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Exploring the history and mythology of the ancient world. Archaeologists and scholars join to discuss ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other civilizations of the distant past.... more
FAQs about Ancient Heroes:How many episodes does Ancient Heroes have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.
June 23, 2025#70 - Lost tales of King Arthur & Merlin (w/ Irene Fabry-Tehranchi)After a rare Arthurian manuscript was discovered hidden in an old book in the Cambridge University Library, a team of academics and librarians worked together to decipher and preserve the rare finding....more33minPlay
May 27, 2025#69 - Plato, Tyranny, and the Origins of Western Thought (w/ James Romm)Which historical events and figures inspired Plato's greatest works? Historian James Romm visits to reveal the lesser-known aspects of the great philosopher's life that had an outsized impact on his immortal ideas....more44minPlay
November 12, 2024#68 - Alexander the Great: Monsoons & Mutinies in Mysterious Lands (w/ Rachel Kousser)Exploring the lesser known later years of Alexander's life and campaigns with historian Rachel Kousser....more45minPlay
October 14, 2024#67 - Centaurs, Minotaurs and Mythological Hybrids (w/ Jeremy McInerney)We've all heard of the various half-man, half-animal inventions of Greek mythology. Classics professor Jeremy McInerney joins to discuss the deeper, often overlooked meaning behind the stories of these fantastical creatures....more50minPlay
September 30, 2024#66 - Early Years of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion (w/ Christopher Cosmos)Author Christopher Cosmos joins to talk about his new novel about the childhood of Alexander III of Macedon and his closest companion Hephaestion, as well as related topics....more45minPlay
September 23, 2024#65 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 3 (Author Reading)Listen to me read the third chapter of my new novel The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon....more18minPlay
September 21, 2024#64 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 2 (Author Reading)My reading of the second chapter of The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon....more16minPlay
September 16, 2024#63 - The Heir of Achilles, Chapter 1 (Author Reading)Listen to me read the first chapter of The Heir of Achilles, now available on Amazon....more16minPlay
August 12, 2024#62 - One Thousand Years of Byzantium (w/ Anthony Kaldellis)The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was a force from the 5th century to the 15th century AD. Historian Anthony Kaldellis comes on to talk all things Byzantium....more53minPlay
July 18, 2024#61 - Heroines of the Trojan War (w/ A.D. Rhine)Historical fiction authors Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson (known together as A.D. Rhine) come on the show to talk about their epic retelling of the Trojan War, the overlooked storylines and characters of the Iliad, Bronze Age history, and much more....more41minPlay
FAQs about Ancient Heroes:How many episodes does Ancient Heroes have?The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.