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Roman Aqueducts
Episode 573
How did Roman aqueducts help build an empire? They’re some of the most iconic structures from the ancient world — feats of engineering that transform…
1 year ago
How to Survive in Carthage
Episode 572
From towering tenements to Punic porridge — step into the streets of ancient Carthage.
In this immersive episode of The Ancients, Tristan travels back…
1 year ago
The Olmec: Mother of Mesoamerican Civilisations
Episode 571
Iconic monumental stone heads, the intriguing Lord of Las Limas, the enigmatic 'were-jaguar' figures, so much survives from the ancient Olmec civilis…
1 year ago
Livia: Empress of Rome
Episode 570
Powerful, cunning, uncompromising, even murderous (allegedly)... meet Rome’s first empress and one of ancient history’s ultimate power players.
Livia …
1 year, 1 month ago
Siberian Ice Mummies
Episode 569
In this special episode of the Ancients, released just hours after the embargo on new research was lifted, Tristan Hughes discusses the fascinating d…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fall of Roman London
Episode 568
Why was London transformed from a bustling Roman metropolis into a ghost town by the fifth century?
Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Dominic Perring to …
1 year, 1 month ago
Irish Mythology
Episode 567
Epic heroes, sacred rivers & ancient gods – this is Irish mythology as you’ve never heard it. From Newgrange to the Hill of Tara, Ireland’s myths are…
1 year, 1 month ago
Megalodon
Episode 566
As part of our week of Sharks on the Ancients, today we tell the story of Megalodon, the largest living marine animal, ever.
Does this colossal prehis…
1 year, 1 month ago
The First Sharks
Episode 565
Long before the first dinosaurs, the first trees or even the formation of the rings of Saturn, our planet's oceans were ruled by prehistoric sharks.
A…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Queen of Sheba
Episode 564
A figure of wealth, wisdom, and global fascination - how did the Queen of Sheba become one of history’s most enduring royal icons?
In this episode, Tr…
1 year, 1 month ago