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The Symposium: How To Party Like An Ancient Greek
Episode 191
In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine, recl…
4 years, 5 months ago
Dogs in Ancient Greece
Episode 190
Man's best friend has been at our side for thousands of years. Ancient Greece was no exception, and although some of the types of dog that were popul…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Legacy of Julius Caesar's Assassination
Episode 189
The legacies of the Ides of March stretch from that very afternoon on March 14th 44BC to the modern day. From Roman times to the Medieval period, fro…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Rise of the Dinosaurs
Episode 188
Dinosaurs! Spectacular resilient beings who were able to adapt and survive the most terrifying of events. Evolving from a group of mostly humble-size…
4 years, 5 months ago
Young Caesar vs Marc Antony
Episode 187
What happened after the Ides of March? How did the Romans go from co-ordinated assassinations to the Pax Romana? From Tyranny to prosperity? In this …
4 years, 5 months ago
Saint Patrick
Episode 186
Man, myth or legend... who was the real Saint Patrick? Did he really banish all the snakes from Ireland? Where does the shamrock tradition come from?…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Rise and Fall of Brutus
Episode 185
Marcus Junius Brutus is best known as one of the conspirators against Julius Caesar, but there's so much more to his complex story. In today's episod…
4 years, 5 months ago
Helen of Troy
Episode 184
Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships - but is there more to her than a beautiful face? To mark Women's History Month, Tristan is jo…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: Explained
Episode 183
March 15th 44BC is perhaps the most notorious date in all of ancient history. On that fateful day, the Ides of March, 55-year-old Roman dictator Gaiu…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Origins of Ukraine
Episode 182
It's not often we cover current affairs on The Ancients (the clue is in the name), but in light of Putin’s claims that Ukraine was “entirely created …
4 years, 6 months ago