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Isis and the Goddesses of Egypt
Episode 471
Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet and Bastet were adored and honoured in Ancient Egypt, with their stories passed between thousands of followers and down through…
1 year, 5 months ago
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Episode 470
67 million years ago the most famous meat-eating dinosaur prowled the earth - the Tyrannosaurus Rex. At it's full size, this prehistoric apex predato…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ra and the Sun Gods
Episode 469
Of all the Egyptian Gods it is Ra, the God of the Sun, who is perhaps most well known in the popular imagination. He is said to have voyaged across t…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Fall of Roman Britain
Episode 468
In the early 5th century AD, after almost four centuries of iron-fisted Roman rule, the empire in Britain was beginning to fade. Franks, Saxons and R…
1 year, 5 months ago
Origins of the Egyptian Gods
Episode 466
The legends of Ra and Hathor, of Osiris and Isis, of Anubis and Set have been passed from mouth to ear in Egypt for millennia. They were painted on t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Massacre at Teutoburg Forest
Episode 465
2000 years ago, in the year 9 AD, a Roman Army walked into a trap deep in wilds of Germania. Over 15,000 men were massacred at Teutoburg Forest, maki…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Romans and India with William Dalrymple
Episode 464
Ancient India was the single greatest trading partner of the Roman Empire. For centuries, Indian sailors navigated the Indian Ocean and Red Sea to br…
1 year, 5 months ago
Battle of Teutoburg Forest: The Roman Invasion
Episode 463
Tristan Hughes travels to the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, one of the most epic defeats of the Roman army when an alliance of Germanic…
1 year, 6 months ago
Petra: Ancient Wonder of the World
Episode 462
Despite being one of the most visited historic spots on the planet today, Petra was once a so-called ‘lost city,’ hidden from western eyes in a vast …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Sirens
Episode 461
The word 'Sirens' conjures up many images, possibly of beautiful mermaid-like creatures luring sailors to their watery deaths. These ancient Greek my…
1 year, 6 months ago