So…Egypt, huh? Yeah, that was pretty crazy. And what about this new guy, Aurelian? I can’t quite put my finger on it but he seems like he could be trouble. But I’m sorry to say it’ll be a few weeks before we continue the story. […]
Category: Message to Listeners
Samsigeramus, Zenobia, and the End of the Bloodline
After listening to Episode B43, astute listener Jacob asked (on the TAW Facebook page): “So with the death of Samsigeramus is that technically the end of the Bloodline as far as we can prove?” My answer is a reluctant but unqualified “yes.” Samsigeramus, like Severus […]
You Are Here
Episode B39, “Excidium,” finishes off the third story arc of The Ancient World Bloodline. We’ve come a pretty long way from the days of Cleopatra Selene and Juba II – in fact we’ve come about ten generations – and now there’s only a little ways […]
Off Again
Just a quick note to say that the latest Episode, “The Black Stone,” will be the last one for the next month or so, due to Vacation and a few other things. Around the end of October, I’ll be back with the final three episodes […]
Another Break
I wanted to let everyone know that the latest Episode, “Perish in Blood”, will be the last one for a month or two. I’ll be off on Vacation for a while, and generally taking a break. In the meantime, I hope you’re all enjoying the Severan […]
Halftime
Episode B24, “The Yona Kings”, closes out the second story arc of “The Ancient World – Bloodline.” The first dozen episodes – which I guess you could call the “Mauretanian story arc” – covered the final years of Antony and Cleopatra, then discussed the lives […]
Thanks!
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who donated to the TAW Syria Fund Drive. In the end, we raised over $5,000 to help preserve Syrian heritage sites and support Syrian refugees. You guys definitely came through, and I really appreciate it. Big […]
Help Me Help Syria
Ever since I knew the series would be spending time in Syria, I wanted to find out something I could do to try to help the situation there. Basically I wanted to find a group working in the area that I could point listeners to. […]
A Brief Intermission
https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/A_Brief_Intermission.mp3
The Germanicus Thing
The story of Germanicus is one of the great Roman tragedies. While the House of Octavian was consistently beset by scandals and misfortunes, the Germanicus affair represented a major turning point in both the reign of Tiberius and the legitimacy of the Julio-Claudians. Before Germanicus, the […]