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Nineveh
Episode 425
Nineveh was one of the great cities of ancient Mesopotamia. Situated on the eastern bank of the River Tigris, it rivalled cities like Babylon and Per…
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Origins of the Silk Road
Episode 424
The Silk Road was a pivotal ancient exchange network that connected the grassy steppes of Asia and the Middle East with the western world. The passag…
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The Roman Auxiliary
Episode 422
Auxiliaries were some of the most important troops in the all-conquering Roman Army. Unlike legionaries, their more heavily-armoured and widely famed…
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The Beaker People
Episode 421
The Beaker People were a Bronze Age culture that revolutionised prehistoric Britain. They were responsible for introducing Bronze Age technology into…
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The Library of Alexandria
Episode 420
The Library of Alexandria was one of the most important and most celebrated buildings of the ancient Mediterranean. It was a great hub of learning an…
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Apollo: God of the Sun
Episode 419
Apollo, the favourite son of Zeus and twin brother of Artemis, was a Greek God with many faces. Perhaps most famous as Phoebus, the God of the Sun, h…
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The Goths
Episode 417
The Goths are renowned for many things, not least sacking Rome in 410 AD and helping to bring about the fall of the Western Roman Empire. They were a…
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Looted Artefacts: Black Market of Archaeology
Episode 416
Have you ever wondered about the dark side of archeology? The illegal seizing of ancient artefacts? The looting of goods from age old historical site…
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The First Europeans
Episode 415
Europe’s earliest known humans lived over 1.2 million years ago. After initially roaming the plains of Iberia in small groups, they spread across the…
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How to Survive in Babylonia
Episode 414
Would you be able to survive in ancient Babylonia?
In this episode, Tristan is joined once again by Amanda Podany from California State Polytechnic Un…
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