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Hosted by Dr. Lantern Jack · history · EN · 74 episodes
The podcast that transports you to the ancient world and back, with some good conversation along the way. It's not just about ancient Greece. It's about a huge chunk of human history that the Greek texts give us access to: from Egypt and Babylon, to Persia, to Carthage and Rome, we'll sail the wine-dark sea of history with some expert guides at the helm. Topics will include archaeology, literature, and philosophy. New episode every month.
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Ancient Greece Declassified is hosted by Dr. Lantern Jack. The show has published 74 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "66 Did Odysseus Discover America?" (2 July 2026, 51 minutes), "65 From Vengeance to Justice: The Genius of Aeschylus' ORESTEIA w/ Doug Metzger" (31 January 2026, 75 minutes), and "64 Plato's Republic: Full Summary and Explanation w/ Gina White" (1 September 2025, 79 minutes).
Ancient Greece Declassified publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 74 episodes.
Booking probability for Ancient Greece Declassified is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ancient Greece Declassified requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ancient Greece Declassified's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr. Lantern Jack hosts Ancient Greece Declassified, a history show with 74 episodes published.
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Ancient Greece Declassified
Could the Odyssey preserve echoes of a long-lost voyage beyond the Mediterranean—perhaps even across the Atlantic? A speculative discussion informed by Homeric scholarship, archaeology, and ancient literature...
Ancient Greece Declassified
Aeschylus' "Oresteia" is one of the most extraordinary works of literature to have come from Ancient Greece. It's a story about murder, revenge, and the birth of justice itself. We are joined by Doug Metzger, host of...
Ancient Greece Declassified
Plato's Republic isn't just a cornerstone of Western thought—it's a mirror reflecting the challenges of our own time. In this episode of Ancient Greece Declassified , host Lantern Jack teams up with scholar Gina White...
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How did Sparta—a mere city-state with an agrarian economy and barely any economic growth to speak of—rise to become the supreme power in ancient Greece? We investigate in conversation with renowned historian Eric W...
Ancient Greece Declassified
Marcus Aurelius became emperor of Rome in 161 AD and went on to win several wars against the northern barbarians. But it wasn't his military exploits that earned him everlasting fame. Rather, it was his philosophical...
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I chat with friend and fellow podcaster Doug Metzger about how I first became fascinated with the ancient world and share some of the adventures I had on the way to getting a PhD in Classical Philosophy...
Ancient Greece Declassified
During the Persian Wars, the city of Athens was completely razed to the ground by the Persian army. And yet, from its ashes, a new Athens was born, more powerful and magnificent than any other city in the Mediterranean...
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Unveiling the wild world of ancient Greek and Roman novels with Doug Metzger, host of the " Literature and History Podcast ." ------------------ Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast...
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What did ancient music sound like? In this episode, you will hear three songs that are over 2000 years old! Few people in the world today know more about ancient music than our guest in this episode. Claire Catenaccio...
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Even after thousands of years of supposed progress in philosophy, there are still some who maintain that the entire history of western philosophy consists of footnotes to Plato. But who was Plato the man? If there is...
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In 480BC the Persian Empire invaded Greece with the largest military force the world had ever seen. Meanwhile in Athens, a man named Themistocles had spent the last ten years preparing for this moment. He had come up...
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The three decades from 508-478BC were possibly the most consequential in all of ancient history. In this episode and the next, we tell the story of the Greco-Persian Wars through the eyes of Themistocles, the Athenian...
Ancient Greece Declassified
AGD is going back to Greece this January 3-11 for another epic adventure! This time we'll be exploring the Persian Wars and the profound effect they had on Greek civilization. We will visit all the major focal points of...
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Bret Devereux is a military historian at North Carolina State University and author of the recent viral article "Spartans Were Losers: The US Military's Admiration of a Proto-Fascist City-State is Based on Bad History."...
Ancient Greece Declassified
As our world becomes increasingly hi-tech, more and more people have been turning to ancient wisdom traditions in search of meaning. There are two schools of ancient philosophy in particular that have seen a meteoric...
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AGD is going back to Greece this fall (Oct. 11-19) for another epic adventure! This time we'll be exploring areas that in ancient times lay in the shadow of – or in direct conflict with – the Athenian hegemony. Check...
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This time we're taking a little break from Greece to explore the broader history of democracy. Was democracy really a Greek invention? Historian David Stasavage, author of The Decline and Rise of Democracy , thinks it...
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Polybius' theory of anacyclosis is the most sophisticated theory of political (r)evolution to have emerged from ancient Greek and Roman political thought. ------------------ To watch the highlight real from the last AGD...
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AGD is going back to Greece this winter (Jan. 3-11) for an epic tour of Greece's northern regions, focusing on mountains and oracles. For more information or to reserve your spot, email us at greecepodcast@gmail.com
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Professor Emerita of the Public Understanding of Philosophy, Royal Institute of Philosophy
professor of Classics and History, Stanford University
historian, archaeologist, Stanford University professor, author: Why the West Rules—For Now, Stanford University
North Carolina State University
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