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If you're the type of person who thinks about Rome once a day, this is the show for you. Hosted by award-winning ancient historian Alexandra Sills, each week we invite an expert guest to give us a crash course in a topic related to ancient Greece, Rome, or their neighbours. We'll have biographies of historical figures, introductions to ancient works of art and literature, blow-by-blow accounts of events that changed the world, and histories of some of the most special archaeological sites around the Mediterranean. Whether you already know a little or a lot, our experts know their subjects like the backs of their hands - they will bust myths, explain key concepts, and ensure we have the absolute essential facts we need to understand each topic. Think of us as the university alternative, bringing the teaching straight to you: a comprehensive curriculum, just without the campus! Find us online at <a href="www.ancienthistory101.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" targ
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Signup to Generate a PitchIf you're the type of person who thinks about Rome once a day, this is the show for you. Hosted by award-winning ancient historian Alexandra Sills, each week we invite an expert guest to give us a crash course in a topic related to ancient Greece, Rome, or their neighbours.
Ancient History 101 is hosted by Alexandra Sills. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Write an Epic Poem" (28 October 2026, 81 minutes), "The Athenian Empire" (21 October 2026, 90 minutes), and "GUEST EPISODE! Cleopatra (1963) with the Partial Historians, Part 2: Cleopatra and Mark Antony" (14 October 2026, 83 minutes).
Ancient History 101 publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 73 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for Ancient History 101 is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ancient History 101 requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ancient History 101's contact route on record: verified email.
Alexandra Sills hosts Ancient History 101, a history podcast with 40 episodes published.
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Episode #2
If you've started reading the Odyssey, Iliad or Aeneid and wondered how these epic poems were created, this episode explains exactly how the poets made these extraordinary stories. Laura Jenkinson-Brown joins us once...
Episode #1
Welcome back! It's time for Series 2. Allow Alexandra to introduce you to one of her heroines: today Christy Constantakopoulou joins 101 to talk all things Athenian Empire. Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you...
Episode #33
Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website , where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have...
Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website, where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have...
Episode #31
It is the end of Series 1 already! Join us for a recap, as well as a sneak peak into Series 2, coming on the 21st of October. Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every...
Episode #29
It is time for the finale of Ancient History 101 series 1! And we have something a little special for you to celebrate - a two week extravaganza dealing with none other than Boudica. Featuring experts from all three of...
Episode #28
This week we're examining an event that rocked the Roman world, to make sure that the stories we think we know are actually how events unfolded. Spoiler alert, it is never that simple! Alexandra is talking about the...
Episode #27
Roel Konijnendijk returns for some more military adventures, this time to tell of an expedition borne of hubris that would go terribly, tragically wrong. Handy maps of Sicily and Syracuse, as well as a transcript, can...
Episode #26
Peta Greenfield joins the pod to talk about some of the most extraordinary women of ancient Rome. For a transcript and book recommendations, we have a dedicated episode webpage here . Find the Partial Historians here...
Episode #25
OK, forget Odysseus for a minute, because there was another Greek who found coming home from Troy to be a bit of a nightmare too... Shelby Judge drops into the pod to walk us through a play by Aeschylus that tells us...
Episode #24
An enemy of Rome with a big reputation, but who made some very questionable decisions... Talking about Vercingetorix today is guest expert and archaeologist Zoé Elise Thomas, who knows Gaul like the back of her hand...
Episode #23
Fancy dipping your toes into one of the murkier periods in history? Lots of people have Big Opinions on the decline and fall of Rome, but do they know what they're talking about? Here to answer this, as well as explain...
Episode #23
Make sure to click ‘subscribe’ so that you never miss an episode; we have a new topic every Wednesday! Find Ancient History 101 on social media and our website , where you can learn more about our expert guests. We have...
Episode #22
Alexandra is joined by Alexander Vandewalle to talk about Greek myths in a whole raft of video games, from the good, the bad to the downright weird. Episode transcript and images of interest Find Antiquity Games Night...
Episode #21
Want a biography of Alexander the Great that doesn't just repeat the same old stories and peddle the same old narratives? Stephen Harrison joins Alexandra to add a hefty dose of nuance to the discussion about a man...
Episode #20
It's Disability Pride Month! To mark the occasion, we welcome guest expert Alexandra Morris to talk about disabilities and disabled people in ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun himself! Make sure to click ‘subscribe’...
Episode #19
Fulvia - a woman who (quite literally) set Rome on fire. Joining us today is Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome In Part 2, we talk about Fulvia's love for Mark Antony, and...
Episode #19
Fulvia - a woman who (quite literally) set Rome on fire. Joining us today is Jane Draycott, author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome In Part 1, we talk about Fulvia's marriages and life as a...
Episode #18
Alexandra has written a book, and it's launching this month! To celebrate, here is an episode all about Alexandra's area of expertise: gladiators! This is a quickfire list of more than a dozen gladiator 'facts' that...
Episode #17
It's about time Ancient History 101 covered the history of a place, and for our first one we've chosen Thebes! Here to talk us through the mythology and history of this underdog city is Boeotia expert Michael Furman. As...
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Roman historian, archaeologist and lecturer at the University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow
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assistant teaching professor of history, North Carolina State University
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