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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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The World of Stonehenge
Episode Date: May 5, 2022Described as the "most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years", an elaborately decorated 5000 year-old chalk...
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The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
Episode Date: May 1, 2022The rise of Christianity in the first few centuries AD is one of the most significant stories in world history. But it’s also an incredibly turbulent...
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An Ancient Guide to Healthy Living
Episode Date: April 28, 2022Poetry, parables, and produce - how did someone live a healthy life in the ancient Greco-Roman world? Tristan is joined by author Mark Usher to talk a...
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Saint George
Episode Date: April 24, 2022The 23rd of April marks Saint George's Day - but who are we actually celebrating? Is there any truth behind the myth of the man who slew the dragon an...
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Food in the Greco-Roman World
Episode Date: April 21, 2022When we think of the modern Mediterranean, delicious and vibrant food is one of the first things that come to mind. But how much has the regional food...
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Mary Magdalene
Episode Date: April 17, 2022Who was Mary Magdalene? Jesus' confidant, a devout follower, or a sex worker?In this Easter special, Tristan is joined by Professors Helen Bond and Jo...
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Weapons of the Terracotta Army
Episode Date: April 14, 2022When someone says the Terracotta Army, you’d be forgiven for instantly thinking of rows upon rows of life size warriors, arranged in three pits as par...
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The Rise of Marius: Third Founder of Rome
Episode Date: April 10, 2022Gaius Marius (157 BC – 86 BC) was one of the first warlords of the late Roman Republic, a general and statesman who held the office of consul an...
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Before Rome: The Truth About Late Iron Age Britain
Episode Date: April 7, 2022Roman connections with Britain stretch back to (at least) the mid 1st century BC. But what has archaeology revealed about the Late Iron Age British so...
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The Symposium: How To Party Like An Ancient Greek
Episode Date: April 3, 2022In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine, recli...
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Dogs in Ancient Greece
Episode Date: March 31, 2022Man's best friend has been at our side for thousands of years. Ancient Greece was no exception, and although some of the types of dog that were popula...
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The Legacy of Julius Caesar's Assassination
Episode Date: March 27, 2022The legacies of the Ides of March stretch from that very afternoon on March 14th 44BC to the modern day. From Roman times to the Medieval period, from...
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The Rise of the Dinosaurs
Episode Date: March 24, 2022Dinosaurs! Spectacular resilient beings who were able to adapt and survive the most terrifying of events. Evolving from a group of mostly humble-sized...
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Young Caesar vs Marc Antony
Episode Date: March 20, 2022What happened after the Ides of March? How did the Romans go from co-ordinated assassinations to the Pax Romana? From Tyranny to prosperity? In this t...
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Saint Patrick
Episode Date: March 17, 2022Man, myth or legend... who was the real Saint Patrick? Did he really banish all the snakes from Ireland? Where does the shamrock tradition come from?...
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The Rise and Fall of Brutus
Episode Date: March 13, 2022Marcus Junius Brutus is best known as one of the conspirators against Julius Caesar, but there's so much more to his complex story. In today's episode...
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Helen of Troy
Episode Date: March 10, 2022Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships - but is there more to her than a beautiful face? To mark Women's History Month, Tristan is joi...
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar: Explained
Episode Date: March 6, 2022March 15th 44BC is perhaps the most notorious date in all of ancient history. On that fateful day, the Ides of March, 55-year-old Roman dictator Gaius...
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The Origins of Ukraine
Episode Date: March 3, 2022It's not often we cover current affairs on The Ancients (the clue is in the name), but in light of Putin’s claims that Ukraine was “entirely created b...