The Rise and Fall of Sparta
From the legendary stand at Thermopylae and the fearsome warriors of 300, to the brutal training system and the enigmatic helots, Sparta has fascinated people for over two thousand years. It's been he...
24 Apr 21min
The London Bridge Comes to Arizona
It sounds like the setup to a joke—but it's entirely true: one of the most famous bridges in the world now sits in the middle of the Arizona desert. In this episode of History Shorts, we trace the rem...
23 Apr 9min
The Jesuits of Hiroshima
On the morning of August 6, 1945, as the world changed forever over Hiroshima, a small group of Jesuit priests found themselves at the center of the unimaginable—and yet, against all odds, they surviv...
22 Apr 11min
The Morristown Ghost Hoax of 1788
In the winter of 1788, the quiet town of Morristown was gripped by fear. Strange lights flickered in the darkness, eerie sounds echoed through the night, and whispers spread of a ghostly presence haun...
21 Apr 10min
Russia & The Third Rome Prophecy
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, a powerful idea began to take shape in the forests and courts of Eastern Europe: that Moscow was now the rightful heir to the legacy of Rome. In this episode ...
20 Apr 12min
The Bena Tshadi Lightning Strike
In 1998, a quiet soccer match in the Democratic Republic of the Congo turned into one of the most chilling—and unexplained—incidents in modern sports history. In the village of Bena Tshadi, a sudden l...
19 Apr 11min
The Vestal Virgins of Rome
In the heart of ancient Rome stood a group of women unlike any others—the Vestal Virgins. Chosen as young girls and sworn to thirty years of service, these priestesses of Vesta held one of the most sa...
18 Apr 11min
Conversations: The Lost Cities of El Norte, w/ Peter Stark
In this week's Conversation Series, Peter sits down with bestselling historian and adventurer Peter Stark to discuss his gripping new book, The Lost Cities of El Norte. Together, they journey into the...
17 Apr 30min
