A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Fe
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Just over 1,000 years ago, the ancient Maya world in Mesoamerica was turned upside down. Prominent c
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Do all roads lead to Rome? We find out in today's episode all about one of the Roman Empire's greate
It’s the end of the 12th century BC, and a once remarkable Near eastern world lay in ruin. Drought,
More than 3,000 years ago, a coalition of Bronze Age rulers existed across the Near Eastern world. K
The crisis of the Roman Republic is a period littered with iconic male power players. Julius Caesar,
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Tristan Hughes continues the Greek Gods and Goddesses series with today’s deity; the most popular my
The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most famous, yet mysterious, objects mentioned in the Hebrew B
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The Ancients launches a new miniseries exploring the stories, people, objects and kingdoms central t
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