The Ancient World
From the first human civilizations to the Hellenistic and Roman eras
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Episodes (179)
Episode 29 – A More Perfect Empire
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Episode 28 – When the Mede Came
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Episode 27 – Count No Man Happy
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Episode 26 – The Last Kings of Babylon
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Episode 25 – The Voyage of Solon
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Episode 24 – A Wolf Among Hounds
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Episode 23 – Captives of Babylon
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Episode 22 – The Fifth Generation
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Episode 21 – For the Sake of Distant Days
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Episode 20 – The House of Succession
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Episode 19 – The Destruction of Sennacherib
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Episode 18 – The Three Pillars
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Episode 17 – The Fall of Israel
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Episode 16 – The Assyrian
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Episode 15 – Holding Action
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Episode 14 – In the Midst of the Seas
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Episode 13 – Civil War
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Episode 12 – Legacies of East and West
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Episode 11 – The Rise of Assyria
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Episode 10 – Picking Up The Pieces
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Episode 9 – The Other 99 Percent
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Episode 8 – Look Upon My Works
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Episode 7 – Between Lions and Men
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Episode 6 – The New Kingdoms
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Episode 5 – Blind-sided
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Episode 4 – The Pyramid Builders
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Episode 3 – “Wherever I Went, Let Him Go!”
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Episode 2 – Circles and Labyrinths
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Episode 1 – “Climb the Stone Staircase”
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