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Episode Appearances
The Ancients · Feb 12, 2026
The Invasion of Persia | Alexander the Great
“Podcast host conducting interview with Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy about Alexander's campaigns”
Alexander the Great's Persian Campaign StrategyBattle of the Granicus River (334 BC)Macedonian Military Organization and Tactics
View AnalysisThe Ancients · Jan 25, 2026
Xerxes the Great
“Host of The Ancients podcast conducting interview with Lloyd Luelland Jones”
Persian Empire Administration and Satrapy SystemAncient Succession Crises and Royal Family DynamicsXerxes' Invasion of Greece and Military Strategy
View AnalysisThe Ancients · Jan 22, 2026
The Origins of Rome's Empire
“Host of The Ancients podcast; interviewer conducting discussion on Roman imperial origins”
Early Roman Republic institutional development (509 BC transition from monarchy)Veii destruction and ritual god-appropriation as imperial strategyGallic sack of Rome (390 BC) and its catalytic effect on Roman cohesion
View AnalysisThe Ancients · Jan 18, 2026
The First Arabians
“Host of The Ancients podcast; conducted interview with Dr. Zalua on Arabian and Levantine population genetics”
Ancient DNA extraction techniques from petrous bones and molarsClimate reconstruction and paleoenvironmental analysis for migration modelingOut-of-Africa human migration patterns and timing
View AnalysisThe Ancients · Jan 15, 2026
How to Survive on Hadrian’s Wall
“Podcast host conducting interview and guiding discussion through daily life scenarios on Hadrian's Wall”
Roman Military Daily Life and RoutinesHadrian's Wall Construction and PurposeMultinational Composition of Roman Auxiliary Forces
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