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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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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...
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Looted Artefacts: Black Market of Archaeology
Episode Date: April 13, 2024Have you ever wondered about the dark side of archeology? The illegal seizing of ancient artefacts? The looting of goods from age old historical sites...
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The First Europeans
Episode Date: April 11, 2024Europe’s earliest known humans lived over 1.2 million years ago. After initially roaming the plains of Iberia in small groups, they spread across the...
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How to Survive in Babylonia
Episode Date: April 6, 2024Would you be able to survive in ancient Babylonia?In this episode, Tristan is joined once again by Amanda Podany from California State Polytechni...
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The Great Sphinx
Episode Date: April 4, 2024The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most iconic monuments from ancient history. 73 meters in length and 20 meters high, the huge limestone statue d...
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Pontius Pilate
Episode Date: March 31, 2024Pontius Pilate was the Roman Prefect of Judea during the reign of Emperor Tiberius and is most famous for condemning Jesus of Nazareth to death by cru...
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The Pantheon
Episode Date: March 27, 2024The Pantheon is one of the greatest Roman monuments still standing. First built as a pagan temple by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Caesar Augustu...
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Britain After the Ice Age: Star Carr
Episode Date: March 24, 2024Over 13,000 years ago, Britain emerged from the ravages of the Ice Age as a changed land. Mesolithic hunter-gatherers who had adapted to cold climates...
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Great Wall of China
Episode Date: March 20, 2024It's one of the most iconic structures in the world: The Great Wall of China.But is it just one wall? And who built it and why? Today, Tristan Hughes...
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Artemis: Goddess of the Hunt
Episode Date: March 16, 2024Artemis is best known as the goddess of the Hunt. But she is far more than just the famed huntress of Greek mythology - she is the patron of the wilde...
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The Walls of Babylon
Episode Date: March 13, 2024The ancient metropolis of Babylon was famed for its wonders like the Tower of Babel and the mysterious Hanging Gardens. But few Babylonian monuments w...
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The Origins of Wine
Episode Date: March 10, 2024Wine is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world. But its popularity dates back thousands of years. Throughout ancient history, wine w...
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The Great Pyramid of Giza
Episode Date: March 6, 2024The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only ‘Wonder of the Ancient World’ still standing. Built over 4500 years ago at the same time as Stonehenge, the Grea...
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Zenobia: Queen of Palmyra
Episode Date: March 2, 2024Zenobia, queen of the glittering city state of Palmyra, was a titan of the third century Near-East. By defeating the Persian Sassanid Empire in 270 AD...