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The Philistines
Episode 294
Perhaps best known from the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, the Philistines were an ancient civilisation who lived on the south coast of Canaan. …
2 years, 11 months ago
Ares: God of War
Episode 293
Ares is the god of war and bloodlust in Greek mythology.One of the twelve Olympian gods, Ares was often depicted as a fierce and bloodthirsty deity -…
2 years, 11 months ago
Septimius Severus
Episode 292
Given his incredible career, you'd perhaps expect the name of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to be better known. Born in North Africa in 145AD, he r…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dinosaurs: The Last Days
Episode 291
Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid the size of Mount Everest slammed into our planet, triggering the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and count…
2 years, 11 months ago
The First Humans
Episode 290
Where do humans come from? Or, perhaps more interestingly, who did humans evolve from? A question once posed by the likes of Charles Darwin and other…
3 years ago
Shirin: Heroine of Iran
Episode 289
Princess, Queen, and political influencer - Shirin should be a name as famed as Cleopatra, but how come so few know of her? Coming to influence in Ir…
3 years ago
The Origins of Buddhism
Episode 288
One of the oldest religions in the world, Buddhism is practiced by over 400 million people today, but where did it originate from? Pioneered by the B…
3 years ago
The Bantu Expansion
Episode 287
The Bantu expansion was one of the most significant cultural events in human history. Sometime between 3,000 and 2,000 years ago in Sub-Saharan Afric…
3 years ago
The Colossus of Rhodes
Episode 286
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes has lived on in legend - with fact and fiction often blurring. A 108 ft high st…
3 years ago
Cleopatra's Daughter
Episode 285
Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous individuals from the ancient world. The final Queen of Ancient Egypt, and a woman who used her position to di…
3 years ago