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 (655)
Anubis and the Underworld
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Darius the Great, Persian King of Kings
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The Legend of Osiris, King of the Dead
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The Fall of Carthage
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Isis and the Goddesses of Egypt
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Ra and the Sun Gods
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The Fall of Roman Britain
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Origins of the Egyptian Gods
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Massacre at Teutoburg Forest
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The Romans and India with William Dalrymple
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Battle of Teutoburg Forest: The Roman Invasion
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Petra: Ancient Wonder of the World
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The Sirens
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Origins of Beer
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The First Cats
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The Parthenon: Wonder of Athens
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Mycenae: Cradle of Bronze Age Greece
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Commodus: The Gladiator Emperor
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Origins of the Olympics
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Hestia: Goddess of Hearth & Home
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The Maya Collapse
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The Roman Gladiator
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Neanderthal Britain
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Pyramid of the Sun
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Roman Roads
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Birth of the Iron Age
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The Bronze Age Brotherhood of Kings
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Domina: Women Who Shaped Rome
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Temple Mount
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The Biblical Kingdom of Israel
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Heracles
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The Ark of the Covenant
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Origins of the Celts
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Moses & The Exodus
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The Parthians
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Noah's Ark and the Flood
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The Fall of Mark Antony: From Caesar to Cleopatra
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The Rise of Mark Antony
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Hadrian's Wall
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Spartacus: Life or Legend
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Dionysus: God of Wine
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Caligula
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The Cleopatras: A Dynasty of Rule Breakers
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Nineveh
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Origins of the Silk Road
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The Roman Auxiliary
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The Beaker People
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The Library of Alexandria
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Apollo: God of the Sun
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