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What´s new in history - Ancient Spy Craft
Bernie and Gil discuss the Babylonian Intelligence Service and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The first time around didn't go so we…
2 years, 5 months ago
192. 540s BC part 8 PEACE! in China
I've heard Dan Carlin say if it happened in Western history it probably happened even more so in Chinese history. In that vein we give you Lu Pu Pie'…
2 years, 5 months ago
191. 540s BC part 7 China - Sun Tzu
We have a jam packed episode here for you guys! They say Genghis Khan was born clutching a bloody blood clot... but here we have Sun Tzu born on the …
2 years, 6 months ago
What´s New In History - A Letter to Constantine
Dan, our Roman expert, helps Bernie with this episode. Constantine was the first Christian emperor, and as a Christian would never be into ancestor w…
2 years, 6 months ago
190. 540s BC part 6 China - 6 battles and 1 murder
In this first of 3 episodes on China in the 550's, we have the year 549 covered... You know you always get a DEEP DIVE on Fan of History!
We give you …
2 years, 6 months ago
What´s New In History - "Mummy-Making" $ecrets Revealed!
Special thanks to listener Nancy Jo for sending this to us!
This short episode explores the fascinating discovery of an ancient mummification workshop…
2 years, 6 months ago
189. 540s BC part 5 Babylon, Egypt & India
King Nabonidus of Babylon focuses on everything else but the impending doom. He becomes the first archaeologist, stays away from Marduk, worships the…
2 years, 7 months ago
What´s New In History - This CHANGES EVERYTHING we knew
This discovery certainly did blow Dan and Bernie's minds! And that's not hyperbole, exaggeration, or click bait. No kidding.
A really old city has bee…
2 years, 7 months ago
188. 540s BC part 4 Cyrus vs the Ionians
With his new advisor Croesus at his side, Cyrus the great ponders the problem with those devious Ionian Greeks.
Link to passages in Herodotus for this…
2 years, 7 months ago
187. 540s BC part 3 - Cyrus vs Croesus
Herodotus tells us Croesus gave a bunch of nice things to Delphi and the other oracle. Many of the items were still seen in his day. That is why the…
2 years, 8 months ago