सर्वश्रेष्ठ Antiquity पॉडकास्टस (2024)

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Stoicism and How to think like a Roman Emperor with Anya Leonard and Donald Roberston 39:41

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In this episode I host Anya Leonard who is one of the founders of Classical Wisdom which is an online platform that specializes in educating the public involving ancient history, art, philosophy, culture and so much more. We talk about why she started the organization, how far they have come and what do they have planned for us in the future. She e…

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Does Facebook have a war on history? Can history violate community standards? Forbes Journalist Peter Suciu 23:58

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Does Facebook have a war on history? The answer is a simple no but the story is complicated. In this episode I am joined by author and reporter Peter Suciu on his article '"On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards." To quote the article * One thing that is often taught to students of history is that "history" didn't happen. Events happe…

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Ancient Mississippian Religion - Dr. Eric Singleton - Native American Documentary 45:52

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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Eric Singleton who is the Curator of Ethnology at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to talk about religion and tradition in the Ancient Mississippian World. We explore a variety of topics but first we define the geographic boundaries of the ancient Mississippians which covered large portions of the M…

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The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament with Digital Hammurabi's Megan Lewis and Dr. Joshua Bowen 32:53

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In this episode I host Megan Lewis and Dr. Joshua Bowen from Digital Hammurabi on Dr. Bowens latest work "The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament" and I'd add to that by saying it is also a handbook to the ancient Near East itself in general. The Old Testament is a fierce battleground for atheists and Christian apologists, with each side accusing…

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The Confederate Lost Cause - Explained 11:15

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On May 9, 1865, the American Civil War ended, or did it? Historians acknowledge that exact starting and ending dates of wars are open to debate, and likewise, so are the causes and reasons those wars were fought. In the case of the American Civil War, April 1861 to May 1865, the “cause” of Southern independence is a controversial and contentious su…

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DID CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS FIGHT FOR SLAVERY? 27:45

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In this episode we are joined by the awesome YouTube channel host from Tipsyfish history to walk us through a complicated and controversial topic involving modern history and that is why did non slave owners support and fight for the Confederacy? It is easy to understand and see why slave owners would be concerned about the threat, real or imagined…

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Ancient Advanced Technology - Critical Questions | Brien Foerster Interview 21:48

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This is the second episode of a long series that we have titled "On the Fringe" where we host controversial guests and as the host play the "Devils Advocate" where we ask critical questions about their work, theories and etc. In this episode I host fringe archaeologist | theorist involving his claims of ancient advanced civilizations and technology…

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Elongated Skulls, DNA and Critical Questions | Brien Foerster Interview 24:41

3+ y ago24:41

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This is the first episode of a long series that we have titled "On the Fringe" where we host controversial guests and as the host play the "Devils Advocate" where we ask critical questions about their work, theories and etc. In this episode we host Brien Foerster who has starred in Ancient Aliens on the History Channel and we explore the elongated …

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Did Christians Really Destroy the Classical World? Rebuttal to the Darkening Age by Spencer McDaniel 32:17

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In this episode Spencer McDaniel from the Tales of Times Forgotten Blog joins us for a rebuttal of sorts aimed towards a controversial work by Catherine Nixey titled "The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World." We begin with Spencer explaining how his religious and educational background differs from Nixey’s and how this m…

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Ancient Aegean Writing Scripts - Explained | PhD Student Theodore Nash 36:33

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In a long series that explores the ancient Aegean cultures, peoples and civilizations of the Bronze Age we host PhD student Theodore Nash on a fascinating topic and that is the history, development and archaeology relating to ancient Aegean scripts and their writing systems. From exploring the complexity of Linear A, Linear B and Cretan hieroglyphs…

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El Rey Lobo: The Wolf King of 12th Century Medieval Murcia | Dr. Kyle C. Lincoln 42:38

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The Wolf King of Murcia: Ibn Mardanish and the Second Taifa Period in Eastern Al-Andalus. Before Game of Thrones was a thought in our imagination, literature and television there was man in medieval Iberia who would reshape trade, the borders of Kingdoms and would forever define the complicated relationship of Medieval Christians, Muslims and Jews …

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Black Confederate Soldiers - Debunking Lost Cause Narratives by Historian Kevin M. Levin 9:48

3+ y ago9:48

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More than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, scores of websites, articles, and organizations repeat claims that anywhere between 500 and 100,000 free and enslaved African Americans fought willingly as soldiers in the Confederate army. But as Kevin M. Levin argues in this carefully researched book, such claims would have shocked anyone who se…

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The Origins of the American Civil War | Debunking Lost Cause Narratives Historian Kevin M. Levin 32:21

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In this episode Historian Kevin M. Levin the author of Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth takes us into a fascinating discussion of the roots and causes of the American Civil War, the decline and collapse of the Confederacy and more importantly the origins, development and manifestation of the Confederate Lost Ca…

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Slavery in the Medieval Viking World | Medievalist Matias Vanhanen 48:54

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In this episode Medievalist Matias Vanhanen takes us into a fascinating subject that is really obscure and one that provides immense challenges to researchers and that is slavery in the "Viking World." We explore archaeology such as Slavic pottery and what it tells us about slavery in Northern Europe as we move to Iceland and see the prominence of …

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The Early Life of Emperor Claudius | Dr. Andrew Traver 26:25

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In this episode Dr. Andrew Traver takes us into the very heart and genesis of the future Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. From exploring his childhood in a world of uncertainty to his coming of age in the early Roman Empire, this story covers a variety of topics from his personal ailments that caused him to be scorned and…

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The Origins and History of the Bogomils | Dr. Florin Curta 1:26:44

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In this episode Dr. Florin Curta takes into a fascinating and controversial topic and that is the origins and history of the Bogomils and Bogomilism that originated and spread rapidly in the Medieval Balkans. Before starting off Dr. Curta takes us into an introduction to Gnosticism and different Gnostic Sects and beliefs such as the Paulicianism, M…

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Alfonso I “the Battler” of Aragon: Hero, Villain, or Both? Dr. Kyle C. Lincoln 40:27

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Alfonso I “the Battler” of Aragon: Hero, Villain, or Both? This episode explores a series known as "Heroes or Villains in Medieval Iberia where the audience decides if a certain historical character is a hero, a villain or if it is more complicated than one over the other. Alfonso was the son of Sancho V Ramírez. He was persuaded by Alfonso VI of L…

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Muslim Invasion of Medieval Iberia in 711 AD - DEBUNKED | Dr. Kyle C. Lincoln 12:37

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The Muslim Conquest of Medieval Iberia has been framed as this massive expansion of Islam and a vicious Holy War to seize lands from the defensive Christian Kingdoms of Europe and Asia and no other conquest comes to mind such as the Muslim Conquest of Medieval Iberia that is modern day Spain and Portugal. But what if..... that isn't entirely true? …

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The History and Development of Naval Battering Rams | Ancient Warfare Special Guest Stephen DeCasien 28:44

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In this episode PhD student takes us into a fascinating and obscure topic relating to ancient history, maritime history and military history, and that is the development and use of the battery ram in ancient naval warfare with a focus on the Greeks and Romans. From discussing their origin and apparent unsuccessful proto rams we watch as craftsmen a…

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Heroes and Villains of Medieval Iberia: An Introduction | Dr. Kyle C. Lincoln 14:17

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In this video award winning Medievalist Dr. Kyle C. Lincoln a Medieval Iberian Historian guides us through an introduction to his upcoming series titled "Heroes or Villains of Medieval Iberia" he will examine historical figures and explore their world that we know as Medieval Iberia. The medieval figures that this series will cover in totem: (1) Al…

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The Origins of the Huns | DNA & History with Geneticist Razib Khan 18:10

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In this episode geneticist Razib Khan takes us into a topic that remains controversial to this day and that is the origins of the Huns. He starts off by describing how the Huns were seen in Late Antiquity and how they were described by ancient historians while acknowledging that we have to be careful with these sources due to their bias - after all…

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The Kingdom of Spiros | A Forgotten Civilization in North America | Ancient Mississippian Culture 35:15

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The Kingdom of Spiro | A Forgotten Civilization The Spiro people, and their Mississippian peers, are nearly forgotten in the pages of North American history, yet they created one of the most exceptional societies in all of the Americas. The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Easte…

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Were the Nazis Socialists? Historians Debunk and Explain - Dr. Eric Kurlander 1:21:39

3+ y ago1:21:39

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Were the Nazis Socialists? A talk by Dr. Eric Kurlander and YouTube Historians Dr. Zar of History and Headlines, Tipsyfish History and the Cynical Historian. Today in a variety of formats from history groups to political commentaries and beyond to blogs and academic research, we see debates constantly appear involving the National Socialist German …

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Were the ancient Greeks and Romans White? 30:55

3+ y ago30:55

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In this episode I am joined by Spencer McDaniel from Tales of Times Forgotten on a controversial episode that revolves around race, ethnicity and the ancient world. Most people assume that everyone who lived in ancient Greece and Rome was white. This is a notion that has been continually reinforced through modern films and television shows. This is…

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Seleucid Cataphracts | The Tanks of the Ancient World with Dr Silvannen Gerrard 49:16

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In this episode I am joined by Dr. Gerrard who brilliantly guides us into the origins and establishment of the Seleucid Kingdom and its armies. We explore the cavalry of the Seleucid Empire but more importantly we explore its Cataphracts from a variety of topics such as what was the general ethnic makeup of these units? What weapons did the typical…

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The Black Achilles Controversy - EXPLAINED | Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy 22:32

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In this episode Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy talks about the Netflix mini series titled "Troy: Fall of a City." The show retells the mythical story of the 10 year siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC. However though a mere spin on historical fiction and mythology the show drew major controversy and backlash due to it casting black…

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Were the Byzantines actually Romans? With Special Guest Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele 33:56

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In this episode I host Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele on a complicated and fascinating subject and that is "Were the Byzantines actually Roman?" Was the Byzantine Empire Greek? Or was it Roman? We explore the very origins of "Byzantine" and "Byzantium" by starting off in the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium and then we watch as the Roman Empire expan…

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Basque Origins | DNA, Language, and History 30:45

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From the Spanish and French valleys of the Western Pyrenees to the Atlantic coast of the Bay of Biscay, the historically isolated Basque people have lived for millennia. In this diverse and fertile region, the Basque have retained their unique non-Indo-European language and dialects, Euskara, as well as their own cultural and regional identities. A…

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Barbarian Warfare in Ancient Central Europe | Dr. Bartosz Kontny 33:24

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In this episode Dr. Kontny guides us into the heart of ancient Central Europe and explores warfare and military customs of various peoples and cultures from the earliest times to the very height of the expansion of the Roman Empire. From what the sources tell us to the insights given by the advances of modern archaeology we dive into a violent hist…

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The Origins and Rise of the Medieval Slavs | Dr. Florin Curta 1:13:31

3+ y ago1:13:31

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In this presentation Dr. Florin Curta guides us thoroughly and intensely into not just the history of the early Slavs but into the very heart of the origins of the Slavic Peoples themselves. He draws from archaeology, primary sources, material culture, DNA and so very much more to show the foundations of the Slavic world in the Early Middle Ages. H…

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The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey 39:13

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In this journey Catherine Nixey takes us into the early Church and to the very heart of the Roman Empire. From fanatical zealots attacking and destroying temples to harsh laws put in place by theocratic officials we see the origin and destruction of not just the classical world, but classical civilization itself. In Harran, the locals refused to co…

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How Plague defined Ancient and Medieval History | Dr. Andrew Latham 46:41

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In this episode the awesome scholar Dr. Andrew Latham guides us into the role of disease and how it defined ancient and medieval history. We set out in the ancient world exploring pandemics like the Plague of Athens, the Plague of Justinian and the Plague of Cyprian; and as we explore the impacts that these diseases had on city states and empires. …

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Why the Crusades actually happened - EXPLAINED | Dr. Jacob Lackner 16:55

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In this episode I interview Dr. Jacob Lackner from the awesome history YouTube Channel Nizzahon History on why the Crusades actually happened. From historiography to heated conversations online we see a variety of narratives pushed that attempt to frame the Crusades in a way that oftentimes creates misconceptions and distortions of historical facts…

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Minoan Origins | DNA by Dr. Peter Revesz 1:20:59

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Minoan Origins | DNA by Dr. Peter Revesz The Minoan civilization flourished in the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Crete located in the eastern Mediterranean from c. 2000 BCE until c. 1500 BCE. With their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the Aegean, the Minoans made a significa…

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Who were the Anunnaki? Mesopotamian Mythology with Dr. Miano. 8:05

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Who were the Anunnaki? From pseudo scientific books to cinema like Ancient Aliens, these mythological figures have claimed a place in the popular imagination but amidst all of the fiction and misinformation we are left wondering who they actually were. Dr. Miano is here to answer that question as he guides us through the proper context of the Anunn…

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Which Civilization Came First | Dr. Miano 7:40

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In this episode Dr. Miano guides us through a heated topic that continues to rage on social media and that is which civilization came first? Was it the Mesopotamian Civilization? Egyptian Civilization? Or the Indus Civilization? First he asks "What is Civilization? How do we determine a civilization? And then goes on to explain what academia genera…

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Explaining Nibiru in ancient Mesopotamian texts | Dr. David Miano 6:40

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In this episode Dr. Miano from the World of Antiquity YouTube channel is here to walk us through the subject of Nibiru and its context in ancient Mesopotamian texts and astronomy. What is it? What does it mean? In this episode we sift through erroneous novices like Zecharia Sitchin and the misinformation and oftentimes lies that they created in ord…

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Zecharia Sitchin DEBUNKED | Dr. David Miano 7:45

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In this episode Dr. Miano once again takes us into a fascinating and brief exploration soundbite into the very fringes of history and explores one of the most controversial and influential figures in the world of pseudoscience\ pseudoarcheology and that is Zecharia Sitchin. From discussing his background in business to his lack of expertise on the …

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Ancient Handbag Controversy - EXPLAINED | Dr. David Miano 7:34

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In this episode Dr. Miano from the YouTube channel "World of Antiquity" in a fun and masterful way guides us through the subject of "Ancient Handbags" that has produced a variety of books, tv episodes and conspiracy theories. He explains that most of the misconceptions and conspiracy theories surrounding these ancient bags is based on a lack of und…

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Ancient Aliens Debunked | Dr. David Miano 7:24

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In this episode Dr. Miano takes us into the very heart of modern pseudoscience and its attempts to appeal to audiences around the world in the form of a show on the History Channel called Ancient Aliens. This controversial and often fact lacking series constantly twists history and archaeology to fit their narrative and hidden agenda which is to ig…

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Ancient Mesopotamian Origins | Dr. David Miano 7:38

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In this series Dr. David Miano starts off by briefly discussing the origins of the Ancient Mesopotamians and discusses how a variety of peoples came in over time such as the arrivals of Semitic Speaking peoples, the Hurrians, Sumerians and so many more. Get you ancient Sea Peoples, Hittite and Trojan shirts, hoodies and coffee mugs today! https://t…

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The Roman Emperor Claudius in Historiography | Dr. Andrew Traver 11:03

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In this episode that kicks off our series on the Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, we start off by examining the most important aspect of his history and that is historiography. From what the ancient sources | Roman historians told us to his often unfair treatment by later and modern historians, Dr. Andrew Traver does an e…

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Proto-Scythian Origins | DNA 23:25

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Early nomads in the Eurasian steppes since the beginning of the 1st millennium BC played a key role in the formation of the cultural and genetic landscape of populations of a significant part of Eurasia, from Eastern Europe to Eastern Central Asia. Numerous archaeological cultures associated with early nomads have been discovered throughout the Eur…

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Why Thucydides Matters Today | Modern Conflicts and Ancient History with Dr. Mary Lefkowitz 5:43

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In this episode Dr. Mary Lefkowitz takes us into the ancient world while discussing modern conflicts to tell us not only who Thucydides was, but why he still matters today? From stagnated conflicts to strategic withdraws we explore a few of the failed conflicts of modern history and how ancient wisdom still holds many solutions to our problems toda…

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Ancient Egypt | Modern Politics | Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno García 6:35

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In this mini episode recap Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno García guides us into ancient Egypt and its legacy in modern Egypt. Are there modern struggles that revolve around the legacy of ancient Egypt? Are there modern political motivations in the study of the ancient Egyptian past? What are experts like Zahi Hawass doing to encourage Egyptian…

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Ancient Egyptian DNA | Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno García 10:50

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In this mini recap episode I host Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno García on a very fascinating and sometimes controversial topic and that is ancient Egyptian identity, ethnicity and ancient DNA. We talk about when foreigners become Egyptians, what ancient DNA tells us and more importantly how we should view and treat studies related to ancient …

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Indo European Origins | DNA | Geneticist Razib Khan. 25:08

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In this episode I once again host a channel favorite Mr. Razib Khan on a widely studied subject and that is the Origins of the Indo Europeans and how ancient DNA answers and possibly concludes the question of who were the Indo Europeans and where did they come from? We start off by discussing what comes to mind when we hear the term "Indo European?…

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Bronze Age Bodies Discovered at Stonehenge! 6:31

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In this episode we explore the latest and amazing archaeological findings at Stonehenge, the very heart of the British Isles. Bronze age graves, Neolithic pottery and the vestiges of a mysterious C-shaped enclosure that might have been a prehistoric industrial area are among the finds unearthed by archaeologists who have carried out preliminary wor…

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Antisemitism and Forced Conversion in the Medieval World | Dr. Jacob Lackner 58:54

4y ago58:54

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In this lecture by Dr. Jacob Lackner we are taken into the very heart of violence, martyrdom and intolerance within Medieval Europe. We explore Christian and Jewish reactions to forced conversion and baptism with the sword as we enter into a controversial subject that split the church and society of the Medieval world. From seeing different stances…

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Egyptian Origins of Minoan Civilization? Dr. Louise Hitchcock 7:20

4y ago7:20

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In this episode I pose a controversial question that I constantly see online to Dr. Louise Hitchcock and that is "did ancient Egypt provide the foundation of Minoan Civilization?" She points out this theory derives primarily from Black Athena and that Bernal believed that the ancient Egyptians conquered Crete and how and why he was wrong. She goes …

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