Herodotus

Storynory

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

Episodes

Herodotus - the Pyramids

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.

Jan 17, 2021

10 min

Herodotus: The Egyptians and the Greeks

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.

Sep 14, 2020

15 min

Herodotus: The Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt

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.

May 25, 2020

8 min

Herodotus - the Animals of Ancient Egypt

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.

Mar 25, 2020

5 min

Gods of Ancient Egypt

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.

Oct 1, 2019

9 min

Herodotus - The River Nile

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.

Sep 10, 2019

9 min

Ancient Babylon

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.

Sep 4, 2019

9 min

The Cretan Bull

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.

Aug 28, 2019

9 min

The World’s Oldest Religion

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.

Aug 21, 2019

8 min

Young Cyrus

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.

Aug 14, 2019

11 min