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Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause: Dictators of HistoryAuthor: World History Broadcasts
Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause is a history podcast obsessed with history's greatest dictators. The hosts have created a knockout competition to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. Each episode features a match-up of two dictators where the hosts discuss the life and times of each leader. The loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament and each winner remains in the contest to be named history's greatest dictator. Language: en Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Agamemnon vs. Alexander The Great
Friday, 16 January, 2026
The hosts unravel the lives and legacies of two Greek dictators; Agamemnon and Alexander The Great.They discuss Agamemnon's ruthless treatment of his children, Paris' seduction/abduction of Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, Achilles, Odysseus and his Trojan Horse. They also discuss Alexander's maneuvers to become King of Macedonia, his invasion of the Persian Empire, his unbeaten battle record, his brutal treatment of those who resisted him and his attempts to unite Greek and Persian culture. These two dictators battle it out in Round 23 of the knock-out tournament to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. One of these two dictators will be eliminated from the tournament and the other will remain in contention to be crowned history's biggest dictator.
