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Alexander the Great | Lord of Asia
Episode 637
As friendships fracture and old alliances break, Tristan Hughes and Dr Adrian Goldsworthy chronicle the epic downfall of Alexander the Great.
Alexand…
9 hours ago
The House of Ramesses II: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh?
Episode 636
The name of Ramesses the Great is etched deeper into Egypt than almost any other ruler. Colossal statues moulded in his image tower over the Nile. Re…
4 days, 9 hours ago
The Fall of Persia | Alexander the Great
Episode 635
Tristan Hughes and Dr Adrian Goldsworthy continue the special series on Alexander the Great, delving into the epic sieges of Tyre and Gaza in 332 BC,…
1 week ago
The Skulls of Jericho
Episode 634
In the depths of ancient Jericho, beneath layers of earth dating back 10,000 years, archaeologists uncovered something extraordinary: human skulls ca…
1 week, 4 days ago
The Invasion of Persia | Alexander the Great
Episode 632
In spring 334 BC, a young Macedonian king sets out to conquer the Persian Empire.
Tristan Hughes and Dr Adrian Goldsworthy explore Alexander the Great…
2 weeks ago
How to Write Cuneiform with Dr. Irving Finkel
Episode 631
More than 5,000 years ago, a revolutionary script emerged in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia that would transform how people counted, governed, wors…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Alexander the Great | Rise to Power
Episode 630
NEW SERIES! Journey through the early life of Alexander the Great, from his education under Aristotle to his first military experiences and rise to M…
3 weeks ago
Adam and Eve
Episode 629
Adam and Eve: parents of humanity, or characters in a Near Eastern myth about wisdom, mortality, and the limits of being human?
Tristan Hughes and Dr …
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The First Popes
Episode 628
What do we know about the earliest Popes, and how did they shape the early Christian Church amidst persecution?
Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor …
4 weeks ago
Xerxes the Great
Episode 627
He is one of the most famous rulers of the ancient world, remembered for leading a vast Persian invasion of Greece. Yet Xerxes the Great was far more…
1 month ago