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The Iliad
Episode 527
A story of war, honour, and destiny, The Iliad is one of the greatest epics in history. Written by Homer and featuring legendary figures like Achille…
11 months, 1 week ago
Rise of Julius Caesar
Episode 526
Julius Caesar is one of history’s most famous figures. But before his legendary conquests and romance with Cleopatra, how did he rise to power?
In thi…
11 months, 1 week ago
Obelisks
Episode 524
Ancient Egyptian obelisks stand as towering symbols of power and engineering brilliance, scattered across the world. But how were they built and what…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Sodom and Gomorrah
Episode 523
What really happened to the damned cities of Sodom and Gomorrah? Tristan Hughes and Dr. Dylan Johnson delve into the infamous biblical story to disco…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Göbekli Tepe: The First Temple?
Episode 522
Long before Stonehenge, ancient builders in southeast Türkiye were creating some of the world’s first monumental stone structures. Their most famous …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Elektra: Revenge in Ancient Greece
Episode 521
Few figures in Greek mythology embody vengeance like Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Betrayal, grief, and justice shaped her tragic …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Persian Wars: Xerxes, Thermopylae and Salamis
Episode 520
In 486 BC, King Xerxes ascended the Persian throne, inheriting its vast and glittering world empire. But his ambition didn’t stop there - he sought r…
1 year ago
End of Ice Age Britain
Episode 519
As Ice Age Britain thawed, temperatures surged, sea levels rose, and humans and animals faced a fight for survival. But this shift was anything but s…
1 year ago
The Persian Wars: Darius, Athens and the Battle of Marathon
Episode 518
490 BC. On the plains of Marathon, Athens faced down a mighty army of the Persian Empire - the superpower of the time It was an underdog clash that w…
1 year ago
The Last Neanderthals
Episode 517
For hundreds of thousands of years Neanderthals have roamed the lands of what is today Europe and western Asia. But how did they survive, and what ca…
1 year ago