🚨 THE GOTHS 🚨

Dr David Gwynn tells the tale of this ancient people in the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries AD. From their potential Scandinavian origins to their great migrations and successive invasions of Italy. Not to mention their sack of Rome in 410!

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🚨 LOOTED ARTEFACTS 🚨

The black market trade of illegally-obtained artefacts has been, and remains, a massive problem in archaeology.

Prof. Valerie Higgins explains what this darker side of archaeology actually is and the fightback against it.

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New Ancients Ep!

Amanda Hills Podany returns to shine a light on daily life in King Hammurabi's Kingdom of Babylon. The rich archaeology we have surviving from then that adds so much amazing colour to the lives of everyday people living there c.4000 years ago!

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🚨 THE GREAT SPHINX 🚨

An encore to our recent Wonders of the World series, don't miss our latest episode, with Dr Campbell Price all about this colossal ancient Egyptian sculpture.

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🚨 PONTIUS PILATE 🚨

Pontius Pilate, the Roman Prefect of Judea during the reign of Emperor Tiberius, is most well known for condemning Jesus of Nazareth to death by crucifixion. Dr Helen Bond returns to the show to talk through his story.

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Varus & the Teutoburg hit the screen again, in a new documentary from History Hit💥 - I had the great pleasure of playing a small role in making it, & can't wait to watch it! Huge credit to Tristan Hughes & the great HH production team for all their hard work in making it.

The story of the Teutoburg Forest battle is one of my favourites from history. Amazing to see History Hit💥 make this doc a reality!

Featuring great experts including Dr Jo Ball, Peter Heather, Matthew Nicholls and our friends at LWL-Römermuseum Haltern am See and Kalkriese 👇

🚨 THE PANTHEON! 🚨

One of the largest free standing domes in the world.

Wrapping up our Wonders of the World miniseries, its Professor Matthew Nicholls talking about this Roman architectural marvel that still stands today.

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🚨 STAR CARR: BRITAIN AFTER THE ICE AGE 🚨

Nick Overton and Dr Barry Taylor tell the story of this 11,000 year old settlement in the Vale of Pickering. And why this area of Yorkshire is home to some of the most exciting prehistoric sites in Britain!

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🚨 THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 🚨

William Lindesay OBE shines a light on this famous structure's origin story. From the Warring States (c.300 BC) to the Qin Dynasty and China's first emperor, and then to its expansion during the Han Dynasty.

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🚨 THE WALLS OF BABYLON 🚨

Herodotus' 'Wall of a Hundred Solid Bronze Gates', Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones is here to explain all about King Nebuchadnezzar's great fortifications around Babylon.

Including an in depth look at its famous Ishtar Gate

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🚨 THE ORIGINS OF WINE 🚨

Wine is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world. But its popularity dates back thousands of years.

Dr Emlyn Dodd highlights the latest evidence for the emergence and spread of winemaking more than 5,000 years ago

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🚨 THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA 🚨

The first of our special 'Wonders of the World' episodes this March. Dr Joyce Tyldesley OBE explains all about the only 'official' ancient wonder still standing.

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Incredible to think these mummy portraits are almost 2,000 years old!

What a treat to see them at the 'Golden Mummies of Egypt Exhibition', currently ongoing at Manchester Museum

Kudos to Dr Campbell Price for curating such a stellar exhibition!

🚨 ZENOBIA: QUEEN OF PALMYRA 🚨

Dr Emma Southon returns to the show to talk through the life of ZENOBIA. How she rose to rule over Rome’s richest provinces and then came into conflict with the Emperor Aurelian, a 'gigachad' of Roman history

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🚨 THE SILVER PHARAOHS 🚨

The amazing, lesser-known story of Egypt's 21st Dynasty. Their tombs were discovered after Tutankhamun, intact with a whole host of treasures. Including LOTS of silver.

Dr Chris Naunton tells their story

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Varus' Playmobil Legions at LWL-Römermuseum Haltern am See

Such an ingenious and fun little way to learn about ancient history!

🚨 ROMAN SPECIAL FORCES 🚨

Dr Simon Elliott FSA returns to explain some extraordinary military units of ancient Rome like the praetorians, speculatores, exploratores and areani. And whether it is right to label any of them as Roman special forces

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🚨 ORIGINS OF CARTHAGE 🚨

The 2nd of our episodes with the wonderful Eve MacDonald. This time delving deep into the mythology, literature and archaeology surrounding the extraordinary ancient city of Carthage. Dido, Utica, early links with Sicily + more!

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