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 (657)
The Mystery of the Ninth Legion
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Edges of Empire: The Sasanian Frontiers
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Indonesian Cave Art: A Dramatic New Discovery
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Tomyris: A Warrior Queen's Revenge
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Oppian’s Halieutica: Creatures of the Ancient Deep
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Hannibal: Battle by the Trebia
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How Ancient Egypt Stayed Egyptian
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El Kurru: Egypt's Nubian Pharaohs
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Hatshepsut: Egypt's Hidden Pharaoh
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The Mystery of Mithras: A Pagan Christmas?
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Saturnalia: Bonus Episode!
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Hannibal: Crossing the Alps
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Thucydides: Thoughts on the Athenian Empire
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The Garamantes: Farming the Sahara
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Scotland's Enigmatic Ancient Structures
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Old Testament Warriors
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Spartacus: Life or Legend?
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Dura-Europos: The Syrian Pompeii
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Pompeii and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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Linothorax: Kevlar of the Ancients
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Volcanic Vineyards of Pompeii
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Terror in the Teutoburg Forest
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Agrippa and Augustus: The Golden Age
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The Other Alexander
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Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
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Catullus: Rome's Most Erotic Poet
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Ancient Ethiopia: The Kingdom of Aksum
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The Origins of Ancient Vietnam
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The Battle of Philippi: Death of the Roman Republic
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Sophocles' Lost Plays
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69 AD: Rise of Vespasian
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Crassus and the Battle of Carrhae: The Defeat of Rome
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Septimius Severus in Scotland
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Nero the Antichrist?
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Agrippa: Rome's Forgotten Hero
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The Polynesians: Ancient Mariners of the Pacific
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The Battle of Salamis
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The Rise of Constantine
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Jason and the Golden Fleece
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Alexander the Great: Through Persian Eyes
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The Roman Forum
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The Vestal Virgins
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Pax Romana
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Kingdom of Kush
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Battle of Artemisium
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Battle of Thermopylae
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War Elephants
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'Killing for the Roman Republic'
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Combat Trauma
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Stone Circles
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