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The Last War of Classical Greece
Sorry for The Delay, my wife had a Baby!!! A cinematic historical deep dive into the forgotten war that ended the age of classical Greece.
This epic narrative explores the Cremonidean War (267–261 BCE), when Athens and Sparta made one final attempt to reclaim their independence from Macedonian rule. After the death of Alexander the Great, the world changed. Kings replaced citizens, empires replaced city-states, and the Greek world struggled to survive under foreign domination.
Follow the full story from the rise of Macedonian power under Antigonus II Gonatas, to the desperate alliance between Athens, Sparta, and Ptolemaic Egypt, to the brutal siege of Athens and the collapse of the classical polis. This documentary reveals the strategy, politics, battles, starvation warfare, and psychological collapse that reshaped the ancient Mediterranean.
This is not just a war story. It is the story of how the world of democracy and independent city-states came to an end.
Shipley, Graham. The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC. Routledge, 2000. (Audiobook available via academic audio platforms)
Green, Peter. Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age. University of California Press, 1990. Audiobook, University of California Press.
Walbank, F. W. The Hellenistic World. Harvard University Press, 1981. Audiobook edition, Harvard University Press.
Errington, R. Malcolm. A History of the Hellenistic World: 323–30 BC. Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Audiobook edition available.
Waterfield, Robin. Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great’s Empire. Oxford University Press, 2011. Audiobook edition.
Boardman, John, et al. The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World. Oxford University Press, 2001.
Pausanias. Description of Greece. Translated by W. H. S. Jones and H. A. Ormerod, Harvard University Press, 1918. (Primary source describing events and figures related to the period; audiobook versions available)
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By CNC ProductionsSorry for The Delay, my wife had a Baby!!! A cinematic historical deep dive into the forgotten war that ended the age of classical Greece.
This epic narrative explores the Cremonidean War (267–261 BCE), when Athens and Sparta made one final attempt to reclaim their independence from Macedonian rule. After the death of Alexander the Great, the world changed. Kings replaced citizens, empires replaced city-states, and the Greek world struggled to survive under foreign domination.
Follow the full story from the rise of Macedonian power under Antigonus II Gonatas, to the desperate alliance between Athens, Sparta, and Ptolemaic Egypt, to the brutal siege of Athens and the collapse of the classical polis. This documentary reveals the strategy, politics, battles, starvation warfare, and psychological collapse that reshaped the ancient Mediterranean.
This is not just a war story. It is the story of how the world of democracy and independent city-states came to an end.
Shipley, Graham. The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC. Routledge, 2000. (Audiobook available via academic audio platforms)
Green, Peter. Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age. University of California Press, 1990. Audiobook, University of California Press.
Walbank, F. W. The Hellenistic World. Harvard University Press, 1981. Audiobook edition, Harvard University Press.
Errington, R. Malcolm. A History of the Hellenistic World: 323–30 BC. Blackwell Publishing, 2008. Audiobook edition available.
Waterfield, Robin. Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great’s Empire. Oxford University Press, 2011. Audiobook edition.
Boardman, John, et al. The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World. Oxford University Press, 2001.
Pausanias. Description of Greece. Translated by W. H. S. Jones and H. A. Ormerod, Harvard University Press, 1918. (Primary source describing events and figures related to the period; audiobook versions available)