The Ancient World
From the first human civilizations to the Hellenistic and Roman eras
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Episodes (179)
Episode B33 – Semiramis
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Episode B32 – The Fourth Caesar
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Episode B31 – Perish in Blood
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Episode B30 – Mater Castrorum
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Episode B29 – 193
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Episode B28 – Bestiarius
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Episode B27 – Lucifugus
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Episode B26 – Emanes
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Episode B25 – Discindo
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Episode B24 – The Yona Kings
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Episode B23 – Parthicus
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Episode B22 – Optimus
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Episode B21 – Betrayal
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Episode B20 – The God of Dusk
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Episode B19 – The Prefect
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Episode B18 – The Josephus Problem
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Episode B17 – The Valley
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Episode B16 – Burn
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Episode B15 – God of the Mountain
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Episode B14 – The Just
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Episode B13 – Zealot
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Episode B12 – Antonii
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Episode B11 – Caedis
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Episode B10 – Insurgo
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Episode B9 – Germanicus
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Episode B8 – Scelus
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Episode B7 – Tropaion
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Episode B6 – Eurus
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Episode B5 – Eclipsis
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Episode B4 – Limitem Mundi
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Episode B3 – Ephebus
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Episode B2 – Rex Socius Amicusque
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Episode B1 – Triumph
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Episode R10 – The Bull and the Aten
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Episode R9 – The Flood
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Episode R8 – The Thousand Year Gap
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Episode R7 – The Man Who Sold Troy
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Episode R6 – The Heroic Age
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Episode R5 – Behistun Hat-Trick
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Episode R4 – Dwelling of the Lions
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Episode R3 – The Place of God
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Episode R2 – Arabia Felix
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Episode R1 – The Broken Stone
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Episode 36 – And Then What Happened?
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Episode 35 – On The Verge
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Episode 34 – Democracy and Republic, Part 2
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Episode 33 – Democracy and Republic, Part 1
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Episode 32 – Things Fixed, Things Moving
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Episode 31 – Land of Imposters
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Episode 30 – The Lost Army
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