The Ancients

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The Ancients

by 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.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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103 episodes

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1

Leonidas: King of Sparta, Hero of Thermopylae

1:03:44 Mar 22, 2026

2

What if the Ides of March Failed?

1:03:25 Mar 19, 2026

3

Herodotus: The Father of History

48:14 Mar 15, 2026

4

The Phoenicians

1:03:05 Mar 12, 2026

5

Bronze Age Star Map: The Nebra Sky Disk

50:40 Mar 8, 2026

6

The Age of Dinosaurs with Henry Gee

1:17:28 Mar 5, 2026

7

Ramesses the Great: Death of a Dynasty

56:33 Mar 1, 2026

8

Alexander the Great | Lord of Asia

1:16:46 Feb 26, 2026

9

The House of Ramesses II: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh?

58:29 Feb 22, 2026

10

The Fall of Persia | Alexander the Great

1:13:44 Feb 19, 2026

11

The Skulls of Jericho

53:53 Feb 15, 2026

12

The Invasion of Persia | Alexander the Great

1:04:55 Feb 12, 2026

13

How to Write Cuneiform with Dr. Irving Finkel

1:00:21 Feb 8, 2026

14

Alexander the Great | Rise to Power

1:24:13 Feb 5, 2026

15

Adam and Eve

59:05 Feb 1, 2026

16

The First Popes

56:09 Jan 29, 2026

17

Xerxes the Great

55:39 Jan 25, 2026

18

The Origins of Rome's Empire

58:34 Jan 22, 2026

19

The First Arabians

50:58 Jan 18, 2026

20

How to Survive on Hadrian’s Wall

1:10:35 Jan 15, 2026

21

Medea: Maligned Sorceress or Heartless Murderer?

52:36 Jan 11, 2026

22

Fall of Sparta

1:14:04 Jan 8, 2026

23

Rise of Christianity

1:07:02 Jan 4, 2026

24

The First Life on Earth

1:22:19 Jan 1, 2026

25

The Ice Age

32:24 Dec 28, 2025

26

The Minoan Labyrinth

42:05 Dec 25, 2025

27

Emperor Diocletian and the Great Persecution

57:51 Dec 21, 2025

28

Paestum: Ancient Greeks in Italy

55:17 Dec 18, 2025

29

Stegosaurus: Titan of the Jurassic

45:37 Dec 14, 2025

30

Rise of King Herod

48:13 Dec 11, 2025

31

The Ten Commandments

56:45 Dec 7, 2025

32

Origins of Chocolate

44:45 Dec 4, 2025

33

The Khmer Empire: Angkor Wat

37:12 Nov 30, 2025

34

The World's Oldest Letters

55:10 Nov 27, 2025

35

Emperor Tiberius: Monster or Misunderstood?

53:10 Nov 23, 2025

36

Zoroastrianism

1:00:26 Nov 20, 2025

37

Decline & Fall of the Ancient World

46:36 Nov 16, 2025

38

Roman Toilets

1:03:46 Nov 13, 2025

39

The Ancients Recommends: History Daily

32:48 Nov 11, 2025

40

Antony and Cleopatra

53:27 Nov 9, 2025

41

Proto-Vikings: The Nordic Bronze Age

53:18 Nov 6, 2025

42

Fall of Babylon

47:59 Nov 2, 2025

43

Origins of Yoga

54:48 Oct 30, 2025

44

Boudica's Tribe: How the Iceni Survived the Romans

1:00:24 Oct 26, 2025

45

Bog Bodies

1:02:02 Oct 23, 2025

46

Marcus Aurelius: The Philosopher Emperor

1:09:07 Oct 19, 2025

47

The Sons of Attila the Hun

46:26 Oct 16, 2025

48

Rise of Islam

1:04:08 Oct 12, 2025

49

The First Hawaiians

51:57 Oct 9, 2025

50

Gladiators: A Day in the Life

59:56 Oct 5, 2025

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