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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 Ark of the Covenant
Episode Date: June 19, 2024The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most famous, yet mysterious, objects mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. This special box that held the sacred 10 Com...
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Origins of the Celts
Episode Date: June 16, 2024The Celts are an ancient people shrouded in mystery and intrigue. In the minds of most people the word ‘Celt’ refers to the people of Iron Age Britain...
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Moses & The Exodus
Episode Date: June 12, 2024The story of Moses and the Exodus is one of the oldest and most well known in history. It is full of instantly recognisable episodes like the parting...
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The Parthians
Episode Date: June 9, 2024The Parthians were heavyweights of ancient Mesopotamia. Hailing from what is now modern day Iran, they charged onto the scene by destroying the Seleuc...
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Noah's Ark and the Flood
Episode Date: June 5, 2024The Ancients launches a new miniseries exploring the stories, people, objects and kingdoms central to the Old Testament's narrative. There was only on...
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The Fall of Mark Antony: From Caesar to Cleopatra
Episode Date: June 2, 2024After the death of his patron Julius Caesar, the Roman world was Mark Antony’s for the taking. His triumph over Caesar’s assassins at Phillipi in 42 B...
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The Rise of Mark Antony
Episode Date: May 30, 2024Mark Antony; the headstrong bad boy, a feared commander, lover and traitor memorably depicted by Richard Burton. His story is intertwined with some of...
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Hadrian's Wall
Episode Date: May 25, 2024It's the most famous Roman frontier in the world. A massive c.13-foot high wall that spanned the length of northern Britain, dividing the empire betwe...
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Spartacus: Life or Legend
Episode Date: May 22, 2024‘I am Spartacus!’ In the field of epic film making, the 1960 historical drama ‘Spartacus’ is legendary. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, and starring Kirk...
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Dionysus: God of Wine
Episode Date: May 19, 2024Dionysus. He's known as the party God of ancient Greece who you never wanted to cross. Associated with theatre, mysterious cults and even, on one occa...
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The Cleopatras: A Dynasty of Rule Breakers
Episode Date: May 11, 2024Cleopatra. It is one of the most recognisable names in ancient history, made famous by the exploits of Egypt’s controversial pharaoh queen. But did yo...
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Origins of the Silk Road
Episode Date: May 4, 2024The Silk Road was a pivotal ancient exchange network that connected the grassy steppes of Asia and the Middle East with the western world. The passage...
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The Roman Auxiliary
Episode Date: May 2, 2024Auxiliaries were some of the most important troops in the all-conquering Roman Army. Unlike legionaries, their more heavily-armoured and widely famed...
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The Beaker People
Episode Date: April 27, 2024The Beaker People were a Bronze Age culture that revolutionised prehistoric Britain. They were responsible for introducing Bronze Age technology into...
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The Library of Alexandria
Episode Date: April 25, 2024The Library of Alexandria was one of the most important and most celebrated buildings of the ancient Mediterranean. It was a great hub of learning and...
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Apollo: God of the Sun
Episode Date: April 21, 2024Apollo, the favourite son of Zeus and twin brother of Artemis, was a Greek God with many faces. Perhaps most famous as Phoebus, the God of the Sun, he...