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  • 3901 Ancient Superpowers Collide: The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC

    3901 Ancient Superpowers Collide: The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC
    Jun 21 2026

    The Peloponnesian War pitted the two most powerful Ancient Greek states, Athens and Sparta and their respective allies, against each other in an epic struggle for the control of all of Greece. Dur: 22mins File: .mp3
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    21 mins
  • 3810 The (Second) Battle of Mantinea Part2

    3810 The (Second) Battle of Mantinea Part2
    Mar 29 2026

    The (second) battle of Mantinea, July 4, 362 BC: the final nail in the coffin of Spartan dominance. At the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, a resurgent Thebes led by its great statesmen and tactician reformers Epaminondas and Pelopidas defeated the army of Sparta. The defeat was one of the greatest shocks Greece had witnessed - not only did the Thebans defeat the Spartans but the Spartans turned and fled from the battlefields - something they had not done before even in the face of defeat. Dur: 20mins File: .mp3
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    21 mins
  • 3809 The (Second) Battle of Mantinea

    3809 The (Second) Battle of Mantinea
    Mar 8 2026

    At the battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, a resurgent Thebes led by its great statesmen and tactician reformers Epaminondas and Pelopidas defeated the army of Sparta. The defeat was one of the greatest shocks Greece had witnessed - not only did the Thebans defeat the Spartans but the Spartans turned and fled from the battlefields - something they had not done before even in the face of defeat. Dur: 16mins File: .mp3
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    16 mins
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