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Speeches That Changed History

The purpose of this channel is to reanimate historic speeches by reading and performing them aloud, giving a voice once again to the words that changed our world. To truly appreciate these speeches,…

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Latest episodes

  1. 15. The End of the Sicilian Expedition and Nicias11 Aug 2026
  2. 14. The Harbor That Became a Cage - Nicias at Syracuse4 Aug 2026
  3. 13. Alcibiades' Speech in Sparta - The Art of Betrayal28 Jul 2026
  4. 12. Nicias Against Sicily - How to Lose a Debate You're Right About21 Jul 2026
  5. 11. The Athenian Gamble - Alcibiades and the Road to Sicily14 Jul 2026
  6. 10. "The Strong Do What They Can..." - The End of Athenian Virtue? (The Melian Dialogue)7 Jul 2026
  7. 9. Calculated Mercy - Diodotus Against Cleon (The Mytilenean Debate)30 Jun 2026
  8. 8. Cleon and the Vote for Massacre - What Came After Pericles? (The Mytilenean Debate)23 Jun 2026
  9. 7. Pericles' Last Speech - The End of an Era (How the Plague of Athens Changed Everything)16 Jun 2026
  10. 6. Pericles' Funeral Oration - Performed in Full (Modern Translation)9 Jun 2026