A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Fe
According to the Gospels, Jesus died and was removed from the cross on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath
Between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century AD, the Xiongnu inhabited the area surrounding Mongol
Without recordings, and with notation and instruments long forgotten, how can we possibly know what
Cicero is often considered to be one of the greatest orators of Ancient Rome. But how did he reach p
The Iceni warrior who led a revolt against the Roman Empire around 60 AD often stands alone in our m
A city of caves, temples and tombs, Petra gains its nickname from the pink sandstone from which it w
In 44 BC, the Ides of March took on a new significance. Previously observed as the first full moon o
Kara Cooney has been studying 6 of the remarkable female pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. In this episode
Boudica has become a hero of British folklore. Her leadership of the Iceni in an uprising against th
Popular discussions of human history are punctuated with conflict, but when did warfare begin? To di
Cheddar Man is the oldest almost complete skeleton of a Homo sapien ever found in Britain and, for t
The assumption had once been that they were nomads until the Romans came. But more recent archaeolog
In 197 AD, the armies of Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus met at Lugdunum, on the site of prese
Palmyra features in headlines today as a casualty of IS destruction, but during its heyday it was a
In 73 AD, 967 Jewish rebels against the Romans committed mass suicide atop the Masada Fortress. Or d
Rome. The Eternal City. One of the most recognisable names that many associate with the Ancient Medi
Dramatically placed on a plateau with drops of 400m to the east and 90m to the west, Masada translat
The four components of the Ancient Indian battlefield: infantry, cavalry, chariots … and elephants.
Roughly two miles south of Hadrian’s Wall lie the remains of Roman Corbridge, the northernmost town
From Northern Britain to the Near East, Roman tombstones have been uncovered on various far flung fr
