Siberian Ice Mummies
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Ancients, released just hours after the embargo on new research was l...
Fall of Roman London
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why was London transformed from a bustling Roman metropolis into a ghost town by the fifth century?T...
Irish Mythology
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Epic heroes, sacred rivers & ancient gods – this is Irish mythology as you’ve never heard it. Fr...
Megalodon
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our week of Sharks on the Ancients, today we tell the story of Megalodon, the largest liv...
The First Sharks
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long before the first dinosaurs, the first trees or even the formation of the rings of Saturn, our p...
The Queen of Sheba
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A figure of wealth, wisdom, and global fascination - how did the Queen of Sheba become one of histor...
Doggerland: The North Sea Atlantis?
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. Rachel Bynoe who has literally dived into the enigmatic world of Dog...
Hannibal's March on Rome
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was perhaps Hannibal’s greatest gamble — after years of victories, not least his famed trek a...
Plato's Republic
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we journey into the creation of Plato's Republic. Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr. James Romm t...
The Apocryphal Gospels
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've heard of the mysterious and often controversial Apocryphal Gospels, you may have been told...
Seahenge
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a 4,000-year-old timber circle uncovered on a Norfolk beach, Seahenge is one of Britain’s most ...
Rise of Nero
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before he became one of Rome’s most infamous tyrants, Nero was a golden boy - young, talented, and...
Pirates of the Mediterranean
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Rome rose to power, pirates seized the seas - wreaking havoc from Spain to Syria and challenging ...
The Amazons
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes the Amazons one of the most captivating myths in ancient Greek culture?Tristan Hughes is ...
The Kushan Empire
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Embark on an epic journey with Tristan Hughes and acclaimed author William Dalrymple as they unravel...
Rise of the Minoans
Sun, 08 Jun 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Tristan Hughes journeys into the heart of one of history's most intriguing civilisations: the Minoan...
Rise of the Minoans
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tristan Hughes journeys into the heart of one of history's most intriguing civilisations: the Minoan...
The Kingdom of Aksum
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How is the unique narrative of the Ark of the Covenant deeply rooted in Ethiopian culture and tradit...
The Kingdom of Aksum
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is the unique narrative of the Ark of the Covenant deeply rooted in Ethiopian culture and tradit...
Pompeii: The Buried City
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Buried in ash, frozen in time—Pompeii offers one of the most extraordinary windows into everyday l...
Pompeii: The Buried City
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buried in ash, frozen in time—Pompeii offers one of the most extraordinary windows into everyday l...
Origins of Astronomy
Thu, 29 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Long before telescopes or space agencies, ancient Mesopotamians were decoding the secrets of the cos...
Origins of Astronomy
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long before telescopes or space agencies, ancient Mesopotamians were decoding the secrets of the cos...
Successors of Alexander the Great
Sun, 25 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What happened after Alexander the Great died?On June 11, 323 BC, at just 32 years old, Alexander lef...
Successors of Alexander the Great
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happened after Alexander the Great died?On June 11, 323 BC, at just 32 years old, Alexander lef...
The Saxons
Thu, 22 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Saxon mercenaries, collapsing Roman order, and a new chapter for Britain. Tristan Hughes is joined b...
The Saxons
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saxon mercenaries, collapsing Roman order, and a new chapter for Britain. Tristan Hughes is joined b...
The Council of Nicaea
Sun, 18 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
1700 years ago, the Roman Emperor Constantine called an unprecedented meeting of early Christian lea...
The Council of Nicaea
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1700 years ago, the Roman Emperor Constantine called an unprecedented meeting of early Christian lea...
The Last Roman Emperors
Thu, 15 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
No grand battle. No final blaze of glory. In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire collapsed not with a r...
The Last Roman Emperors
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No grand battle. No final blaze of glory. In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire collapsed not with a r...
Did Plague Destroy the Roman Empire?
Sun, 11 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
War, invasion, civil unrest… or plague? Could a series of deadly pandemics have helped bring down ...
Did Plague Destroy the Roman Empire?
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
War, invasion, civil unrest… or plague? Could a series of deadly pandemics have helped bring down ...
Barbarian Invaders: The Sacks of Rome
Thu, 08 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did the Huns, Goths, and Vandals help bring down the Roman Empire - and sack the city of Rome it...
Barbarian Invaders: The Sacks of Rome
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Huns, Goths, and Vandals help bring down the Roman Empire - and sack the city of Rome it...
The Fall of Rome: Origins
Sun, 04 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Roman Empire, once an ancient powerhouse, experienced a dramatic fall from its golden age to eve...
The Fall of Rome: Origins
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Roman Empire, once an ancient powerhouse, experienced a dramatic fall from its golden age to eve...
Prehistoric Ireland: Newgrange
Thu, 01 May 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An astonishing ancient tomb is Ireland's most famous prehistoric monument; Newgrange. Tristan Hughes...
Prehistoric Ireland: Newgrange
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An astonishing ancient tomb is Ireland's most famous prehistoric monument; Newgrange. Tristan Hughes...
Jason and the Argonauts
Sun, 27 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
From clashing rocks to golden treasure, Jason and the Argonauts is the ultimate Greek mythological a...
Jason and the Argonauts
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From clashing rocks to golden treasure, Jason and the Argonauts is the ultimate Greek mythological a...
The Birth of Indo-European
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
From the steppes of prehistoric Eurasia to the languages we speak today, the story of Indo-European ...
The Birth of Indo-European
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the steppes of prehistoric Eurasia to the languages we speak today, the story of Indo-European ...
The Praetorian Guard: Rise to Power
Sun, 20 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
From Gladiator to Rome Total War to I, Claudius, today the Cohortēs praetōriae are one of the most...
The Praetorian Guard: Rise to Power
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Gladiator to Rome Total War to I, Claudius, today the Cohortēs praetōriae are one of the most...
John the Baptist
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
From the wilderness of ancient Judea to the pages of the New Testament, John the Baptist is one of t...
John the Baptist
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the wilderness of ancient Judea to the pages of the New Testament, John the Baptist is one of t...
Cassandra: Priestess of Troy
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
*This episode discusses sexual assault*Cursed by Apollo to always speak the truth but never be belie...
Cassandra: Priestess of Troy
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode discusses sexual assault*Cursed by Apollo to always speak the truth but never be belie...
The Great Jewish Revolt
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
70 AD. Tens of thousands of Roman troops surround Jerusalem. What follows is one of the most brutal ...
The Great Jewish Revolt
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
70 AD. Tens of thousands of Roman troops surround Jerusalem. What follows is one of the most brutal ...
Rise of Humans
Sun, 06 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did we go from ancient apes to the dominant species on Earth? The story of human evolution is on...
Rise of Humans
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did we go from ancient apes to the dominant species on Earth? The story of human evolution is on...
Herculaneum
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius unleashed devastation on the Roman world, burying entire towns beneath volc...
Herculaneum
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius unleashed devastation on the Roman world, burying entire towns beneath volc...
Prehistoric Nigeria: The Nok
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 02:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the heart of ancient Nigeria, a mysterious civilisation flourished - known today only through arc...
Prehistoric Nigeria: The Nok
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the heart of ancient Nigeria, a mysterious civilisation flourished - known today only through arc...
Jurassic America
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Tristan Hughes explores Ancient America's true age; how 19th-century fossil discoveries across North...
Jurassic America
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tristan Hughes explores Ancient America's true age; how 19th-century fossil discoveries across North...
The Fall of Athens
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In 404 BC, Athens faced total defeat. Once the dominant power of the Greek world, their navy was sha...
The Fall of Athens
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 404 BC, Athens faced total defeat. Once the dominant power of the Greek world, their navy was sha...
The Iliad
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A story of war, honour, and destiny, The Iliad is one of the greatest epics in history. Written by H...
The Iliad
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A story of war, honour, and destiny, The Iliad is one of the greatest epics in history. Written by H...
Rise of Julius Caesar
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Julius Caesar is one of history’s most famous figures. But before his legendary conquests and roma...
Rise of Julius Caesar
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julius Caesar is one of history’s most famous figures. But before his legendary conquests and roma...
Obelisks
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Ancient Egyptian obelisks stand as towering symbols of power and engineering brilliance, scattered a...
Obelisks
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient Egyptian obelisks stand as towering symbols of power and engineering brilliance, scattered a...
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sun, 09 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What really happened to the damned cities of Sodom and Gomorrah? Tristan Hughes and Dr. Dylan Johnso...
Sodom and Gomorrah
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What really happened to the damned cities of Sodom and Gomorrah? Tristan Hughes and Dr. Dylan Johnso...
Göbekli Tepe: The First Temple?
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Long before Stonehenge, ancient builders in southeast Türkiye were creating some of the world’s f...
Göbekli Tepe: The First Temple?
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Long before Stonehenge, ancient builders in southeast Türkiye were creating some of the world’s f...
Elektra: Revenge in Ancient Greece
Sun, 02 Mar 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Few figures in Greek mythology embody vengeance like Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra...
Elektra: Revenge in Ancient Greece
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few figures in Greek mythology embody vengeance like Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra...
The Persian Wars: Xerxes, Thermopylae and Salamis
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In 486 BC, King Xerxes ascended the Persian throne, inheriting its vast and glittering world empire....
The Persian Wars: Xerxes, Thermopylae and Salamis
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 486 BC, King Xerxes ascended the Persian throne, inheriting its vast and glittering world empire....
End of Ice Age Britain
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
As Ice Age Britain thawed, temperatures surged, sea levels rose, and humans and animals faced a figh...
End of Ice Age Britain
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Ice Age Britain thawed, temperatures surged, sea levels rose, and humans and animals faced a figh...
The Persian Wars: Darius, Athens and the Battle of Marathon
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
490 BC. On the plains of Marathon, Athens faced down a mighty army of the Persian Empire - the super...
The Persian Wars: Darius, Athens and the Battle of Marathon
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
490 BC. On the plains of Marathon, Athens faced down a mighty army of the Persian Empire - the super...
The Last Neanderthals
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For hundreds of thousands of years Neanderthals have roamed the lands of what is today Europe and we...
The Last Neanderthals
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For hundreds of thousands of years Neanderthals have roamed the lands of what is today Europe and we...
The Scythians
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Known as the barbarians of the north, the Scythians were expert horsemen that roamed the great stepp...
The Scythians
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Known as the barbarians of the north, the Scythians were expert horsemen that roamed the great stepp...
Ice Age Australia
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Giant kangaroos. Killer wombats. Carnivorous lions. These beasts once roamed the barren landscape of...
Ice Age Australia
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Giant kangaroos. Killer wombats. Carnivorous lions. These beasts once roamed the barren landscape of...
Hieroglyphs
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
From twisted flax to one-legged ibises, Egyptian hieroglyphs offer a window into the heart of ancien...
Hieroglyphs
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From twisted flax to one-legged ibises, Egyptian hieroglyphs offer a window into the heart of ancien...
Woolly Mammoths
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Towering over 11 feet tall and weighing 6 tonnes, the Woolly Mammoth ruled the Ice Age. But how did ...
Woolly Mammoths
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Towering over 11 feet tall and weighing 6 tonnes, the Woolly Mammoth ruled the Ice Age. But how did ...
The Chinese Zodiac
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Year of the Snake is here! But how did a legendary tale of twelve animals shape Chinese astronom...
The Chinese Zodiac
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Year of the Snake is here! But how did a legendary tale of twelve animals shape Chinese astronom...
The Kingdom of Kush
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Beyond the ancient Nile’s fertile banks lay a civilisation that rivalled Egypt in power and presti...
The Kingdom of Kush
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond the ancient Nile’s fertile banks lay a civilisation that rivalled Egypt in power and presti...
Babylon's Epic of Creation
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The biblical story of creation is famous - but did you know an even older myth may have influenced i...
Babylon's Epic of Creation
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The biblical story of creation is famous - but did you know an even older myth may have influenced i...
The Franks
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How did the Franks rise to power in the fragmented Western Roman Empire?Tristan Hughes explores the ...
The Franks
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Franks rise to power in the fragmented Western Roman Empire?Tristan Hughes explores the ...
The Roman Invasion of Britain
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
43 AD. A large Roman armada sails across the perilous English Channel intent on conquest. It is the ...
The Roman Invasion of Britain
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
43 AD. A large Roman armada sails across the perilous English Channel intent on conquest. It is the ...
Sargon of Akkad
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Over 4,000 years ago, Sargon of Akkad carved his name into history by forging what many consider the...