Myths that pass for history; only the Greek episodes are indexed

Our Fake History

20 episodes indexed · 20 hours · Sebastian Major

Periods · The Bronze Age, Archaic Greece, The Persian Wars, Classical Greece, Philip and Alexander, The Hellenistic world, Greece under Rome

Themes · War Religion Philosophy

A podcast about history that might be hidden in myths, and awesome stories that really (maybe) happened; only the Greek episodes are here, 20 of 317, 4 eras, 20 hours.

Where to start. The earliest indexed episode is 'Episode #3 - Was There A Real Labyrinth?' (2015); 20 episodes of this show are in the section.

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ideas, belief and how a polis was ordered

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how much time you have

Minoans and Mycenaeans c. 3000 - 1100 BC · 4

49mEpisode #17 - Was There A Real Trojan War? (Part III) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

To weigh whether the Trojan War was a real historical event, this final part scours the Iliad for clues, peruses ancient Hittite clay tablets and checks archaeological evidence Heinrich Schliemann did not destroy.

49mEpisode #15 - Was There A Real Trojan War? (Part I) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

For the Ancient Greeks the Trojan War marked the bloody end of the so-called Age of Heroes, when superhuman demi-gods stopped walking the earth; was any of it a real conflict?

45mEpisode #3 - Was There A Real Labyrinth? Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur just a bedtime story, or does it hold real clues about a conflict between ancient Bronze Age civilizations?

42mEpisode #16 - Was There A Real Trojan War? (Part II) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann believed he had found proof that Troy existed, and his celebrated finds earned him the moniker father of archaeology, though he was also a prolific liar who misrepresented his findings.

The Persian Wars 499 - 449 BC · 1

1h 37mEpisode #227 - What is the Spartan Mirage? (Part III) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Legend credits three hundred Spartans with holding off over two million Persians for four days at Thermopylae, but thousands of other Greeks who fought there have been edited out of the story.

The Hellenistic Age 323 - 31 BC · 3

1h 05mEpisode #140- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part II) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Three main culprits are blamed for burning the Great Library of Alexandria, yet they lived roughly 300 years apart, an anomaly that leaves open whether the dramatic destruction is an elaborate myth.

1h 03mEpisode #139- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part I) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

50mEpisode #34- Did Archimedes Build a Death Ray? Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Archimedes, one of the ancient world's most important mathematicians, is best remembered for the inventions that saved Syracuse during its siege, above all the mysterious Death Ray said to torch ships from afar.

Greek Life, Thought and the Wider World across the centuries · 12

1h 22mEpisode #176- Was Pythagoras Killed By Beans? Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Celebrated for the Pythagorean Theorem, the ancient Greek thinker Pythagoras was also worshipped by some as a nearly divine figure said to communicate with animals, recall past lives and possess a golden thigh.

1h 19mEpisode #225 - What is the Spartan Mirage? (Part I) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Remembered as unbeatable super-soldiers whose whole society was geared towards war, the Peloponnesian city-state has inspired groups across the political spectrum, though from the 1930s historians started to question the received wisdom, some arguing for a so-called Spartan Mirage.

1h 15mEpisode #226 - What is the Spartan Mirage? (Part II) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Some ancient sources claim the Spartans were incorruptible, never took bribes and equally divided land among the elite Spartiates, while the city's most famous poet may not even have been from Sparta.

1h 14mEpisode #208- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part II) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

The so-called Olympic Spirit of fair play is said to descend from the ancient Greeks, yet ancient Olympia ran on a conquer-or-die mentality that celebrated athletes who sacrificed their lives for victory.

1h 09mEpisode #207- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part I) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

The original members of the International Olympic Committee believed the ancient Greek games at Olympia were noble expressions of sporting virtue, but the real ancient Olympics were rough, unhygienic, often corrupt and frequently violent.

1h 05mEpisode #162- Real Amazons? (Part II) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

1hEpisode #161- Real Amazons? (Part I) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Attacked by female warriors in South America, conquistador Francisco Orellana thought of the Amazons of Greek mythology, ferocious female warriors at the edge of the known world, and the encounter inspired the name of the Amazon river.

55mEpisode #61- What's the Problem with Socrates? Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Socrates is celebrated as the father of western philosophy, yet almost nothing about him is known for sure, and what counts as Socratic philosophy is what his students reported.

54mEpisode #40- Was There a Real Atlantis? (Part III) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

By carefully considering the details in Plato's dialogues, some researchers believe the ruins of the fabled sunken city of Atlantis can be accurately located, among many theories about its real location.

52mEpisode #39- Was There a Real Atlantis? (Part II) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

Some researchers place Atlantis as a real Bronze Age city near the rock of Gibraltar, while others believe the true lost civilization is far more ancient, perhaps a maritime society from the last ice age.

51mEpisode #48- What Does Mark Adams Think About Atlantis? Our Fake HistoryPodcast

With Mark Adams

New York Times bestselling author Mark Adams, who wrote Meet Me in Atlantis, joins the show to explore Atlantis research theories and the professional hazards of chasing historical mysteries.

47mEpisode #38- Was There a Real Atlantis? (Part I) Our Fake HistoryPodcast

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