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Ancient history presented in a family-friendly way by Bertie of Storynory. Amazing tales from ancient Greece, Lydia, Persia, Egypt and beyond are explained and brought to life. The Greek writer, Herodotus, often called the "father of history", travelled the known world and wrote vividly about history, customs, and myth. His "Histories" appeared around 435 BC, and tell the tale of the Persian wars between Greece and Persia, but not without fascination, interest and admiration for Greece's most powerful enemy, Persia. Bertie retells the stories and explains the context

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Herodotus - the Pyramids

2021/01/17

The ancient Pyramids of Egypt were built 4,500 years ago. The ancient Greek Herodotus tells us how they were built - and mentions some projects that he thinks are even more amazing. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herodotus - the Animals of Ancient Egypt

2020/03/25

Herodotus tells about Crocodiles, Hippos, flying snakes, the Ibis, and the Phoenix Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herodotus: The Egyptians and the Greeks

2020/09/14

Egyptian Pharaoh Amasis made friends with powerful Greeks of his time. We include a famous story about the Greek ruler, Polycrates of Samos, and his golden ring. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herodotus: The Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt

2020/05/25

Herodotus tells us that ancient Egyptians worshiped cows and bulls. How and why did they do that? Bertie investigates... Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gods of Ancient Egypt

2019/10/01

Herodotus often wrote about the Egyptian gods under Greek names. He thought the Egyptian gods were more or less the same as the Greek ones. Was he right? Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herodotus - The River Nile

2019/09/10

Herodotus visited Egypt and devoted the Second Book of his Histories to its wonders. He called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile" and looked at varios theories about where its true source was, and why it flooded its banks every year. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ancient Babylon

2019/09/04

The largest and most splendid city in the ancient world was captured by King Cyrus of Persia in 539 BC. The story is entwined with the history of the Jews in the Bible who were exiled to the rivers of Babylon.

The Cretan Bull

2019/08/28

Bertie is on the Greek Island of Crete and relates two famous legends from the time of King Minos - and how they blend into History in the writing of Herodotus.

The World’s Oldest Religion

2019/08/21

Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of the Persians and it is still practiced to this day. It has influenced many of our own beliefs, even if we don't realise it ! We continue our retelling of the histories of Herodotus from Ancient Greece.

Young Cyrus

2019/08/14

A poor young Persian boy is a natural leader. In a game, his friends choose him to play their king. He gets into trouble when he orders the son of an aristocrat to be punished.

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Raw Kori 2020/11/30

Great show

Great show giving us the writings of Herodotus. One small problem with episode 5. You spoke of Thales knowing of the workings of the sky by studying f...

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Ami S. 2020/03/25

Amazing

Need more of these stories ASAP! Love it so much I bought the book!

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Pikachu loves cats 2020/01/05

Incredible podcast

I seriously enjoy listening to Greek mythology, but I couldn’t find a Greek mythology podcast for kids. I like the in-depth detail, and I love the gre...

★★★★★

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