Los mejores podcasts de Warlords Of History (2024)

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Scipio Africanus - Part 6 (Rome's Greatest Threat) 1:13:38

2M ago1:13:38

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With Hannibal having shattered Rome's image as a dominant power at the Battle of Cannae, the cities of southern Italy begin forming alliances with Carthage, bringing the Republic close to collapse in 216 BC. Yet, with the Roman Senate remaining defiant, refusing to accept anything less than total victory in the Second Punic War. Driving them to des…

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Scipio Africanus - Part 5 (The Battle of Cannae) 1:14:40

4M ago1:14:40

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With Scipio as the youngest Military Tribune in the largest army ever fielded by the Roman Republic, this incredible force descends upon Apulia where Hannibal and the Carthaginians await. Leading to the Battle of Cannae, fought on August 2, 216 BC, as we dive into the tactics and maneuvers that would ultimately produce Rome's greatest military disa…

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Guest Episode - History Daily (Julius Caesar Crosses the Rubicon) 19:00

4M ago19:00

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In this friendly takeover of the Warlords of History Podcast airwaves, the History Daily podcast hosted by Lindsay Graham is featured. Taking you through one of the most pivotal moments in history, which set into motion the series of events that would proceed to rip the Roman Republic apart, leading to its demise and ultimately, its rebirth as the …

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Scipio Africanus - Part 4 (Deficits in the Roman High Command) 1:22:24

6M ago1:22:24

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As Scipio takes part in Rome's zealous religious efforts to turn the tide of the Second Punic War, the Republic fails to look inwards, seeing the deficits among its Generals. That Hannibal continues to exploit, invading Central Italy before drawing the Legions into a devastating ambush at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. Driving Rome to adopt the Fabi…

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Scipio Africanus - Part 3 (Dark Omens and Ill Tidings) 1:32:27

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With Hannibal continuing to tip the scales of power in the Po Valley, the young Scipio bears witness to treacherous setbacks as Rome's authority in the region unravels. Before being forced to abandon the north due to Hannibal's crushing defeat of the Roman Legions at the Battle of the Trebia in late 218 BC. Resulting in Scipio retreating to Rome to…

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Scipio Africanus - Part 2 (The Second Punic War Begins) 1:38:31

11M ago1:38:31

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While fighting the Gallic tribes to assert control over northern Italy, the Roman Republic becomes distracted to the power that Carthage begins amassing in Spain. Until the legendary Carthaginian General, Hannibal Barca, storms onto the scene to ignite the Second Punic War. In 218 BC, leading his army in an incredible march to ultimately burst thro…

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Leonidas I - Part 2/2 (The Battle of Thermopylae) 1:29:39

1y ago1:29:39

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Joined by Elliot Gates from the Anthology of Heroes podcast, we reach the conclusion of our story on Leonidas I. Under the shadow of the Achaemenid Persian Empire's enormous second invasion of Greece, we explore the strategy and actions of the Spartan King leading to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Going deep into this violently primal clash, …

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Leonidas I - Part 1/2 (The Spartan State Above All) 1:39:19

1y ago1:39:19

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Joined by Elliot Gates from the Anthology of Heroes podcast, we dive into the life of Leonidas I. The Spartan King who led one of the most incredible last stands in history at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Exploring Sparta's development into a severe and militaristic society, possessing the finest warriors of Ancient Greece, so utterly dedic…

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Scipio Africanus - Part 1 (Virtues and Expectations) 1:26:27

1+ y ago1:26:27

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In this episode we begin exploring the awe-inspiring lifetime of Scipio Africanus (236 - 183 BC). One of the greatest military commanders of antiquity, who guided the Roman Republic out from its darkest moment. In the Second Punic War, leading brilliant campaigns, winning scintillating battle victories to propel Rome as the unrivalled power in the …

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Judah Maccabee ”The Hammer” - Part 3/3 (The War for Judean Independence) 1:01:47

1+ y ago1:01:47

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In the series finale following the life of Judah Maccabee "The Hammer", Gil Kidron joins me to discuss the Maccabean Revolt broadening from a religious conflict into a war of independence. With Judah reshaping his guerrilla force into a veritable Hebrew field army, daring to take on the superior armies of the Seleucid Empire in pitched battle. Init…

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Judah Maccabee ”The Hammer” - Part 2/3 (The Guerrilla Campaign) 47:17

1+ y ago47:17

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Joined by Gil Kidron from A Podcast of Biblical Proportions, we continue with the incredible story of Judah Maccabee "The Hammer" and the early years of the Maccabean Revolt. Initially, a small rebel band, driven by religious zeal, bringing civil war to Judea. But with Judah assuming its leadership early on and transforming them into a fierce guerr…

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Judah Maccabee ”The Hammer” - Part 1/3 (Origins of the Maccabean Revolt) 43:33

1+ y ago43:33

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Gil Kidron from A Podcast of Biblical Proportions joins me to bring you the incredible story of Judah Maccabee "The Hammer". A Hebrew priest, turned guerilla warlord, who would win spectacular battlefield victories in an unexpectedly fierce rebellion against the mighty Seleucid Empire in the 160s BC called the Maccabean Revolt. A conflict with its …

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 7/7 (Descent into Madness) 1:48:36

1+ y ago1:48:36

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In the series finale, with Nader Shah poised to continue the dominant run of his Afsharid Iranian Empire, a failed assassination marks the tipping point for his complete mental unravelling. As Nader maliciously lashes out at all around him while pillaging his people to fuel an incessant pace of warfare. Igniting rebellions throughout his realms tha…

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 6/7 (A King of Kings) 1:29:52

1+ y ago1:29:52

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Having just secured the Iranian crown, Nader Shah begins disrupting the religious bedrock of his nation, while draining its resources to feed his fearsome military machine. Crushing all internal unrest and recapturing Iran's lost domains, before looking abroad. Winning a series of dazzling battlefield victories to overwhelm the Mughal Empire and th…

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 5/7 (Perseverance and Unassailable Power) 1:17:52

2y ago1:17:52

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Recently named as Regent of the Iranian Empire, Nader sets out on the war path to reclaim Iran's lost domains, only to be handed a devastating defeat by the Ottomans. A dire setback that threatens to cast him into oblivion, forcing Nader to show a tremendous force of will to quickly rebuild his broken army. Before returning to the field to avenge t…

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 4/7 (The One Favored by God) 1:09:53

2y ago1:09:53

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Newly rooted as savior of the Safavid Iranian Empire and source of power behind the throne of Shah Tahmasp, Nader begins seeding the notion that his ascendancy is Divinely influenced. Strengthened by his spectacular lightening campaign waged against the Ottoman Empire, before racing across Persia to stamp out a dangerous rebellion. This however, gi…

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 3/7 (Servant of the Shah) 1:34:44

2y ago1:34:44

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Despite breathing life in the bid to restore Shah Tahmasp II to the throne in Persia, Nader is soon caught up in the petty intrigues of his unstable King. Resulting in Nader launching a military coup to firmly take control of the Safavid army. Modernizing and reshaping it into a ferociously effective force. Then embarking on campaign in 1729, displ…

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 2/7 (From Soldier to Warlord to General) 1:15:34

2y ago1:15:34

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Under the shadow of a crumbling Safavid Iranian Empire, torn apart by rebellions, foreign heavyweights and destined to fall to the Afghan Hotak dynasty in 1722, Nader is pulled into the chaotic maelstrom. Emerging from the rubble as a rogue warlord within Khorasan until a renegade Safavid prince (Tahmasp II) appears in the region, looking to regain…

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Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 1/7 (Harsh Realities of a Crumbling Empire) 1:04:41

2+ y ago1:04:41

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In this episode we begin uncovering the lifetime of Nader Shah (1688 - 1747), the last of the Great Asiatic Military Conquerors. A brilliant battlefield commander who reversed the fortunes of 18th century Iran, salvaging it from the teeth of internal and external foes. Beginning as the unlikely story of an insignificant and poverty stricken youth, …

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 7/7 (The Macedonian Hegemony of Greece) 1:37:11

2+ y ago1:37:11

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In the series finale exploring the lifetime and dazzling achievements of King Philip II of Macedon, Philip leads his unstoppable army to win scintillating victories against both familiar and new Balkan foes. Before stumbling heavily, failed sieges on Greek cities that reignites war with the Athenians, under whom a formidable Greek coalition is form…

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Interview with Professor Barry Strauss (Ancient Military Leadership and Attributes for Greatness) 59:15

2+ y ago59:15

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In this episode, Professor Strauss, a leading expert on ancient military history and best selling author, joins the podcast as a featured guest. We explore the attributes and motivations that define those that reach the upper echelons as the most effective military leaders in antiquity. Before going deeper into one of the greatest, Octavian, the fu…

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 6/7 (Recognition and Respect) 1:17:47

2+ y ago1:17:47

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With Thermopylae blocked to his passage, Philip II of Macedon leads his forces north, asserting dominance over friend and foe alike. Triggering the powerful Chalcidian League to flip their allegiance to Athens and attempt a daring invasion into Macedon while Philip is abroad. Who unleashes a clever diversion and an overwhelming counterattack to dec…

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 5/7 (Wielding the Strength of the Gods) 1:15:53

3y ago1:15:53

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Continuing a spectacular run of military successes, King Philip II of Macedon leads his army to erase Methone off the map, the last Athenian city near Macedonia's domains. Allowing Philip to focus on the expansion of his kingdom, including a campaign into Greece that abruptly ends with a humbling defeat against Phocis. Forcing Philip to retreat and…

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 4/7 (Gold Mines of Opportunity) 1:10:11

3y ago1:10:11

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Showing glimpses of bold aggression under its newly named King, Philip II, Macedon's neighbours grow increasingly unsettled. Anticipating a backlash yet unwilling to compromise on remaking his kingdom into a dominant power, Philip begins securing alliances, while struggling under the weight of a Macedonian economy still in tatters, unable to financ…

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 3/7 (The Rise of Macedon Begins) 1:15:01

3y ago1:15:01

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Having guided Macedon from the edge of collapse, Philip II establishes an uneasy peace with the surrounding nations of classical Greece and the Balkans. Using this short reprieve to continue the reinvention of the Macedonian army and begin repairing the internal divides that had long plagued his kingdom. Then striking back out against his enemies d…

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 2/7 (Pulling Macedon out of the Abyss) 1:04:32

3y ago1:04:32

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While held hostage in the city of Thebes, Philip II of Macedon is afforded a top tier military education, profoundly impacting the astute young man. This happening as the Kingdom of Macedon wrestles with internal court intrigues and murder, before facing a renewed wave of foreign incursions that ends in disaster and the death of the reigning king. …

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Philip II of Macedon - Part 1/7 (A Kingdom Lost in Struggle) 58:45

3+ y ago58:45

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In this episode we begin exploring the path blazed by Philip II of Macedon (382 - 336 BCE). A military and diplomatic genius who ushered in the Rise of Macedon, bringing Greece to its knees and that laid the foundation for the conquest to the Achaemenid Persian Empire. In order to appreciate how truly unbelievable this ascendancy was, we backtrack …

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Sweyn Forkbeard - Part 4/4 (The First Viking King of England) 1:03:06

3+ y ago1:03:06

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In episode 11, the final covering the Danish Viking King Sweyn Forkbeard, we follow along as he relentlessly wages his war of attrition against Aethelred 'the Unready' of England. A 10 year marathon, steadily draining their economic and military power, sapping their morale and will to put up a viable resistance. Culminating in a full scale invasion…

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Sweyn Forkbeard - Part 3/4 (Carving a path to the English throne) 46:16

3+ y ago46:16

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By the turn of the first millennium, peace has taken hold in Scandinavia. However, not all people of Nordic ancestry are free from the threat of violence, as the English King Aethelred "the Unready" unleashes a genocidal scourge upon those settled on his lands on November 13, 1002, known as the St. Brice's Day Massacre. We walk through the events l…

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Sweyn Forkbeard - Part 2/4 (Luck Accompanies Wisdom, King of Norway) 47:55

3+ y ago47:55

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After having wrestled the Danish crown from his father's cold hands in 986, Sweyn Forkbeard goes off raiding in England in the pursuit of riches to finance his future endeavours, leaving behind numerous enemies that collude to usurp his kingdom while he is abroad. Left in a desperate situation, the winds of fortune soon change for Forkbeard, fuelin…

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Sweyn Forkbeard - Part 1/4 (Fatherslayer, King of Denmark) 42:48

3+ y ago42:48

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We begin exploring the path forged by Sweyn Forkbeard. The son of King Harald Bluetooth, growing up in a time of great instability during the late 10th century. Newly unified, Denmark remains marked with factionalism and external influences, including the onset of conversion to Christianity. Underneath all of this, a deeply strained relationship wi…

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Viriathus - Part 2/2 (The Lusitanian ’War of Fire’ against the Roman Republic) 1:12:51

3+ y ago1:12:51

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Viriathus (Viriato), the newly raised general of the Lusitanian resistance, unleashes the War of Fire (147-139 BCE) upon the Roman Republic, seeing unparalleled successes in the bid to free his people from the powerful grasp of their would be conquerors. Viriathus convinces other Hispanian tribes to rise up in defiance and extensively uses Guerrill…

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Viriathus - Part 1/2 (The Lusitanian Resistance against the Roman Republic) 57:59

4y ago57:59

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In this episode, we get introduced to the incredible story of Viriathus (Viriato). A lowly barbarian shepherd who, in 147 BCE, appears virtually out of nowhere to lead the Lusitanian tribe in a fierce resistance of the Roman Republic conquests in Hispania (modern day Portugal and Spain). As the tyrannical Roman governors go about squeezing every ou…

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Amir Timur (Tamerlane) - Part 5/5 (Conquest of the Mamelukes, Ottomans and Legacy) 59:48

4y ago59:48

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In this final episode covering Amir Timur (Tamerlane), we review his twilight years wherein Timur inflicts a series of stinging defeats against the Mameluke Sultanate. Before facing off against the surging Ottoman Empire for supremacy of the region, reaching the pinnacle of his power and the greatest extend of the Timurid Empire. Upon his death sho…

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Amir Timur (Tamerlane) - Part 4/5 (Conquest of the Golden Horde and Delhi) 56:17

4y ago56:17

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In retribution to the attack on the heart of the Timurid Empire, Amir Timur (Tamerlane) launches a series of vicious campaigns against one of his greatest adversaries. Tokhtamysh, Khan of the Golden Horde, his one time protégé, now turned bitter enemy. Before embarking into India, seeking the untold riches of Delhi, where further atrocities also aw…

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Amir Timur (Tamerlane) - Part 3/5 (Empire Expansion and Atrocities) 53:03

4y ago53:03

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Amir Timur, now the undisputed ruler in Transoxiana, begins to look abroad in the expansion of the Timurid Empire. Conquering neighbouring regions, including campaigns in Persia, to enhance the size and prestige of his realm. Where we also see the emergence of a notable dark side, resorting to brutal violence and horrific acts to submit nations to …

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Amir Timur (Tamerlane) - Part 2/5 (Rise to Rulership) 52:14

4y ago52:14

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Through a series of epic battles, Timur and Husayn rid Transoxiana of its Moghulistan Khanate overlords, before facing off against one another in a deadly struggle for control of the region. If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: www.patreon.com/warlordsofhistoryPor Warlords of History

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Amir Timur (Tamerlane) - Part 1/5 (Rising Star) 52:13

4y ago52:13

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Introduction and the early days of Timur, detailing the political and social environment before his birth, and transition from rising star to on the run fugitive. If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: www.patreon.com/warlordsofhistoryPor Warlords of History

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