The Ancient World
From the first human civilizations to the Hellenistic and Roman eras
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Episodes (179)
Episode C2 – Tarhuntassa
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The Bronze Age
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Episode C1 – Carchemish
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A Young Man’s Fancy
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Episode S5 – Ordeal by Fire
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Episode S4 – Children of the Moon
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Episode S3 – Queen Mavia
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Episode T18 – Tigranes
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Episode T17 – The Sons of Grypus
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Episode T16 – The Sons of Thea
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Episode T15 – Grypus
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Episode T14 – Zabinas
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Episode T13 – Eunus
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Episode T12 – Sar Matati
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Episode T11 – Euergetes
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Episode S2 – The Bactrian Kingdom
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Episode S1 – Alexander in Bactria
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Episode T10 – Sidetes
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Episode T9 – Tryphon
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Episode T8 – The City
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Episode T7 – Blazing From Afar
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Episode T6 – Philometor
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Episode T5 – Balas
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Episode T4 – Soter
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Episode T3 – Thea
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Episode T2 – Megas
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Episode T1 – Nicator
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The Rest of My Interview
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Just Did My First Interview
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Episode B54 – Efqa
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Episode B53 – Memento Mori
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Episode B52 – Palmyra
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Episode B51 – Emesa
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Episode B50 – Augusta
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Episode B49 – Nemesis
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Episode B48 – 270
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Episode B47 – Zenobia
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Episode B46 – Melek Melek
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Episode B45 – Odaenathus
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Episode B44 – Edessa
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Episode B43 – Sibylline
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Episode B42 – Iotapian
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Episode B41 – Samsigeramus
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Episode B40 – Uranius
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Episode B39 – Excidium
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Episode B38 – The Last Severan
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Episode B37 – Shahanshah
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Episode B36 – The Black Stone
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Episode B35 – Bassus
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Episode B34 – Keepers of the Fire
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