Episode 21! ARMA-GEDDON. HHH battles Vince, Rock n' Sock reform and Paul Wight is a big nasty bastard.... and his momma said so

Armageddon 1999

For the first ever listener-voted episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall return to ancient Rome to discuss Pompey, the great rival of Julius Caesar. Tune in to learn about the larger than life personality and logistical genius of Pompey with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.

Tune in for the first part of an in depth analysis of one of the most complex men in Roman history: Pompey the Great.&nbsp;

History Machine Podcast Episode 19: Pompey

For the sixth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss possibly the most famous Roman ever: Julius Caesar. Rome is centre stage in Europe, but political ambitions threaten to tear apart the fabric of the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, Crassus, I came, I saw, I conquered and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see the man who lends his name to Kings, Emperors, Tsars and Kaisers.

Season 1

History Machine Podcast Episode 6: Julius Caesar

For the first bonus episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the great Emu War of 1932, where the Australian army found out they bit off more than they could chew.

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see the seminal conflict of the twentieth century.

Bonus Episodes

History Machine Podcast Bonus Episode 1: Emu Wars

For the second bonus episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the world of Westeros, Game of Thrones, the Song of Ice and Fire.

House Targaryen, Stark, Lannister, Greyjoy, Baratheon, Tully, Tyrell, Bolton and more. Tune in to see the stats of seminal conflict of pop culture. Valar Morghulis...

History Machine Podcast Bonus Episode 2: Game Of Thrones

For the seventh episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss early civilisation and the introduction of the Achaemenid Persians. Darius the Great, conquering armies, political intrigue and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to learn about legends and larger than life figures.

History Machine Podcast Episode 7: Persia

For the eighth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the rise and continued rise of the ancient worlds biggest success story: the Roman Republic. Rome kicks off from humble beginnings, but quickly becomes the dominant force in the Italian peninsula and then find themselves clashing with a descendant of the Alexander the Great: Pyrrhus of Epirus. Mythology, history, culture clashes and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to hear about the beginning of the most dominant force in European antiquity.

History Machine Podcast Episode 8: Early Rome

For the introduction episode of the History Machine Podcast, Niall gives a brief breakdown of what exactly the History Machine AI is and how and why it works. With it we can get our figures and back up our claims.

Tune in to see how we can apply artificial technology to antiquity. And if this interests you, then you can also listen to our other episodes available now as well.

History Machine Podcast Episode 0: Introduction

For the ninth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss a relatively unknown pair of Romans who lay the blueprints of conquest for Julius Caesar: Marius and Sulla. Rome is just after expanding rapidly in the Mediterranean, and with an apparent golden age for the aristocracy, political ambitions and social upheaval threaten to tear apart the Roman status-quo, the Republic. Gaius Marius, Lucius Sulla Felix, civil war and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Tune in to see the man who took control of Rome before Caesar and arguably, in a much better and more efficient way.

History Machine Podcast Episode 9: Sulla

For the season one finale of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss some commonly asked questions, where we are going with the podcast next and also an AI fuelled tournament with some of the most famous commanders in antiquity including: Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.

Tune in to find out who is the season one champion, who is the wild card and much more, with a little help from the neural network AI: the History Machine.

History Machine Podcast Episode 10: Season Finale

Though the longest-lived and most wealthy of the Hellenistic "Big 3", the Ptolemaic rulers in Egypt have never really held the distinction as a major military player in the violent struggles of the Hellenistic period, instead often seen as decadent and lazy as per the writings of those like Polybius.  Dr. Paul Johstono joins us to discuss his new book “The Army of Ptolemaic Egypt, 323-204 BC: An Institutional and Operational History”, which seeks to challenge this claim and reassert the role of the Ptolemaic kingdom as a significant military force in the Mediterranean, capable of meeting the demands of maintaining a large land and sea empire amidst powerful rivals and often inhospitable environments.

Episode Notes:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/interview-on-the-army-of-ptolemaic-egypt-w-dr-paul-johstono/)

"The Army of Ptolemaic Egypt, 323-204 BC: An Institutional and Operational History" Links:
Pen & Sword (https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Army-of-Ptolemaic-Egypt-323-to-204-BC-Hardback/p/17980)
Amazon.com (https://www.amazon.com/Army-Ptolemaic-Egypt-323-Institutional/dp/1473833833)

Dr. Paul Johstono Links:
Twitter (https://twitter.com/ProfPaul_J)
Academia.edu (https://air-af.academia.edu/PaulJohstono)

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Interview: On the Army of Ptolemaic Egypt w/ Dr. Paul Johstono

Niall and Cathal here,  we’re two Irish guys with an interest in history and a way with numbers. The idea for this podcast came from us having a lot of notions and a few historic ideas. 

Our shared interest in military history led us to ask questions like:

"Which was the best army?"

"Who was the best commander?"

or "Can a good general redeem a bad army?"

But how can you answer those questions without doing extensive research and speculation into each army and individual general? Well, we created a neural network (the History Machine!) to work out the answers for us! 

We'll use the History Machine to crunch a database of wins, losses, casualties and other variables in the history of warfare. This provides us with comparative results about armies, commanders and units that we can use to back up claims, discuss upsets and see who stands out from the crowd.

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