The Sogdians — The Merchants of the Silk Road
Episode 84: The Sogdians — The Merchants of the Silk Road explores the Iranian-speaking people of Central Asia who became major intermediaries across the Silk Road. Centered around cities such as Sama...
17 Sep 9min
The Scythians — Nomads of the Endless Steppe
Episode 83: The Scythians — Nomads of the Endless Steppe explores the horse-riding peoples who dominated large parts of the Eurasian grasslands during the first millennium BC. The episode examines the...
10 Sep 10min
The Kingdom of Urartu — The Forgotten Rival of Assyria
Episode 82: The Kingdom of Urartu — The Forgotten Rival of Assyria explores the powerful Iron Age state that developed around Lake Van and across the Armenian highlands. Urartu built fortified cities,...
3 Sep 11min
The Picts — Scotland’s Vanishing People
The Picts — Scotland’s Vanishing People explores the mysterious society that dominated large parts of northern and eastern Scotland during the late Roman and early medieval periods. The episode examin...
27 Aug 12min
The Kingdom of Kush — The Forgotten Empire of the Nile
The Kingdom of Kush was a powerful Nubian civilization that emerged south of Egypt and developed major centers at Napata and later Meroë. In the eighth century BCE, Kushite rulers conquered Egypt and ...
20 Aug 14min
The Etruscans — The Civilization Before Rome
The Etruscans were a powerful civilization that flourished in central Italy before the rise of Roman dominance. Organized into independent city-states, they became wealthy through agriculture, mining,...
13 Aug 14min
The City of Ubar — Arabia’s Atlantis Revisited
Ubar is a legendary Arabian settlement associated with Iram of the Pillars, the Empty Quarter, and the ancient frankincense trade. Satellite and radar imagery helped researchers identify old caravan r...
6 Aug 12min
The Oxus Civilization — The Lost Culture of Central Asia
The Oxus Civilization, also known as the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex, flourished across parts of modern Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan during the Bronze Age. It built fortified ...
30 Jul 14min
