012. Jason and the Golden Fleece. Part 1

EPISODE 12, JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE PART 1. ​Welcome back to Spartan History Podcast, it's an honour to be able to present, as promised, the 1st of what will be a 4 part retelling of the Jason and the Golden Fleece myth. ​The masterpiece that is Apollonius of Rhodes' work, the Argonautica, starts with the eponymous heroes departure to Colchis to retrieve the fleece. Covering the journey to, the completing of and the returning from 'the quest'. It makes many assumptions of the contem...

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Presenting a chronological history of the ancient Spartan peoples. Beginning with their earliest mentions in the epics of Homer, the Iliad and Odyssey, right through to the collapse of Spartan dominance in the 4th century BCE.