25 Best Ancient History Podcasts

1. Ancient Warfare Podcast

The Netherlands
Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their Generals? What was life like for the earliest soldiers? A...ncient Warfare Magazine will try and answer these questions.more
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15K 4.9K 1 episode / day Avg Length 23 min
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2. Ancient History Hound

Brighton, England, UK
A dig around ancient Greece and Rome for a look at the more unusual.
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594 1 episode / week Avg Length 42 min
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3. Preble Hall

Annapolis, Maryland, US
A naval history podcast from Preble Hall - the United States Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. Preble Hall will interview historians, prac...titioners, military personnel, and other experts on a variety of naval history topics from ancient history to recent history.more
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386K 2.5K 234.1K 1 episode / week Avg Length 50 min
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4. The Ancients

UK
A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologi...sts, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. more
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525.7K 115.7K 173.2K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 45 min
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5. Ancient History Fangirl

An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it's like if Hardcore History met... up with My Favorite Murder in the ancient world, with a heavy helping of booze and feminism. New episodes weekly. Currently in ancient Greece.more
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1.1K 5.4K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 64 min
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6. History Of Ancient India

This is an effort to make learning history easy and effective as listening to history is more interesting than reading it on a page of a book with bor...ing pictures.If I am mistaken anywhere then forgive me as I am a beginner and open to learning new things.more
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1 episode / week Avg Length 7 min
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7. The Partial Historians

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
An ancient Roman History podcast hosted by smart ladies! Learn about ancient Roman history! Dr Radness and Dr G are two wry academics who bring their ...love of the past to life for your listening pleasure.more
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1.5K 16K 2 episodes / month Avg Length 57 min
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8. Expanded Perspectives

Expanded Perspectives Podcast is your source for Ancient History, Alternative History, Cryptozoology, UFOs, Conspiracy Theories, and all things Parano...rmal.more
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5.1K 2.9K 3.6K 2 episodes / month Avg Length 72 min
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9. Casting Through Ancient Greece

The Casting Through Ancient Greece podcast series is for newcomers to Greek history, as well as those with an already developed interest in Greek hist...ory. The series will focus on telling the story of Ancient Greek history from Pre-Historic times all the way through to the beginning of the Hellenic period (just after Alexander the Great's death).more
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2.4K 1.7K 3 episodes / month Avg Length 34 min
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10. Jew Oughta Know

From ancient history to current events, take yourself on a journey through the story of the Jewish People, from someone who has led hundreds of Jewish... young professionals on trips throughout Israel. From the beginning of creation to modern Israel, each short episode is geared to appeal both to someone looking for the Jewish 101, as well as to those looking to go a bit beyond the basic story they already know.more
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97 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 25 min
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11. DW World History

DW World History provides the most detailed productions on the ancient civilizations throughout the world. Each series takes viewers through the timel...ine of World History, one civilization at a time. Together we explore the rise and fall of the great empires and reveal how men and women shaped the world we know today.more
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2.2K 26 139 1 episode / month Avg Length 10 min
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12. Western Civ

This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Weste...rn Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.more
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53 101 4 episodes / month Avg Length 55 min
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13. This Week In History

This week in history is an informative podcast that tackles some of the most interesting and important people and events from modern and ancient histo...ry. Your host is Dan the Viking Gamblin who is a qualified historian and a former history teacher based in England.more
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1 episode / week Avg Length 49 min
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14. Fan of History

Sweden
Dan and Bernie discuss the events of ancient history all over the world, decade per decade, starting at 1000 BC and moving forwards. Learn all about t...he Assyrians, the Babylonians, the mighty Pharaohs and the great kings of the Zhou Dynasty, and more.more
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5.4K 3K 5.4K 3 episodes / month Avg Length 30 min
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15. The History of Ancient Greece

US
The History of Ancient Greece Podcast is a deep-dive into one of the most influential and fundamental civilizations in world history. Hosted by philhe...llene Ryan Stitt, THOAG spans over two millennia. From the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period, from Classical Greece to the Hellenistic kingdoms, and finally to the Roman conquest, this podcast will tell the history of a fundamental civilization by bringing to life the fascinating stories of all the ancient sources and scholarly interpretations of the archaeological evidence.more
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1 episode / year Avg Length 95 min
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16. Maritime History Podcast

Minnesota, US
The Maritime History Podcast is an episodic journey through the history of ships, sailing, naval and maritime history, and much more...
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3.7K 1.6K 11.2K 3 episodes / year Avg Length 59 min
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17. History of Persia

This is a podcast dedicated to the history of Persia, and the great empires that ruled modern Iran before the rise of Islam. Our narrative begins with... the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great and the foundation of an imperial legacy that impacted ancient civilizations from Rome to China, and everywhere in between. Join me as we explore the cultures, militaries, religions, successes, and failures of some of the greatest empires of the ancient world.more
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2.1K 3.7K 807 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min
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18. Ancient History Expanded

The history of the Ancient World. Every two weeks we go in-depth and discover ancient civilizations, peoples, and events from all around the globe.
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5 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 37 min
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19. That's Ancient History

That's Ancient History: the podcast for all things classical, old & new. Exploring antiquity from its history to its place in today's world. Hosts and... producers Jean Menzies and Jill Scott.more
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2.1K 3 episodes / year Avg Length 28 min
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20. Spartan History Podcast

Presenting a chronological history of the ancient Spartan peoples. Beginning with their earliest mentions in the epics of Homer, the Iliad, and Odysse...y, right through to the collapse of Spartan dominance in the 4th century BCE.more
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2.7K 828 87 2 episodes / year Avg Length 46 min
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21. TARIK: The Ethiopian History Podcast

An Ethiopian history podcast presenting you factual discussions about significant events, great figures, culture, linguistics, religions & much more.
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510 2.9K 1 episode / year Avg Length 66 min
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22. Great Battles in History

Welcome to Great Battles in History. This podcast explores some of the most famous and most important battles in world history from ancient times to t...he Second World War. Each episode dives deeply into a single battle, investigating its origins, the course of combat, and the outcomes.more
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41 2 episodes / year Avg Length 67 min
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23. History with Cy

US
Come join me, Cy, as I uncover and explore the stories of the people and places that make up (or made up) our world. Whether through primary sources s...uch as ancient inscriptions or interviews with some of the greatest scholars in the field of ancient and medieval history, this podcast will expose you to historical topics that are rarely covered in depth by others.more
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1K 724 3 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min
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