Can you recommend an Ancient History podcast?

Empires burned, philosophers questioned everything, and volcanoes buried entire cities. These episodes dig into the disasters, thinkers, and fiery figures of the ancient world.

Ep 2 - Part 2: Nero: The Fiddling Tyrant

• Rome’s most infamous emperor, accused of burning his own city and fiddling while it fell into chaos.

Ep 12 - Part 2: Ancient Sport Rivalries - The Nika Riots

• What started as a sports rivalry in Constantinople exploded into a massacre, leaving thousands dead in the Hippodrome.

Ep 38: Volcanoes Pt 1 - Mt. Toba's Echo: Journey into Earth's Cataclysmic Past

• A volcanic eruption so massive it nearly wiped out humanity. Prehistoric disaster at an unimaginable scale.

Ep 42: Volcanoes Pt 2 - Time Capsule of Tragedy: Exploring Pompeii's Frozen History

• When Vesuvius erupted, it destroyed—and preserved—an entire Roman city in a single day.

Ep 62: Mother of the Antichrist - Nero's mum, Agrippina the Younger

• Nero’s mother, power-hungry and ruthless. Some called her the “Mother of the Antichrist.”

Ep 101 - The Immortal Persian King: Cyrus The Great

• The Persian king who built one of the largest empires in history—and a legacy that still echoes today.

Ep 105 - Examining the Great Thinker: Socrates

• The philosopher who annoyed Athens so much, they put him on trial and made him drink poison.

Ep 114 - The Olympics Pt 1 - Ancient Origins to Parisian Potties

• From naked athletes to chamber-pot disasters in Paris, the Games have always been a little messy.

Ep 122 - Fire & Brimstone: Nostradamus

• The mystic who saw plagues, prophecies, and maybe your TikTok feed centuries in advance.

Ep 207: Hey Ladies!!! - Sappho

• The original rock star poet of ancient Greece. Queer icon, lyrical genius, and survivor through fragments.

Ep 216: Ancient Incendiaries - Greek Fire

• A weapon so terrifying it burned on water. Byzantine napalm that changed naval warfare forever.

🎧 Listen to ancient disasters, legends, and prophecies wherever you get your podcasts. Just don’t try to predict the future yourself.