A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Fe
What was the most popular sporting spectacle in ancient Rome? Gladiator bouts? Beast hunts? It was i
The Edomites are in the Old Testament, an ancient people who lived around Petra, Jordan before the N
Tristan Hughes and his guest Dr. Joyce Tyldesley OBE are heading to the Underworld for the final ins
One of the most famous and recognisable Persian kings of antiquity, Darius the Great was an Achaemen
The story of Osiris and how he became King of the Dead is a gruesome tale and one of the most famous
It’s 146 BC. Fire rises high over the North African coast. The once-thriving port city of Carthage i
Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet and Bastet were adored and honoured in Ancient Egypt, with their stories passe
67 million years ago the most famous meat-eating dinosaur prowled the earth - the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Of all the Egyptian Gods it is Ra, the God of the Sun, who is perhaps most well known in the popular
In the early 5th century AD, after almost four centuries of iron-fisted Roman rule, the empire in Br
The legends of Ra and Hathor, of Osiris and Isis, of Anubis and Set have been passed from mouth to e
2000 years ago, in the year 9 AD, a Roman Army walked into a trap deep in wilds of Germania. Over 15
Ancient India was the single greatest trading partner of the Roman Empire. For centuries, Indian sai
Tristan Hughes travels to the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, one of the most epic defea
Despite being one of the most visited historic spots on the planet today, Petra was once a so-called
The word 'Sirens' conjures up many images, possibly of beautiful mermaid-like creatures luring sailo
It's one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in the world. But did you know that beer is also one o
Cats! These much loved furry friends have brightened people’s lives for millenia. And it was the sam
It is the most famous monument of ancient Greece. Its remains standing tall above modern Athens toda
Overlooking the Argolid Plain in the eastern Peloponnese, Mycenae was once the envy of the Mediterra
