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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. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.
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Uruk: The First Cities
Episode Date: December 1, 2022A Mesopotamian metropolis that thrived for millennia, Uruk is even claimed by some to have been the first true city in history.Located in modern day I...
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Alexander the Great: Man and Myth
Episode Date: November 27, 2022Alexander the Great is one of the most famous figures from history. Legends and fantastical versions of his life were told almost immediately upon his...
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The Legacy of Tutankhamun
Episode Date: November 24, 2022Since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, the phenomenon of “Tutmania” has continued to capture the worlds imagination on...
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Rise of the Etruscans
Episode Date: November 20, 2022Situated in the North of Italy, the Etruscan's were once a powerful civilisation, dominating the Italian peninsular. Predecessors to Ancient Rome, the...
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Valley of the Kings
Episode Date: November 17, 2022On the west bank of the Nile, across from the ancient city of Thebes, lies the Valley of the Kings - the final resting place of several Pharaohs and t...
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Zeus: King of the Gods
Episode Date: November 13, 2022Zeus, the chief deity in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of sky and thunder, and is king of all other gods and men.His tale is one of overthrowin...
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The Tomb of Tutankhamun
Episode Date: November 10, 2022In November of 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter, thanks to benefactor Lord Carnarvon, discovered the untouched tomb of Tutankhamun. Otherwise...
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The World's Earliest Cave Art
Episode Date: November 6, 2022200,000 years ago in what is now Tibet, two children left a set of hand and foot prints on a travertine boulder, still identifiable today and is thoug...
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Tutankhamun
Episode Date: November 3, 2022Tutankhamun is one of the most famous names in ancient history. Known as the 'Boy King', he ascended the Egyptian throne at the age of 9 and ruled for...
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Ukraine's Ancient Greek City
Episode Date: October 30, 2022Located in modern day Ukraine, Olbia was the largest ancient Greek settlement on the coast of the Black Sea. A mix of Scythian and Greek culture, Olbi...
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The First Black Archaeologist
Episode Date: October 23, 2022Born to slaves in 1863, John Wesley Gilbert was the first student of the Paine Institute, a graduate of Brown University, and the first black archaeol...
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End of Stone Age Orkney
Episode Date: October 16, 2022Around 5200 years ago, during the Neolithic period, when farming first took hold, Orkney was a hugely influential cultural centre. Yet, as Europe move...
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Rosetta Stone
Episode Date: October 13, 2022In July 1799 a group of French soldiers stumbled upon a stone that was set to change our understanding of the ancient world.The iconic Rosetta Stone,...
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Race in Antiquity
Episode Date: October 9, 2022History is littered with devastating accounts of prejudice that shines a harsh light on the atrocities humans have inflicted on each other for centuri...
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March of the 10,000
Episode Date: October 6, 2022Recorded by Xenophon, the 10,000 were a force of Greek mercenaries employed by Cyrus the Younger, with the aim of taking back the Persian Empire from...
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The Rise and Fall of Roman London
Episode Date: October 2, 2022In 43 AD, the Romans set up temporary forts along the banks of a river to wait for their Emperor, Claudius, to march onto the enemy capital of Camulod...
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The Real King Arthur: Ambrosius Aurelianus
Episode Date: September 29, 2022A friend of Merlin, the husband of Guinevere, and the inspiration for numerous Hollywood blockbusters - the story of King Arthur is known by many acro...