In this episode we talk to John Ma about the
ancient polis, what the
key elements of a polis were, how
the polis developed
throughout antiquity, and why the polis declined.
The Ancient History podcast is the companion podcast of Ancient History Magazine, a publication dedicated to exploring the ancient world. Each episode will feature a new guest to discuss their research, a new book, or talk about ancient history, from Greece and Rome to Mesopotamia and China, and everything in between.