Have Toga, Will Travel · Emily Jusino, PhD (Classics) and Cam Hawkins, PhD (Ancient History)
The Persians and the Greeks, Part II: Darius, Great King, King of Kings
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A source-savvy look at Darius that puts historiography ahead of battle recap.
The episode keeps Darius at the center, with a brief turn to Cambyses, to examine how Persian power and Greek history are framed. Emily and Cam stay close to where the sources agree, where they part ways, and why those differences matter for reading Darius and his place in the…
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You want Darius, the source debate, and the setup for Thermopylae and Salamis without losing the bigger Greek-Persian-Wars frame.
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