulla and Marius battle it out in another Civil War that end's with Sulla's Dictatorship. Marius reforms the Roman Army with major consequences. And a quick look at the structure of Ancient and Classical families.
45:1810/05/2015
Episode 23: Growing Pains
Rome Struggles with its New Role of Mastery of the Classical World While Tensions Within Threaten to Destroy All it has Won
48:2026/04/2015
Episode 22: Delenda Est Carthago
The Third and Final Punic War and a Look at Why The Punic Wars are so Significant to the Development of Western Civilization
36:5312/04/2015
Episode 21: Scipio Africanus and the End of the Second Punic War
The Second Punic War Concludes with the Rise of a New Scipio and the Battle of Zama
53:1229/03/2015
Episode 20: The War Across the Sea
The Second Punic War expands to Spain, Sicily, and even Greece
35:3515/03/2015
Episode 19: A Seemingly Endless String of Disasters
Cannae
01:07:4008/03/2015
Episode 18: Crossing The Alps
The Years Between The Wars
47:4128/02/2015
Supplemental: Life In Classical Athens
A Quick Look At Day To Day Life
34:2720/02/2015
Episode 17: The First Punic War
Round One of Rome Versus Carthage
56:3315/02/2015
Episode 16: Casus Belli
Setting the Stage for the First Punic War
56:4701/02/2015
Episode 15: Enter Stage Left The Romans
Rome Is Born And Quickly Expands
30:1625/01/2015
Episode 14: To The Strongest
Alexander Fights His Final Campaigns
51:4809/01/2015
Episode 13: Alexander The Great
Alexander Takes on Mighty Persia
45:4420/12/2014
Supplemental: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
A Tour of the Classical World
41:0114/12/2014
Episode 12: The Peloponnesian Wars and Macedon
Athens and Sparta Fight to the Death
36:0605/12/2014
Episode 11: Traitors, Martyrs, and Victory
The Greek and Persian Wars
40:5030/11/2014
Episode 10: The Classical Greek Phalanx
A Closer Look at the Greek Fighting Machine
28:5724/10/2014
Episode 9: A New World Order
Cyrus, Darius, and the Persian Empire
44:5212/10/2014
Episode 8: Babylon Makes a Comeback!
Nebuchadnezzar II Leads Babylon to its Greatest, and Final, Age
10:4607/10/2014
Episode 7: Sparta and Athens
Social Experimentation in Classical Greece
15:5406/10/2014
Episode 6: The Assyrian Rollercoaster
Assyria Rises Again And Then Falls…
27:1928/09/2014
Episode 5: It’s All Greek To Me
Meanwhile, In Archaic Greece…
16:3519/09/2014
Episode 4: God’s Chosen People
Israel Becomes a Nation While Assyria Makes a Comeback
12:3713/09/2014
Episode 3: Invasion and Expansion
The Near East Deals With Changes And Some Familiar Faces
40:2511/08/2014
Episode 2: Meanwhile, in Egypt…
In this episode, we shift our scene to the land of the Pharaohs. While in the Near East different cities vied for dominance, in ancient Egypt the lands along the Nile are quickly united, allowing the world's most sophisticated ancient civilization to develop. Check out more at our WEBSITE. Become a PATRON to support the show and get over one-hundred hours of bonus content. Sources: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt The Good Kings A History of Ancient Egypt
30:3511/08/2014
Episode 1: The Near East
Civilization takes hold in the ancient Near East. In this episode, we cover ancient Sumeria and Syria. We discuss Babylon and the rise of civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Shows: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWestern Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westernciv
27:0411/08/2014
Introduction
Welcome to Western Civ! In this podcast, we cover Western History from its origins in the sands of Mesopotamia and Egypt, through the Roman Empire, Medieval European Kingdoms, the horrors of the Crusades, the nightmare that was the Black Death, the rebirth of the Renaissance, and the age of glory that followed both exploration and revolution in a fast-paced, survey format. Check out more at our website: westerncivpodcast.com Become a Patron for ad-free shows and exclusive content at: Patreon.com/westerncivpodcast Check out the Subscription Feed at: www.glow.fm/westernciv
06:0511/08/2014