https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-plutarchian--7263494The Plutarchian takes you deep into Rome, the ancient Mediterranean, medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, and the people and systems that shaped them. Emperors, republics, cities, wars, conspiracies, heresies, trials, armies, institutions, religion, logistics: each episode follows the evidence as far as it can go.
Here, history is not reduced to trivia, easy morals, or a handful of famous names. You get the chronology, the sources, the political pressures, the material realities, and the arguments historians still disagree about.
Some episodes follow a single life. Others reconstruct a crisis, a city, a war, or a transformation that took generations to unfold. The goal is always the same: to leave you with a clearer picture of how the past actually worked.
If you like long-form history with depth, detail, and no fear of complexity, welcome to The Plutarchian.
Written and narrated by historian Andrea Marini.
New episodes and selected works from the archive are released regularly. Illustrated versions are available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>enHistoryCopyright Andrea Marinihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e1cb03bf8ec95d5a6fbaa5dd1e672c99.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-plutarchian--7263494Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:05:47 +0000Andrea MariniAndrea Mariniinfo.historiax@gmail.comIf you want history without the shortcuts, this is for you. The Plutarchian takes you deep into Rome, the ancient Mediterranean, medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, and the people and systems that shaped them. Emperors, republics, cities, wars,...The Plutarchian takes you deep into Rome, the ancient Mediterranean, medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, and the people and systems that shaped them. Emperors, republics, cities, wars, conspiracies, heresies, trials, armies, institutions, religion, logistics: each episode follows the evidence as far as it can go.
Here, history is not reduced to trivia, easy morals, or a handful of famous names. You get the chronology, the sources, the political pressures, the material realities, and the arguments historians still disagree about.
Some episodes follow a single life. Others reconstruct a crisis, a city, a war, or a transformation that took generations to unfold. The goal is always the same: to leave you with a clearer picture of how the past actually worked.
If you like long-form history with depth, detail, and no fear of complexity, welcome to The Plutarchian.
Written and narrated by historian Andrea Marini.
New episodes and selected works from the archive are released regularly. Illustrated versions are available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>false24c1a9e7-3534-5639-a8a7-275e193a5d7bepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-guelfs-and-ghibellines-florence-s-first-civil-war--74602288https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74602288Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:03:28 +0000Andrea MariniThe Guelfs and Ghibellines: Florence’s First Civil War follows Florence from the murder of Buondelmonte de’ Buondelmonti to the rise and death of Farinata degli Uberti. This long-form history documentary covers the feud that divided Florence, the...2848benevento,buondelmonte,civilwar,factions,farinata,florence,florentine,frederick,ghibellines,guelfs,guelphs,history,italy,manfred,medieval,montaperti,plutarchian,politics,republic,ubertifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/julius-caesar-why-the-roman-republic-could-no-longer-govern-itself--74261082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74261082Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:27:00 +0000Andrea MariniWhy did the Roman Republic. one of the most resilient political systems in history, begin to fail in the first century BCE? This documentary examines the structural crises that preceded Julius Caesar: elite competition without restraint, the breakdown...6526assassination,biography,brutus,caesar,civilwar,cleopatra,conquest,dictator,gaul,history,ides,julius,military,plutarchian,politics,pompey,republic,roman,rome,senatefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thurii-the-rise-and-fall-of-greece-s-panhellenic-city--73972419https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73972419Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:51:21 +0000Andrea MariniExplore ancient Greece and the Mediterranean trade routes that shaped the region. Understand how empires and power dynamics evolved over time. This breakdown maps the interconnected nature of ancient Greece and its surrounding empires. By analyzing...2287citystates,colonies,colonization,copia,greece,greek,herodotus,hippodamus,italy,lucanians,magna_graecia,panhellenic,pericles,plutarchian,protagoras,pyrrhus,rome,sybaris,taras,thuriifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-inquisition-a-hidden-history-of-power-why-it-never-died--73972418https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73972418Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:50:18 +0000Andrea MariniAn organization created to achieve control, enduring through the centuries. The Inquisition has a dark and complex history, one that needs to be known to truly understand the story of modern Europe. Why did it never die? What kept it in power? From...3342autodafe,catholicism,church,directorium,documentary,eymerich,heresy,heretics,holyoffice,inquisition,inquisitors,longform,malleus,medievalinquisition,power,religion,romaninquisition,spanishinquisition,torture,witchtrialsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-these-horrifying-tortures-ever-really-exist--73972417
The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73972417Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:47:55 +0000Andrea MariniDid These Horrifying Tortures Ever Really Exist? Were history’s most infamous tortures real… or just myths? From the Iron Maiden to the Brazen Bull, we put ancient and medieval cruelty on trial, separating fact from legend. The illustrated version of...
The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>1975accuracy,analysis,ancient,brazenbull,darkhistory,devices,documentary,execution,flaying,history,impalement,investigation,ironmaiden,medieval,mythbusting,myths,punishments,renaissance,torture,truthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-monarchy-to-republic-the-birth-of-rome--73972416
The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73972416Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000Andrea MariniThe Eternal City. In this series we'll follow the story of Rome, the city, from foundation to modern days. Here, where were born the Kingslayers who founded the republic. The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.
The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>1396ancient,antiquity,civilization,early,empire,eternal,foundation,founding,history,italy,kingdom,kings,latium,monarchy,origins,republic,republican,roman,rome,romulusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-history-of-florence-from-roman-city-to-medieval-republic--73972415This long-form history documentary covers Roman Florence, Fiesole, the Guidi and Alberti families, the growth of Calimala, the conquest of the contado, the city’s armed family compounds, and the feud that led to the murder of Buondelmonte de’ Buondelmonti.
A source-led history of medieval Florence, early Tuscan politics, trade, castles, noble families, and the origins of the Florentine Republic.

The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73972415Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:41:51 +0000Andrea MariniThe History of Florence: From Roman City to Medieval Republic follows Florence from the fall of Roman rule to the rise of the medieval commune. This long-form history documentary covers Roman Florence, Fiesole, the Guidi and Alberti families, the...This long-form history documentary covers Roman Florence, Fiesole, the Guidi and Alberti families, the growth of Calimala, the conquest of the contado, the city’s armed family compounds, and the feud that led to the murder of Buondelmonte de’ Buondelmonti.
A source-led history of medieval Florence, early Tuscan politics, trade, castles, noble families, and the origins of the Florentine Republic.

The illustrated version of this episode is available on YouTube at The Plutarchian.]]>5219alberti,buondelmonte,calimala,citystates,fiesole,florence,florentine,ghibellines,guelfs,guidi,history,italian,italy,medieval,origins,plutarchian,republic,roman,tuscan,tuscanyfalsefull