Greek Myths: Zeus, King of the Gods (TRIH ep 602, part 1)
431 BCE · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a four-part mini-series on Greek myth, opening with Zeus and the Theogony. They discuss Hesiod and Homer as foundational poets who gave structure to scattered Greek traditions, the oral-to-written shift enabled by the alphabet, and the distinctive literary quality of Greek religion.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 431 BCE
- Reign of Alexander the Great (336 BCE)
- Peloponnesian War (431 BCE)
- Persian invasions of Greece (499 BCE)
- Aristotle (384 BCE)
- Plato (428 BCE)
- Roman Republic founded (509 BCE)
- Plato's Republic written (375 BCE)
- Alexander the Great (356 BCE)
- Cleisthenes' reforms (508 BCE)
- Mahabharata (400 BCE)