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Hosted by Seb & Rob · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 44 episodes
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Unfiltered, unpolished, & undeniably engaging, The Real Age of Empires with Seb & Rob breaks down the real stories behind the civilisations across the Age franchise with a mix of sharp analysis & candid humor. Whether it's decoding wars or dissecting the daily life of a person alive at the time, we cut through the noise to deliver relatable conversations you actually want to listen to. Because the world’s history is complicated, but talking about it doesn't have to be.
Seb & Rob hosts The Real Age of Empires, a history show with 44 episodes published.
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Scots (Age of Empires IV) episode 1. Seb runs through Scotland's history and predicts what we might expect from the new civilisation's design. We discuss Roman Britain, Picts, Kingdom of Alba, Medieval Scotland, Highland
Jurchens / Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires II & IV, 1115–1234 CE) episode 2. Seb explores unique units and technology, then places the civilisations on the Life of a Villager Tier List. We discuss medieval China, Iron Pagoda
Jurchens / Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires II & IV, 1115–1234 CE) episode 1. Seb explores the inspirations behind the civilisation's bonuses, buildings, as well as some units and tech. We discuss medieval China, Mohe Tribesm
Norse pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 1. Seb speed runs through the insane creation myth that the Vikings believed. We discuss the nine realms, midgard, middle earth, Ymir, Odin, giants, dwarves, elves, Loki, Hel, sa
Aztec pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 3. Seb runs through the inspirations behind the design of the human units, buildings, and gods of the Obsidian Mirror DLC, then ranking them on the Life of a Villager Tier List.
Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires IV, 1115–1234 CE) prequel episode. Seb runs through the real life legacy of Yue Fei and how he relates to the new Jin Dynasty civilisation. We discuss medieval China, the Song Dynasty, the Jur
Aztec pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 2. Seb runs through the inspirations behind the design of the gods, powers and myth units of the Obsidian Mirror DLC, giving an overview and connecting them to our real world. We
Vikings (Age of Empires II & IV, 793–1066 CE) episode 3. We talk about 7 things games, films, and TV shows get wrong about the vikings. We discuss clothing, appearance, executions, women, norse religion, runestones, saga
Aztec pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 1. Seb runs through the announced gods and units of the Obsidian Mirror DLC, giving an overview and connecting them to our real world. We discuss religion, major gods, minor gods
Persians (Age of Empires I & II, 700 BCE–1736 CE) prequel episode. We run through the entire history of Iran, focusing on their most significant empires and especially those that are represented across the Age franchise.
Vikings (Age of Empires II & IV, 793–1066 CE) episode 2. We talk about how far the vikings travelled in the eastward direction, why they did it, and everyone they encountered along the way. We discuss Swedes, Finns, Rus,
Jin Dynasty (Age of Empires IV, 1115–1234 CE) prequel episode. Seb takes an early look at the newly announced civilisation and gives some context around their real life history. We discuss unique units, Jurchens, Khitans
Vikings (Age of Empires II & IV, 793–1066 CE) episode 1. We talk about how far the vikings travelled in the westward direction, why they did it, and everyone they encountered along the way. We discuss England, Scotland,
Greek pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 2. We tell the ancient Greek story of the first winter, and how the abduction of Demeter's daughter by her brother Hades was the cause. Then we place the Greek mythos on our Life
Vikings (Age of Empires IV, 793–1066 CE) prequel episode. We speculate which specific region Age of Empires IV will base its recently announced Scandanavian civilisation on. We discuss AoE2, Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, Fi
Greek pantheon (Age of Mythology) episode 1. We tell the origins of the werewolf, the dryads, and the sirens, and how they have evolved to the modern forms we recognise them as today. We discuss Lykaon, Zeus, Hamadryad,
Tupi (Age of Empires II & III, 1200–1700 CE) episode 3. We talk about the life of the indigenous people of Brazil, answering whether it is a good life, then ranking them on the Life of a Villager Tier List. We discuss fo
Tupi (Age of Empires II & III, 1200–1700 CE) episode 2. We reveal what first contact with Europeans was like for the indigenous people of Brazil. We discuss the Treaty of Tordesillas, trade, language, Portuguese–French p
Tupi (Age of Empires II & III, 1000–1700 CE) episode 1. We find out who these indigenous people of Brazil were and what were their ways of war. We discuss origins, expansion, warfare, cannibalism, Blackwood Archers, Ibir
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