

The Ancients
History Hit
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.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.
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Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Ancients podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Iliad

#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Persians
The Age of the Great Kings

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Epic of Gilgamesh

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
First peoples in a new world
Populating Ice Age America

#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
I, Claudius

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Odyssey
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Heresy

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Xenophon's Anabasis
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Frozen Tombs of Siberia
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#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Timaeus and Critias

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Inferno

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Enuma Elish
The Seven Tablets of Creation

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Third Book of Kings
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#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Fate of Rome
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Shakuntala
a Sanskrit drama by Kalidas, rendered into Persian prose and poetry

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Far Edges of the Known World
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Xerxes and the Persians

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Herculaneum
Past and Future

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes