A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!

The Titanomachy has begun! War rages between the Titans and the Olympian gods as the story of Zeus' rise to kingship continues. The Olympians battle to establish their reign against Cronus, the other Titans, and finally the fearsome monster Typhon, the very embodiment of primal chaos.

A story from Greek mythology, based on Hesiod's Theogony, featuring: Zeus, the Titans, Typhon, the Hecatonchires (Cottus, Briareus, Gyges), the Cyclopes, Gaia, Tartarus, Prometheus, Atlas

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CREDITS

Music by Scott Buckley

Thumbnail Image: The Gods of Olympus (Giulio Romano, 1528)

A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!

The origin of Zeus, king of the gods, is a tale of danger and deception. How did his father, the Titan Cronus, come to reign as king of the cosmos, how was Zeus born, and how did he free his brother and sister Olympians to usher in a new age?

A story from Greek mythology, based on Hesiod's Theogony, featuring: Zeus, Cronus, Rhea, Gaia, Uranus, Metis, the Titans

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CREDITS

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Thumbnail Image: Council of the Gods (Giovanni Lanfranco, 17th century)

A revised version of an earlier episode, now with historical commentary following the story!

Julius Caesar stands at the Rubicon river, as the Roman Republic teeters on the brink of civil war. Will he cross the Rubicon, march on Rome against his rival Pompey the Great and the Roman senate, and plunge the Republic into civil war?

A story from Roman history (Late Roman Republic, Civil Wars, 49 BC), featuring: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), Marcus Licinius Crassus

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CREDITS

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Caesar Crosses the Rubicon (Adolphe Yvon, 1875)