The Ancients
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.
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Latest Episode
Roman Toilets (13.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- The Ancients Recommends: History Daily
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Proto-Vikings: The Nordic Bronze Age
- Fall of Babylon
- Origins of Yoga
- Boudica's Tribe: How the Iceni Survived the Romans
- Bog Bodies
- Marcus Aurelius: The Philosopher Emperor
- The Sons of Attila the Hun
- Rise of Islam
- The First Hawaiians
- Gladiators: A Day in the Life
- Origins of Mythology
- The First Pharaohs
- Inanna: Mesopotamian Sex Goddess
- The Picts: Rulers of the North
- The Permian Extinction: When Life Nearly Died
- 541 AD: The Worst Year in History
- Fall of the Sumerians
- The Minoan Eruption: Bronze Age Cataclysm
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