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π¨PETRA: ANCIENT WONDER OF THE WORLDπ¨ ποΈ Special ep ft. Dr Jodi Magness and Dr Matthew Vincent π§ open.spotify.com/episode/0aZGUEβ¦ π₯ We explore how this ancient city at the desert's edge became one of antiquity's greatest trade centres! π₯ And the mysterious Nabataeans who built it!
π¨ BATTLE OF THE TEUTOBURG FOREST (PART 1) π¨ ποΈ Dr Jo Ball, Dr Peter Heather & Dr Matthew Nicholls π§ open.spotify.com/episode/7acFrsβ¦ π₯ Story of one of the worst military defeats the Romans suffered. π₯ Pt 1 covers the run up to the German ambush βοΈ Pt 2.....
π¨ THE ROMANS AND INDIA π¨ ποΈ William Dalrymple π§ open.spotify.com/episode/0RSacQβ¦ π₯ We explore how ancient India exported its diverse ideas far and wide, including to the Roman Empire! π₯ How India became the largest trading partner of the Roman Empire! π₯ And more!
π¨ BATTLE OF THE TEUTOBURG FOREST (PART 2) π¨ ποΈ Dr Jo Ball, Dr Peter Heather & Dr Matthew Nicholls π§ open.spotify.com/episode/75xIyZβ¦ π₯ In depth retelling of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, day by day! π₯ The narrative, the archaeology that has survived & this ambush's legacy
π¨ THE FALL OF ROMAN BRITAIN π¨ ποΈ Prof Rob Collins, FSA & Prof. James Gerrard π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ Exploring the incredibly complex story of the end of Roman Britain & what happened next!
π¨ RA AND THE SUN GODS π¨ ποΈ Dr Campbell Price π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ The story of the solar deities Ra, Khepri and the Aten! π₯ The sun's voyage across the sky and through the underworld in a boat π¦ π π₯ Akhenaten! π₯ The 2nd episode in our Egyptian Gods & Goddesses series
π¨ TYRANNOSAURUS REX π¨ ποΈ Steve Brusatte π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ The story of the 'King of the Dinosaurs'! π₯ Where and when it lived, fossil evidence, diet, feathers, poo, anatomy and much more!
π¨ ISIS AND THE GODDESSES OF EGYPT π¨ ποΈ Dr Joyce Tyldesley π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ Exploring the stories of Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, Bastet & more! π₯ Importance of Great Goddesses in Egyptian religion! π₯ The 3rd episode of our Egyptian Gods and Goddesses miniseries!
New Ancients Ep! π¨ THE FALL OF CARTHAGE π¨ ποΈ Eve MacDonald π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦β¦ π₯The brutal story of how Rome destroyed Carthage! π₯Cato & 'Carthago delenda est!' π₯Larger than life Masinissa! π₯Background to the sack π₯Gruesome details of the Siege of Carthage!
π¨ THE LEGEND OF OSIRIS, KING OF THE DEAD π¨ ποΈ Dr Campbell Price π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ The most famous story of Egyptian mythology! π₯ The murder of Osiris, usurpation of Seth, the eye of Horus and more! π₯ We go through it step by step with the fantastic Dr Campbell Price!
π¨ DARIUS THE GREAT, PERSIAN KING OF KINGS π¨ π Prof. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ 'Superstar' of Achaemenid Persia. The story of his rise, reign and end. π₯ We cover his background, rise to power, PR prowess, road building, war with Athens and more!
π¨ THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS π¨ ποΈ Dr Matthew Nicholls π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ The greatest chariot racing venue in ancient Rome! π₯ Seating more than 100,000 people for incredibly popular chariot races! π₯ Origins, layout of the Circus, a day at the chariot races & more!
π¨ PTOLEMY I π¨ π Dr Toby Wilkinson π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ The story of Alexander the Great's most successful 'Successor' π₯ Founder of the last extraordinary dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt. π₯ From hijacking Alexander's corpse to being crowned Pharaoh! And more!
π¨ ORIGINS OF THE INUIT π¨ ποΈ Raven Todd DaSilva π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/vβ¦ π₯ Story of the Thule Inuit, who expanded out from present day Alaska east across North America all the way to Greenland more than 1,000 years ago. Arctic masters! π₯ Amazing houses, gadgets + more!
π¨ PYRRHUS π¨ ποΈ Dr Louis Rawlings π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ The formidable military leader who rose to power after Alexander the Great's death! π₯ The first leader to fight Rome with elephants! π₯ The reason for the saying 'Pyrrhic Victory'! Inspiring Hannibal & more!
π¨ DEAD SEA SCROLLS: THE COPPER SCROLL π¨ ποΈJoan E. Taylor π§ open.spotify.com/episode/5grtApβ¦ π₯ We explore the story of this ancient βtreasure mapβ! And why itβs so different to the rest of the Dead Sea Scrolls! π₯ What it says, how it was unravelled, the treasure + more!
π¨ THE ANCIENT AMAZON π¨ ποΈ Laurence Blair π§ podfollow.com/the-ancients/eβ¦ π₯ We explore the extraordinary cultures that lived all across the ancient Amazon basin! π₯ Great cities in the Upano Valley! π₯ The fish-fulled Marajoara! π₯ Early farming, origins of chocolate and more!
