Ancient & Medieval History Podcasts

After five years of podcasting The History of Rome Podcast, host Mike Duncan has completed the entire history of the rise and fall of the Rome.

A look at the life of Alexander the Great, from his birth in Macedonia and his conquests to the edge of the world and back.

From Neanderthals to Napoleon's sister, each week Footnoting History's team of young academics share their favorite stories from across history. New episodes every Saturday.

With the In Our Time: History Podcast, the BBC's Melvyn Bragg hosts a revolving panel of academic experts to tackle world-changing events and figures throughout world history.

Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight.

Learn about ancient Egypt, as *they* described it. We use ancient texts, archaeology and social history to explore their civilization and weave a tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, monuments...

With the History of the Byzantine Empire Podcast, Lars Brownworth examines the 12 rulers that have come to represent a unique era in Roman history; a period marked by decline.

The Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean podcast explores social and religious life in the Greco-Roman world, especially early Christianity.

On the 19th August, 14 CE, 767 years after the founding of Rome, nearly exactly 2001 years ago, the first Emperor of Rome, Augustus, finally died, at 75 years of age.

Over 900 years ago, thousands of Christians invaded the Middle East, intent on taking the Holy Land from the Muslims.