009: Pythagoras and Athenian Democracy

Send us a text Pythagoras started a cult and convinced an entire city to abandon all of their belongings to follow him and discuss math and philosophy. This did not end well. Meanwhile, trouble was brewing in Athens. The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, all the way through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922. Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.com Music by Mark Jungerma...