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The Vestal Virgins of Rome
The Vestal Virgins of Rome

In the heart of ancient Rome stood a group of women unlike any others—the Vestal Virgins. Chosen as young girls and sworn to thirty years of service,…

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Conversations: The Lost Cities of El Norte, w/ Peter Stark
Conversations: The Lost Cities of El Norte, w/ Peter Stark

In this week's Conversation Series, Peter sits down with bestselling historian and adventurer Peter Stark to discuss his gripping new book, The Lost …

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Legend of the Loveland Frogman
Legend of the Loveland Frogman

Few American legends are as strange—or as stubbornly persistent—as the Loveland Frogman. First reported in the 1950s along the banks of the Little …

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Who Was Muhammad? The Story of Islam's Prophet
Who Was Muhammad? The Story of Islam's Prophet

The life of Prophet Muhammad is one of the most transformative stories in world history—one that reshaped not only the Arabian Peninsula, but the cou…

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Grisly Papal Deaths
Grisly Papal Deaths

The papacy is often seen as one of the most sacred institutions in history—but behind the grandeur of St. Peter's lies a far darker story.

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The Last U.S. Cavalry Charge in History
The Last U.S. Cavalry Charge in History

In January 1942—amid the chaos of Japan's rapid advance in the Pacific—an echo of an older kind of warfare thundered across the battlefield.

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Audie Murphy and the Cost of Courage
Audie Murphy and the Cost of Courage

 

Before he became one of the most decorated soldiers in American history, Audie Murphy was just a quiet, underage teenager from Texas looking for a …

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Killing Hypatia
Killing Hypatia

In this episode, we explore the life and tragic death of Hypatia—a brilliant mathematician, philosopher, and teacher in Alexandria. Revered b…

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Conversations: A Road Trip Through U.S. History, w/ Beverly Gage
Conversations: A Road Trip Through U.S. History, w/ Beverly Gage

In this episode of the History Shorts Conversation Series, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage joins us to discuss her new book This Land I…

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The Fall of Valerian and Rome's Darkest Hour
The Fall of Valerian and Rome's Darkest Hour

In the third century, the mighty Roman Empire faced one of its most humiliating and devastating moments.

In this episode, we explore the shocking dow…

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