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The Western Traditions Podcast

The Western Traditions Podcast

De: Robert Paxton
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 A podcast, in twelve series, about the history of western culture and traditions.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Mundial
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  • Episode III.13 - The First Punic War II: To the Invasion of Africa

    Episode III.13 - The First Punic War II: To the Invasion of Africa
    Jul 6 2025

    Rome and Carthage come face-to-face for the first time. Carthage sees the war in terms of profit and loss. Rome sees only the matter of honor. The Romans dare to build a fleet to cross the ocean that belongs to their enemy and to bring the war to Carthage.
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    39 m
  • Episode III.12 - The First Punic War I: Prelude to War

    Episode III.12 - The First Punic War I: Prelude to War
    Jun 28 2025

    Hiero of Syracuse is the unknowing third-wheel in an increasingly vicious relationship between two superpowers. By 264 BC, he is already lost in the background, as Rome and Carthage finally square off to decide, not just who controls the Mediterranean, but who owns the future.

    Every man thinks of Rome at least once per day but once-great Carthage is less than a memory.
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    29 m
  • Episode III.11 - Carthage

    Episode III.11 - Carthage
    Jun 25 2025

    A look at the great counterpart of the Roman Republic: Carthage. How the Phoenicians colonized the Western Mediterranean and what little else we can learn about this ancient culture that the Romans destroyed completely by the end of the Punic Wars. A meditation on child-sacrifice in ancient cultures.
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    50 m
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Well read and great information flow ties together nicely. Can't wait for the next one!

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