The Ancients
Latest video podcasts from The Ancients - dedicated to discussing our distant past.
Video podcasts for selected episodes and series are now available on the History Hit app.
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Ancient Arctic: How The Inuit Survived The Frozen Tundra | The Ancients
Tristan Hughes and Raven Todd Dilva discuss Arctic archaeology, revealing the Thule Inuit, an ancient civilisation that mastered survival across northern Canada and Greenland. This episode explores the remarkable migration of the Thule Inuit from Alaska around 1000 CE, their eventual replacement ...
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What (or Who) Caused The Fall Of Babylon? | The Ancients
Ancient Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, and the Persian Empire clash in this deep dive into the 539 BC conquest. Tristan Hughes and Reverend Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones discuss the unexpected fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and the rise of Cyrus the Great's Achaemenid Persia.
They explore the pi...
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What Finally Destroyed 'The Roman Empire'? | The Ancients
Exploring the origins of the fall of Rome, ancient history expert Dr David Gwynn uncovers the 4th-century transformation of the Roman Empire under emperors like Diocletian and Constantine. This episode delves into a period often overlooked, examining how the empire consolidated after the tumultuo...
