The Ancients

Weekly interviews with historians and archaeologists on ancient history KI-Zusammenfassung

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A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. New episodes every Sunday and Thursday.From History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets.History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. The Plain of Jars: An Ancient Asian Mystery

    12.11.2026 · 54 Min. · Folge 725

    How do thousands of massive, two-meter-tall stone jars end up scattered across the remote mountains of Laos? And more importantly, what were they used for?Deep in a landscape still shadowed by unexploded bombs, the…

  2. The Year of Five Emperors

    08.11.2026 · 47 Min. · Folge 724

    How do you celebrate the New Year in ancient Rome? With an assassination and a bloody free-for-all for the imperial throne, of course.Following the murder of the gladiator emperor Commodus on New Year’s Eve 192, a…

  3. Britain's First Homo Sapiens

    05.11.2026 · 53 Min. · Folge 722

    What was it like to share Britain with Neanderthals and cave hyenas 40,000 years ago?Tristan Hughes ventures deep underground to Kents Cavern, a glittering labyrinth affectionately known as Britain’s first home. He's…

  4. The Mycenaeans: Was Agamemnon Real?

    01.11.2026 · 1 Std. 8 Min. · Folge 721

    They built the great fortresses of the Bronze Age, developed a mysterious writing system and, according to Homer, led the Greek assault on Troy. But how much of the legend is rooted in reality? Was Agamemnon a real…

  5. Easter Island

    29.10.2026 · 1 Std. 4 Min. · Folge 720

    How do you make a giant stone statue walk? On one of the most isolated islands on Earth, the people of Rapa Nui carved AND moved the extraordinary Moai, colossal faces hewn from soft volcanic rock that still inspire…

  6. Bronze Age Syria: Cradle of Cities

    25.10.2026 · 1 Std. 4 Min. · Folge 719

    Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hittites usually dominate the story of the Bronze Age. But Syria was home to some of the region's most powerful cities and kingdoms and helped forge the ancient Mediterranean world.Tristan…

  7. Origins of Constantinople

    22.10.2026 · 59 Min. · Folge 717

    Why did Emperor Constantine abandon Rome to build a spectacular new capital from scratch? In the year 312 a bloody civil war and a miraculous heavenly vision changed the Roman world forever.Tristan Hughes and Professor…

  8. The Ninth Legion: Did They Disappear?

    18.10.2026 · 1 Std. 10 Min. · Folge 716

    It's one of history’s most compelling cold cases. What happened to the Ninth Legion, a crack unit of 5,000 Roman soldiers who vanished from the historical record without a trace?Tristan Hughes is joined by Roman…

  9. Viking Origins: The Nordic Iron Age

    15.10.2026 · 1 Std. 8 Min. · Folge 715

    Two thousand years ago, centuries before the Vikings, there was another Scandinavia. An Iron Age world.Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen to uncover the deep roots of the seafaring North, journeying…

  10. Caratacus: King of the Britons

    11.10.2026 · 1 Std. 7 Min. · Folge 714

    Before Boudicca, another British leader brought the Roman war machine to a grinding halt. Meet Caratacus; the cunning King of the Britons who spent seven years outmaneuvering the empire.Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr.…

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