The Ancients
Episodes
Viking Origins: The Nordic Iron Age
Dr.
Caratacus: King of the Britons
Dr.
Ancient Antarctica
Host Tristan Hughes and paleontologist Professor John Long explore the rich fossil history of Antarctica, focusing on its role as the linchpin of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
Prehistoric Penguins
Host Tristan Hughes and paleontologist Dr.
Life and Death in Ancient Babylon
Host Tristan Hughes and Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones explore daily life in Bronze Age Babylon, focusing on the Old Babylonian period under Hammurabi.
The Gospels: Are They Historical?
Host Tristan Hughes and Professor Helen Bond explore the historicity of the four canonical gospels, examining their authorship, dating, and literary relationships.
Maya Hieroglyphs Decoded
Host Tristan Hughes and Dr.
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Britain
Host Tristan and Dr.
Ice Age America: The Clovis Culture
Host Tristan Hughes and guest Dr.
The First Punic War
Host Tristan Hughes and ancient historian Dr.
Iron Age Ireland
Host Tristan Hughes and Dr.
Human Origins: Did We Begin in Africa?
Host Tristan Hughes and paleoanthropologist Professor Chris Stringer examine the evolving "Out of Africa" theory, detailing how ancient DNA and new…
Egypt's Lost Cities
Host Tristan Hughes and Egyptologist Chris Norton explore Egypt’s lost cities, from the undiscovered capital Thinis to the partially submerged Memphis.
Augustus vs Agrippa with Robert Harris
Host Tristan Hughes interviews author Robert Harris about his novel *Agrippa*, which restores the legacy of Marcus Agrippa, the brilliant general and engineer overshadowed by Augustus.
The Vandals
This episode of The Ancients features an interview with Dr.
Terror Birds
Host Tristan Hughes and paleontologist Dr.
The Maya Ballgame
Host Tristan Hughes interviews archaeologist Dr.
How Slavery Built the Roman Empire
Host Tristan Hughes and historian Dr.
Romulus & Remus
Host Tristan Hughes and Dr.
Shapur I: Rome's Greatest Enemy?
Host Tristan Hughes and historian Dr.
Scotland's First Warriors
Host Tristan Hughes and guest Dr.