The Ancients
A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. New episodes every Sunday and Thursday.From History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.Sign up to History Hit for hund...
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Episodes (656)
Caracalla's Macedonian Phalanx
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The Legacy of the Minoans
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The Rise of the Praetorian Guard
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Ancient Globalisation? Life and Death at Ai Khanum
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The First Astronomers
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Glasgow's Roman Remains & Hadrian's Wall
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The Truth About the Roman Orgy (And More!)
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The End of the Severan Dynasty
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Mavia: Arabia's Warrior Queen
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Ancient Kazakhstan: Gold of the Great Steppe
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Caracalla: The Common Enemy of Mankind?
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Ai Khanum: A Greek City in Afghanistan?
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Alexander the Great's Greatest Victory
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Nefertiti
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The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great
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The Oldest Human Footprints in North America
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Roman Weapons
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Werewolves and Strix-Witches
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Fortress Cilicia: Megastructures in the Near East
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Clodius: Best Villain of the Roman Republic?
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Maya Warfare and Sacrifice
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The Origins of Civilisation
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Sex in Ancient Rome
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Romans vs Caledonians: The Battle of Mons Graupius
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Roman Camps in Britain
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Nan Madol: Venice of the Pacific
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The Lost Tomb of Cleopatra
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The Rise of Marseilles: France's Oldest City
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The Rise of Hannibal
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Colchester: From Bronze Age to Boudica
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Tacfarinas: The Desert Hydra
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Palaces in Paradise: Centres of the Persian World
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Pompeii’s Indian Statuette
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10 Key Roman Emperors
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Sisters at War: The Rise and Fall of Elagabalus
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The Lost Baths of Cleopatra
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The Gladiatrix
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Alexander the Great’s Corpse & the Greatest Heist in History
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The Sacred Band of Thebes
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The Begram Hoard: Treasures of the Silk Road
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Decoding the Roman Dead
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Life in Sparta
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The Oldest Known Shark Attack
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The Romans in Brittany
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Scythed Chariots
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Carthage vs Greeks? The First Sicilian War
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Julius Caesar’s Invasions of Britain
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Begram: Crossroads of the Ancient World
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Strait of Messina
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Persepolis: Jewel of Persia
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