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...
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Ancients publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Is this your show?
Claim it: a verified badge, every new episode summarised to your inbox, and first say over how it is presented here.
Notable Guests
Episodes (656)
Witches
The Ancients
The Sahara: Traders and Travellers
The Ancients
The Murders of Alexander the Great
The Ancients
How to Survive the Ice Age
The Ancients
Hades: King of the Underworld
The Ancients
Ötzi the Iceman
The Ancients
Tyre: Jewel of Phoenicia
The Ancients
Gladiators in Britain
The Ancients
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Jesus, John the Baptist & Essenes
The Ancients
Roman Emperors with Mary Beard
The Ancients
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of Qumran
The Ancients
Ramesses the Great
The Ancients
Harappan Civilisation
The Ancients
The Roman Legionary
The Ancients
Liangzhu: Cradle of Chinese Civilisation?
The Ancients
Medusa
The Ancients
Origins of Olive Oil
The Ancients
Pompeii: The Eruption of Vesuvius
The Ancients
Maya Sacrifice & Warfare
The Ancients
Homo floresiensis: Early Human ‘Hobbit’
The Ancients
Sex Work in Pompeii
The Ancients
Attila the Hun: Terror of Rome
The Ancients
Gladiators of Pompeii
The Ancients
Attila the Hun: Scourge of God
The Ancients
Pompeii: Life Before the Eruption
The Ancients
Cyrus the Great
The Ancients
Chichén Itzá
The Ancients
Poseidon: God of the Sea
The Ancients
Stonehenge
The Ancients
Homo Naledi: The First Burials?
The Ancients
Jersey: Ice Age Island
The Ancients
Helen of Troy with Natalie Haynes
The Ancients
Chandragupta Maurya: Hero of India
The Ancients
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Ancients
Lion Man: The First Myth?
The Ancients
Persia and the Bible
The Ancients
Achilles
The Ancients
Origins of Water
The Ancients
The Picts
The Ancients
The First Spears
The Ancients
Human Origins: Australopithecus
The Ancients
Ravenna and the Fall of Rome
The Ancients
Boudica's Battle of Britain
The Ancients
Origins of Horse Riding
The Ancients
Babylon and the Bible
The Ancients
The Cyrus Cylinder
The Ancients
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Ancients
Poverty Point: Centre of Ancient America
The Ancients
Nebuchadnezzar
The Ancients
Messalina: Empress of Rome
The Ancients