38 - Socrates and the War's End

"The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better, God only knows."
Socrates - The Apology

Carol Simpson (c)2000

We conclude the wars and take a look at Socrates and two of his not quite as nice students!
Special guest introduction from Benjamin Ashwell of the Talking History: Italian Unification podcast! Head on over and check out a fascinating study of a not so often discussed topic!

Gregorio Paniagua - Hymne a la Muse

37 - The Peloponnesian War

"Think, too, of the great part that is played by the unpredictable in war: think of it now, before you are actually committed to war. The longer a war lasts, the more things tend to depend on accidents. Neither you nor we can see into them: we have to abide their outcomes in the dark. And when people are entering upon a war they do things the wrong way round. Action comes first, and it is only when they have already suffered that they begin to think."
- Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War

Got all that? Good!

So the war really started in episode 36. And this is really only the second part. And really it'll continue into the next episode too. Whatever! It's a confusing time for the Greeks!

Gregorio Paniagua - Premier Hymne Delphique a Apollon