42 episodes
Ancient Heroes Patrick Garvey
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- History
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4.7 • 50 Ratings
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Exploring the mysteries and myths of the ancient world.
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Plato: The man behind Socrates, Atlantis, and much more (w/ Angie Hobbs)
Widely regarded as one of history's greatest philosophers, Plato is our leading source on the legend of Atlantis and the life and death of Socrates. Who was Plato and what can we learn from him? We talk to one of the world's top experts.
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Atlantis 101
A primer on the famous story of Atlantis and the debate it has inspired. What do we actually know? What do the experts think?
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Mummies & Mysteries of Ancient Egypt (w/ Campbell Price)
Egyptologist Dr. Campbell Price comes on the show to talk about the real purpose of mummification, common misconceptions about ancient Egypt, and much more.
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Update on the Graham Hancock Controversy
The Society for American Archaeology sent an open letter to Netflix with a list of complaints and requests in reaction to its hit show "Ancient Apocalypse". I give my analysis and reaction.
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We need to talk about "Ancient Apocalypse" on Netflix
I give my initial reaction to the popular new Netflix show Ancient Apocalypse and Graham Hancock's work more generally.
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The World's First Superpower (w/ Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones)
The Persian Empire was one of the ancient world's greatest powers. Historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones joins me to discuss the rise, reign, and fall of this massive (and massively misunderstood) empire.
Customer Reviews
For serious history lovers
Dives deep into ancient history. Not the usual history 101 served up by many other podcasts. I enjoy the unique authors that have researched their subjects beyond simple facts. Like I said, deep. Well spoken, completely professional production.
Best part is learning so much about our favorite subject. That’s exciting!
Love this
I love this podcast! It’s so interesting and Patrick is well spoken and goes out of his way to have all the facts.
Work in progress
The host does an admirable job of presenting a wide range of authors and experts on various areas of ancient history. Further, no ideology is included. Just a discussion of ancient history.
Unfortunately, the host asks rambling, run on questions (inevitably including “you know,“ and “I guess”) which are unprofessional and distracting. The podcast would be far better if concise, insightful questions were asked which would prompt more thoughtful responses from the interviewees.