King Alyattes of Lydia is at war with the Greek city of Miletus.  His soldiers accidentally burn down a temple of Athena.  Alyattes falls ill.  Coincidence?  Or the curse of the Greek Goddess?<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Storynory" rel="payment">Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Storynory</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

5, Herodotus , The Battle of the Eclipse

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