Adam Walsh

Western Civ

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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.

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Adam Walsh

Episodes

Episode 16: Casus Belli 01.02.2015 56:47

Setting the Stage for the First Punic War

Episode 15: Enter Stage Left The Romans 25.01.2015 30:16

Rome Is Born And Quickly Expands

Episode 14: To The Strongest 09.01.2015 51:48

Alexander Fights His Final Campaigns

Episode 13: Alexander The Great 20.12.2014 45:44

Alexander Takes on Mighty Persia

Supplemental: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 14.12.2014 41:01

A Tour of the Classical World

Episode 12: The Peloponnesian Wars and Macedon 05.12.2014 36:06

Athens and Sparta Fight to the Death

Episode 11: Traitors, Martyrs, and Victory 30.11.2014 40:50

The Greek and Persian Wars

Episode 10: The Classical Greek Phalanx 24.10.2014 28:57

A Closer Look at the Greek Fighting Machine

Episode 9: A New World Order 12.10.2014 44:52

Cyrus, Darius, and the Persian Empire

Episode 8: Babylon Makes a Comeback! 07.10.2014 10:46

Nebuchadnezzar II Leads Babylon to its Greatest, and Final, Age

Episode 7: Sparta and Athens 06.10.2014 15:54

Social Experimentation in Classical Greece

Episode 6: The Assyrian Rollercoaster 28.09.2014 27:19

Assyria Rises Again And Then Falls…

Episode 5: It’s All Greek To Me 19.09.2014 16:35

Meanwhile, In Archaic Greece…

Episode 4: God’s Chosen People 13.09.2014 12:37

Israel Becomes a Nation While Assyria Makes a Comeback

Episode 3: Invasion and Expansion 11.08.2014 40:25

The Near East Deals With Changes And Some Familiar Faces

Episode 2: Meanwhile, in Egypt… 11.08.2014 30:35

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 F...

Episode 1: The Near East 11.08.2014 27:04

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.com Ad-Free Shows: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcast Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Introduction 11.08.2014 6:05

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 w...