A.D. History Podcast

Recent Episodes

Posted September 10, 2022 • 01:56:55

The Great Tsunami of 365AD was a pivotal natural disaster in the ancient world you've never heard of, and Marcellinus' account is harrowing...

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Posted August 6, 2022 • 01:18:24

The Imitation Game (2014) is a film best described as a "historical hot mess," in its depiction of the life and work of Alan Turing.

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Posted July 9, 2022 • 02:08:43

The Library of Alexandria and its destruction is often thought a single inferno. In reality, the Library's demise was much more prolonged.

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Posted June 6, 2022 • 01:14:51

The Battle of Adrianople shows the clear decline of Roman power, and Magnus Maximus becomes an unlikely Welsh folk hero.

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Posted April 4, 2022 • 02:00:03

The Great Migration in Europe eventually proved fatal to the Western Roman Empire, but the first casualties were the Thervingi Goths.

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