The Rest Is History episodes about Classical Greek World

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6. Troy
2020-11-23
It’s been described as the most legendary story ever told. But did the Trojan War actually happen? And was it really fought over a beautiful woman? Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss an endurin…
Helen of Troy Troy Classical Greek World Greek Mythology Ancient Greece
13. Stephen Fry and Troy
2021-01-07
Stephen Fry is our guest on The Rest is History as he tells Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook about his enduring fascination with the Greek myths.
Troy Classical Greek World Ancient Greece
79. Ancient Olympics
2021-07-26 • 776 BC – 393
With the Games underway in Tokyo, Tom and Dominic look back to the Ancient Olympics. They discuss the heroic but incredibly violent stories of the Greek superstars of 2500 years ago, and why the Games…
Classical Greek World Ancient Olympics
82. Sparta
2021-08-02 • 600 BC – 371 BC
What does it mean to be a Spartan? How much of this Spartan image is real and how much is based on projections and prejudices of others? Tom and Dominic delve into the Ancient Greek world and take…
Classical Greek World Ancient Sparta
457. Helen of Troy: Queen of the Greek Myths (Part 1)Part 1
2024-06-02
From the Helen of Troy: Queens, Bloodlines, and the Legacy of Myth
The story of Helen of Troy, her remarkable birth and her infamous love affair with Paris, the Trojan prince, resounds across the centuries. A figure of condemnation, pity and tragedy, her beauty set i…
Helen of Troy Troy Classical Greek World Greek Mythology
458. Helen of Troy: A Family of Blood (Part 2)Part 2
2024-06-05
From the Helen of Troy: Queens, Bloodlines, and the Legacy of Myth
In 1870 the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann - a man of remarkable energy, desperately fascinated with Helen of Troy - discovered in Turkey the burnt remains of what he claimed to be the legen…
Helen of Troy Troy Classical Greek World Greek Mythology
491. History's Greatest Beards: From Egyptian Queens to Medieval Conquerors (Part 1)Part 1
2024-09-08
From the Beards Through Time: A History of Facial Hair
What did Marcus Aurelius, Jesus, and Ragnar Lothbrok all have in common? Apart from their notorious and symbolic deaths, all three men boasted luscious beards. Throughout history, beards have posed qu…
Jesus Alexander the Great Rome Classical Greek World Ancient Rome
604. Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)Part 3
2025-09-28
From the Greek Myths: Gods, Prophecies, Tragedies & Heroes
Who was Dionysus, the son of Zeus, and Greek god of ecstasy, revelry and madness? Why was he so central to the ancient Greeks? What is the story of the Bacchae, the play in which a young man is ripped…
Dionysus Zeus Artemis Classical Greek World Greek Mythology Ancient Greece