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The Ancients

History Hit

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.

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Episodes

673 episodes

  1. The Year of Five Emperors 47:26
  2. Britain's First Homo Sapiens 53:29
  3. The Mycenaeans: Was Agamemnon Real? 1:07:37
  4. Easter Island 1:04:08
  5. Bronze Age Syria: Cradle of Cities 1:03:52
  6. Origins of Constantinople 58:56
  7. The Ninth Legion: Did They Disappear? 1:09:59
  8. Viking Origins: The Nordic Iron Age 1:07:38
  9. Caratacus: King of the Britons 1:06:39
  10. Ancient Antarctica 57:04
  11. Prehistoric Penguins 40:51
  12. Life and Death in Ancient Babylon 54:31
  13. The Gospels: Are They Historical? 1:03:40
  14. Maya Hieroglyphs Decoded 48:55
  15. Human Sacrifice in Ancient Britain 1:01:01
  16. Ice Age America: The Clovis Culture 57:42
  17. The First Punic War 1:01:23
  18. Iron Age Ireland 52:48
  19. Human Origins: Did We Begin in Africa? 58:54
  20. Egypt's Lost Cities 59:57
  21. Roman Emperor Augustus and His Trusted General 57:26
  22. The Vandals 50:01
  23. Terror Birds 45:14
  24. The Maya Ballgame 1:07:17
  25. How Slavery Built the Roman Empire 1:07:26
  26. Romulus & Remus 59:55
  27. Shapur I: Rome's Greatest Enemy? 58:15
  28. Scotland's First Warriors 56:19
  29. The Catiline Conspiracy 1:04:20
  30. Alexander the Great's Mad Scientist 1:12:15
  31. Hollywood’s Odyssey: The Historians' Verdict 1:10:40
  32. The First New Zealanders 56:31
  33. Odyssey | Sea of Monsters & Slaughter of the Suitors 1:08:06
  34. Caral: Oldest City in the Americas? 57:54
  35. Odyssey | Cyclops, Circe and Calypso 1:04:25
  36. Egypt's Book of the Dead 50:39
  37. The Trojan War 1:09:13
  38. The Flood Myth 56:24
  39. Delphi: Centre of the Ancient World 55:13
  40. Stonehenge with Ken Follett 46:23
  41. The Library of Alexandria 42:30
  42. Boudica and the Iceni 56:32
  43. The Cambrian Explosion: When Life Began? 1:00:40
  44. The Pharisees 47:10
  45. The Rosetta Stone 44:35
  46. Neanderthal Art 1:08:33
  47. Spartacus 1:16:10
  48. The Fall of Hadrian's Wall 1:15:02
  49. Iron Age Britain 59:37
  50. Prehistoric Greenland 1:08:05