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The Ancient World - Ages (current series), Eps A1 - ongoing: The Early Bronze Age Collapse (c. 2200 BC) and the remaking of Southwest Eurasia.

The Ancient World (original series), Eps 1 - 36: From the first human civilizations through 500 BC.

TAW Rediscovery, Eps R1 - R10: The stories of the adventurers and scholars who unlocked the secrets of the distant past.

TAW Bloodline, Eps B1 - B54: Tracing the descendants of Cleopatra and Marc Antony across ten generations of Roman history.

TAW Thea, Eps T1 - T18: The life and times of the Ptolemaic princess and Seleucid queen Cleopatra Thea.

TAW Carchemish, Eps C1 - C30: The birth and death of the Iron Age Neo-Hittite kingdoms of Syria and Anatolia.

Listener Reviews

"If you want to enter into a comprehensive, brilliantly presented history of global ancient history, Scott's lectures bring you back across thousands of miles and thousands of years. Awesome and fascinating." - Enkidu1988

"Superbly entertaining, hilariously dry, wonderfully researched. I have never enjoyed history more." - davidlinn

"Not enough superlatives to describe this podcast - every sentence is a gem packed with information and interest." - Podsforever

"Scott is a brilliant podcaster and storyteller. For many years he crafted and generously shared his insights; often quoting and crediting his sources he points the way to find out more. Each episode is artful, rich in content and is a high quality professional production. With enough episodes in each section to give context to the story our understanding is enhanced. Written and narrated so ancient history comes to life!" - rohair

Friends of The Ancient World

Ruler of the Four Quarters Tier

  • John Newton

Lugal Tier

  • Jerry P
  • Steven Clark
  • Benjamin T. Brown
  • Rusty Goodlive
  • Tracy
  • Jason O'Neil
  • Christophe Mandy
  • Peter Rojas
  • Brandon Stansbury
  • Brent Hagany
  • Richard Liddle
  • Chris Willis
  • Frederic Dumont
  • solidboss
  • Roisin Jones
  • Francine
  • Matthew Coleman
  • Joe Bezdek
  • Dawn Nagengast
  • Christine Fowler
  • Matthew Klimczak
  • Ellice K
  • Adam
  • Vincent Vecchione
  • Sam Stewart
  • Brent Mallinckrodt
  • Alexander Travis
  • Simon Lunt
  • Ugo Ilechukwu
  • Franz Rivera
  • Jonathan Greene
  • Brian Hammers
  • Robert Rumori
  • Lea Grinberg
  • Gregor Shepherd
  • Mitanni
  • Joe Bezdek
  • Donna Marie Jefcoat
  • John Bulthuis
  • Chris
  • Jeffrey Palmerton
  • Bruce Gudmundsson
  • Bill Hedge
  • Alex Rayter
  • Naomi Kanakia
  • Viktor Rasmussen
  • Michael Witkovsky
  • Kate
  • Laurent Callot
  • David
  • Steven
  • Vivek Dandekar
  • Stanley Prusinsky
  • Victoria Gomez
  • Alex Kornya
  • Martin Laird
  • Mikkel Plagborg-Moller
  • Don Waterbury

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  • Eric Peden
  • Daniel
  • Justin Bengtson
  • Susan Stewart
  • Geoffroy Tillieux
  • Gregor Shepherd
  • Adrian Kuepker
  • William R. DeForest
  • eykconRy
  • Jane Griffin
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  • Neil Bennett
  • Rachel Saint
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  • Eric G. Young
  • Isaac Randolph
  • Kim Conrow
  • Bassam Khulusi
  • Patrick Minogue
  • Steve Hewitt
  • Robert David Rencarge
  • R McNeill
  • Mark
  • Chris
  • Snax
  • Caspar

Thank you all!

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Recent Posts

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  • Episode A1 – The Four Quarters
  • Episode S8 – Decumbo
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  • Episode C30 – The Death of Kings

Recent Comments

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  • Ronald Makin on Episode B54 – Efqa
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  • Scott C. on Episode 36 – And Then What Happened?
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Tag: Joseph

Episode S6 – Castle of the Slave

Synopsis: Joseph and Hyrcanus of the Tobiad clan served as tax farmers in Coele Syria for nearly half a century, weathering the transition from Ptolemaic and Seleucid control along with the constant maelstrom of Jerusalem politics. “Hyrcanus determined not to return to Jerusalem any more, […]

Read More Episode S6 – Castle of the Slave

List of Series

The Ancient World - Ages (current series), Eps A1 - ongoing: The Early Bronze Age Collapse (c. 2200 BC) and the remaking of Southwest Eurasia.

The Ancient World (original series), Eps 1 - 36: From the first human civilizations through 500 BC.

TAW Rediscovery, Eps R1 - R10: The stories of the adventurers and scholars who unlocked the secrets of the distant past.

TAW Bloodline, Eps B1 - B54: Tracing the descendants of Cleopatra and Marc Antony across ten generations of Roman history.

TAW Thea, Eps T1 - T18: The life and times of the Ptolemaic princess and Seleucid queen Cleopatra Thea.

TAW Carchemish, Eps C1 - C30: The birth and death of the Iron Age Neo-Hittite kingdoms of Syria and Anatolia.

Listener Reviews

"If you want to enter into a comprehensive, brilliantly presented history of global ancient history, Scott's lectures bring you back across thousands of miles and thousands of years. Awesome and fascinating." - Enkidu1988

"Superbly entertaining, hilariously dry, wonderfully researched. I have never enjoyed history more." - davidlinn

"Not enough superlatives to describe this podcast - every sentence is a gem packed with information and interest." - Podsforever

"Scott is a brilliant podcaster and storyteller. For many years he crafted and generously shared his insights; often quoting and crediting his sources he points the way to find out more. Each episode is artful, rich in content and is a high quality professional production. With enough episodes in each section to give context to the story our understanding is enhanced. Written and narrated so ancient history comes to life!" - rohair

Friends of The Ancient World

Ruler of the Four Quarters Tier

  • John Newton

Lugal Tier

  • Jerry P
  • Steven Clark
  • Benjamin T. Brown
  • Rusty Goodlive
  • Tracy
  • Jason O'Neil
  • Christophe Mandy
  • Peter Rojas
  • Brandon Stansbury
  • Brent Hagany
  • Richard Liddle
  • Chris Willis
  • Frederic Dumont
  • solidboss
  • Roisin Jones
  • Francine
  • Matthew Coleman
  • Joe Bezdek
  • Dawn Nagengast
  • Christine Fowler
  • Matthew Klimczak
  • Ellice K
  • Adam
  • Vincent Vecchione
  • Sam Stewart
  • Brent Mallinckrodt
  • Alexander Travis
  • Simon Lunt
  • Ugo Ilechukwu
  • Franz Rivera
  • Jonathan Greene
  • Brian Hammers
  • Robert Rumori
  • Lea Grinberg
  • Gregor Shepherd
  • Mitanni
  • Joe Bezdek
  • Donna Marie Jefcoat
  • John Bulthuis
  • Chris
  • Jeffrey Palmerton
  • Bruce Gudmundsson
  • Bill Hedge
  • Alex Rayter
  • Naomi Kanakia
  • Viktor Rasmussen
  • Michael Witkovsky
  • Kate
  • Laurent Callot
  • David
  • Steven
  • Vivek Dandekar
  • Stanley Prusinsky
  • Victoria Gomez
  • Alex Kornya
  • Martin Laird
  • Mikkel Plagborg-Moller
  • Don Waterbury

Ensi Tier

  • Eric Peden
  • Daniel
  • Justin Bengtson
  • Susan Stewart
  • Geoffroy Tillieux
  • Gregor Shepherd
  • Adrian Kuepker
  • William R. DeForest
  • eykconRy
  • Jane Griffin
  • Eugene
  • Neil Bennett
  • Rachel Saint
  • SoCal Heather
  • Vince Reynolds
  • Eric G. Young
  • Isaac Randolph
  • Kim Conrow
  • Bassam Khulusi
  • Patrick Minogue
  • Steve Hewitt
  • Robert David Rencarge
  • R McNeill
  • Mark
  • Chris
  • Snax
  • Caspar

Thank you all!

www.patreon.com/TheAncientWorld

Recent Posts

  • Episode A2 – The First Royal House
  • Episode A1 – The Four Quarters
  • Episode S8 – Decumbo
  • Episode S7 – Ascendo
  • Episode C30 – The Death of Kings

Recent Comments

  • Scott C. on Episode B54 – Efqa
  • Ronald Makin on Episode B54 – Efqa
  • Scott C. on Episode T7 – Blazing From Afar
  • Scott C. on Episode 36 – And Then What Happened?
  • Karla on Episode 36 – And Then What Happened?

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  • from Wonders of the World podcast
  • Message to Listeners
  • SERIES: The Ancient World – Bloodline
  • SERIES: The Ancient World – Carchemish
  • SERIES: The Ancient World – Rediscovery
  • SERIES: The Ancient World – Spotlight
  • SERIES: The Ancient World – Thea
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