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)
The World's Earliest Cave Art
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Tutankhamun
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Ukraine's Ancient Greek City
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Colosseum
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The First Black Archaeologist
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Virgil
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End of Stone Age Orkney
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The Key to Hieroglyphs: Rosetta Stone
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Race in Antiquity
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March of the 10,000
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The Rise and Fall of Roman London
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The Real King Arthur: Ambrosius Aurelianus
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Top Five Dinosaurs
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Karnak: Egypt's Greatest Temple
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Art of Neolithic Orkney
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Neanderthals
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Elizabeth II: The Making of The Queen
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Treasures of Tutankhamun
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Rise of the Persians
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Prosthetics in Antiquity
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Ancient Americas: the South American Stonehenge
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Ancient Americas: The Moche
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Ancient Americas: The Olmec Heads
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The Origins of Jerusalem
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Ancient Americas: Teotihuacan
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The Oracle of Delphi
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Ancient Americas: Debunking The Maya Apocalypse
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Hannibal vs Rome: Hannibal's Greatest Victory
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Hannibal vs Rome: The Road to Cannae
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Yorkshire's Roman Mystery: The Ryedale Hoard
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Hannibal vs Rome: Terror at Trasimene
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The Origins of Rome
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Sumerians and the Birth of Writing
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The Rise of Cleopatra
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Rise of Rome: The Fall of the Samnites
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Rise of Rome: The First Samnite War
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Prehistoric Rock Art of Atlantic Europe
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Sparta and the Nazis
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The First Americans
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The Rise of Mammals
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The Image of God
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Mermaids
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The Death of Alexander the Great: Explained
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The Origins of Clothing
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Roman Treasures of Iron Age Scotland
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Boudica
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Saint Brigid: Turning Bathwater into Beer
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Greeks vs Romans: Empires at War
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Iron Age Wales: Before the Romans
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Homer
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