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How to Write Cuneiform with Dr. Irving Finkel
Feb 08, 2026More than 5,000 years ago, a revolutionary script emerged in the fertile lands of Mesopotamia that would transform how people counted, governed, worshipped and told stories. This was cuneiform, the wo...
Alexander the Great | Rise to Power
Feb 05, 2026NEW SERIES! Journey through the early life of Alexander the Great, from his education under Aristotle to his first military experiences and rise to Macedonian kingship. In this first episode, charting...
Adam and Eve
Feb 01, 2026Adam and Eve: parents of humanity, or characters in a Near Eastern myth about wisdom, mortality, and the limits of being human? Tristan Hughes and Dr Dylan Johnson strip away the Sunday school varnish...
The First Popes
Jan 29, 2026What do we know about the earliest Popes, and how did they shape the early Christian Church amidst persecution? Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Rosamond McKitterick to journey back to Imperial R...
Xerxes the Great
Jan 25, 2026He is one of the most famous rulers of the ancient world, remembered for leading a vast Persian invasion of Greece. Yet Xerxes the Great was far more than just a battlefield king. In this episode of T...
The Origins of Rome's Empire
Jan 22, 2026396 BC. The city of Veii lies in ruins, destroyed by Rome in a brutal act of early imperial expansion. Yet just six years later, Rome itself would face devastation at the hands of invading Gauls, a sh...
The First Arabians
Jan 18, 2026What can ancient DNA tell us about the first homo sapiens to arrive in Arabia over 50,000 years ago? Tristan Hughes is joined by Prof. Pierre Zalloua to delve into the groundbreaking advances in ancie...
How to Survive on Hadrian’s Wall
Jan 15, 2026Step into the daily lives of those stationed along Hadrian's Wall, from Roman soldiers to civilians. Tristan Hughes and Dr. Francis Macintosh are your guides to explore the routines, duties, and uniqu...
Medea: Maligned Sorceress or Heartless Murderer?
Jan 11, 2026She helped Jason win the Golden Fleece, betrayed her own family, and became one of the most feared figures in Greek myth. Medea’s name has echoed through the ancient world for over two millennia, a by...
Fall of Sparta
Jan 08, 2026How did Sparta, the most feared military state in ancient Greece, fall from grace in a single generation? In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Roel Konijnendijk and Dr Owen ...