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The Sleeping Historian- Long, Quiet Stories from the Ancient World
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The Sleeping Historian, is a quiet journey into the ancient world. Discover long, relaxing stories about ancient civilizations, forgotten kingdoms, mysterious ruins, legendary rulers, and everyday life thousands of years ago. From Egypt and Mesopotamia to Rome, Greece, and Persia, let calm narration and immersive storytelling help you relax and drift into sleep. Long, Quiet Stories from the Ancient World. Unofficial fan page dedicated to ASMR Historian.

  1. 14h ago

    Hittite Religion: Gods, Myths & Rituals of the Land of a Thousand Gods | History for Sleep

    Settle in and drift back more than three thousand years to the heart of ancient Anatolia, where the Hittites built an empire that called itself "the land of a thousand gods." In this calm, slow-paced episode, we explore the beliefs that shaped Hittite life: from the mighty Storm God and the Sun Goddess of Arinna to the strange and beautiful myths of Telipinu, the god who walked away, and Illuyanka, the great serpent. We visit the temples where priests fed and clothed the gods, stand among the carved figures of the rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, listen to the oracles that answered kings with a simple yes or no, and hear the heartfelt plague prayers of King Mursili II. Finally, we follow the wise old women who worked rituals of magic and healing, and descend into the underworld, where a Hittite king was said to "become a god." Let the voices of this forgotten world carry you gently toward sleep. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:40 How We Know What the Hittites Believed 00:06:05 The Land of the Thousand Gods 00:10:07 The Storm God and the Sun Goddess of Arinna 00:14:41 The Wider Pantheon 00:18:10 The Myth of Telipinu: The God Who Walked Away 00:22:32 Illuyanka: The Storm God and the Serpent 00:26:11 Kingship in Heaven: The Hurrian Myths and Hesiod 00:30:14 Temples and the Care of the Gods 00:34:16 The King as High Priest and the Great Festivals 00:38:59 Yazılıkaya: The Rock Sanctuary 00:42:04 Oracles: Asking the Gods Yes or No 00:46:21 The Plague Prayers of Mursili II 00:49:46 Magic, Ritual and the Old Women 00:54:09 Death, the Underworld and the King Who Became a God Welcome to The Sleeping Historian, calm stories from the ancient world to help you relax, unwind and fall asleep. If you enjoyed this journey, follow the show so the next episode is waiting for you tonight.

  2. 4d ago

    Why Did Every Other Human Species Go Extinct? | Calm Prehistory for Sleep

    Get comfortable and travel back to a time when we were not alone, when several kinds of humans walked the Earth together, sharing its forests, coasts and frozen plains. Today, only one of them remains: us. In this episode of The Sleeping Historian, we explore one of the greatest mysteries of the human story: why every other human species disappeared. We'll begin with the world before, a planet shared by many different humans, and meet our closest cousins, the Neanderthals and Denisovans. We'll uncover what ancient DNA reveals about how our ancestors met and interbred, ask whether competition between us needed to be violent at all, and face the hard question of whether we killed them. Then we'll look at the invisible weapon that may have shaped their fate, what truly made us different, and the answer, along with what it costs us. Told in a calm, gentle voice, this is history to learn from, relax with, or simply fall asleep to. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:02:30 The World Before 00:12:20 Our Closest Cousins 00:21:15 Ancient DNA and the Interbreeding Evidence 00:30:04 The Competition That Didn't Need to Be Violent 00:38:13 Did We Kill Them? 00:43:52 The Invisible Weapon 00:50:52 What Made Us Different 00:59:42 The Answer and What It Costs Us Sweet dreams, and thank you for listening. #History #Prehistory #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #AncientDNA #HistoryForSleep #SleepPodcast

  3. 5d ago

    Strange Things Found Inside Egyptian Tombs: Mummies, Curses & Lost Treasures | Calm History for Sleep

    Close your eyes and slip quietly into the sealed chambers of ancient Egypt, where for thousands of years the dead kept company with treasures, secrets and the strangest of objects. In this episode of The Sleeping Historian, we explore some of the most surprising things ever found inside Egyptian tombs. We'll discover Tutankhamun's dagger forged from a fallen meteorite, the two tiny coffins buried beside the young king, and the haunting mystery of the Screaming Mummy. We'll step into the untouched tomb of Kha and Merit, uncover a block of cheese more than three thousand years old, and learn about wax figures made for dark magic. Then we'll meet the Golden Boy with his forty-nine amulets and tongue of gold, an army of miniature servants made for the afterlife, and finally the truth about a famous curse that was never actually written. Told in a calm, gentle voice, this is history to learn from, relax with, or simply fall asleep to. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:58 The Dagger Made From a Falling Star 00:09:22 Two Tiny Coffins for Two Tiny Daughters 00:16:16 The Screaming Mummy 00:23:37 The Untouched Tomb of Kha and Merit 00:29:50 A 3,200-Year-Old Block of Cheese 00:36:38 Wax Figures and the Magic of Malice 00:42:38 The Golden Boy: Forty-Nine Amulets and a Tongue of Gold 00:48:32 An Army of Miniature Servants 00:53:34 The Curse That Was Never Actually Written Sweet dreams, and thank you for listening. #History #AncientEgypt #Egyptology #Tutankhamun #HistoryForSleep #SleepPodcast

  4. 6d ago

    Mysterious Medieval Murders: Kings, Princes & Unsolved Deaths | True Crime History for Sleep

    Pull up the covers and step into the shadowy corridors of medieval Europe, where crowns were won and lost in the dark and some deaths were never explained. In this episode of The Sleeping Historian, we revisit some of the most intriguing unsolved murders of the Middle Ages. We'll ask what really happened to the Princes in the Tower, follow the fatal arrow that struck down William Rufus in the New Forest, and examine the grim legends surrounding Edward II. We'll look at Duncan and Macbeth, the vanishing of young Arthur of Brittany, a Danish king stabbed in his sleep, and a royal duke silenced in Calais. Finally, we'll discover how murders were actually investigated in medieval England, and why these cases still refuse to be solved. Told in a calm, gentle voice, this is history to learn from, relax with, or simply fall asleep to. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:02:07 The Princes in the Tower 00:09:50 William Rufus and the New Forest Arrow 00:15:38 Edward II 00:23:29 Duncan and Macbeth? 00:29:54 Arthur of Brittany, Vanished! 00:36:13 Eric V of Denmark: Stabbed in His Sleep 00:42:03 Thomas of Woodstock: Smothered 00:47:05 How Medieval England Actually Investigated a Murder 00:51:27 Why Do These Cases Remain Unsolved? Sweet dreams, and thank you for listening. #History #MedievalHistory #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMysteries #HistoryForSleep #SleepPodcast

  5. Oct 20

    The Sumerian Occult: Ancient Gods, Demons & Secret Magic | Calm History for Sleep

    Dim the lights and journey back to the land between the rivers, where the world's first cities rose from the mud of Mesopotamia and with them, some of humanity's oldest ideas about gods, spirits and hidden knowledge.In this episode of The Sleeping Historian, we explore the mysterious world of Sumerian occultism. We'll meet the Anunnaki, follow the goddess Inanna on her descent into the underworld, and trace how these ancient myths echoed through later tales of Watchers and angels. Then we'll follow their long shadow through Babylon and the Hermetic tradition, into the world of Aleister Crowley and his circle, the strange story of the Simon Necronomicon, and the modern movements that still draw on Sumer today.Told in a calm, gentle voice, this is history to learn from, relax with, or simply fall asleep to.Chapters:00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:03:11 The World Before00:11:38 The Anunnaki00:20:21 Inanna's Descent00:29:09 Watchers and Angels00:34:51 From Babylon to the Hermetic Tradition00:41:19 Crowley and Friends00:46:58 The Simon Necronomicon00:53:32 ModernistsSweet dreams, and thank you for listening.#History #AncientHistory #Sumer #Mesopotamia #Occult #HistoryForSleep #SleepPodcast

  6. Oct 19

    The Bronze Age: From the First Cities to the Great Collapse | Calm History for Sleep

    Settle in and drift back more than five thousand years, to a time when a simple mix of copper and tin changed the course of human history. In this episode of The Sleeping Historian, we travel across the entire Bronze Age world: from the first great cities of Mesopotamia and the long golden centuries of Egypt, to the mysterious streets of the Indus Valley, the palaces of the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the ritual bronzes of ancient China, and the tin roads and standing stones of prehistoric Europe. We'll explore the remarkable network of kings, merchants and diplomats that connected these civilisations, and finally the dramatic collapse that brought it all to an end. Told in a calm, gentle voice, this is history to learn from, relax with, or simply fall asleep to. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:02:11 The First Bronze: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Urban Civilisation 00:09:11 Egypt's Long Bronze Age: From the Old Kingdom to Empire 00:16:17 The Indus Valley: Bronze Age Cities That Still Keep Their Secrets 00:22:49 The Aegean World: Minoans, Mycenaeans, and the Sea 00:29:45 Bronze Age China: Ritual, Power, and the Piece-Mold Revolution 00:35:29 Europe's Bronze Age: Stonehenge, Amber, and the Tin Roads 00:41:47 The Late Bronze Age International System 00:48:29 The Collapse: When Everything Ended at Once Sweet dreams, and thank you for listening. #History #AncientHistory #BronzeAge #HistoryForSleep #SleepPodcast

  7. Oct 18

    9 Hours of Daily Life in the Ancient World Ancient History for Sleep

    Settle in and travel through thousands of years of ancient history by exploring one simple question: what was everyday life really like in the ancient world? Over nine hours, this long-form history journey takes you from the Bronze Age kingdoms of Mycenae and Hittite Anatolia to the temples of Sumer, Celtic Gaul, the military camps of Greek hoplites, the Akkadian Empire under Sargon, Classical Athens, and the bustling taverns and aristocratic households of the Roman world. Rather than focusing only on kings, wars, and famous battles, this episode explores the people who lived within these civilizations — their homes, work, religion, food, social customs, military life, entertainment, and daily routines. Relax and drift through the ancient world as we explore how ordinary people, soldiers, priests, merchants, and aristocrats experienced life across some of history's most fascinating civilizations. Perfect for sleep, relaxation, studying, or simply listening to long-form ancient history at a slower pace. Chapters: 00:00:00 — Mycenae 00:57:15 — Hittite Anatolia 01:57:08 — The Sumerian Priesthood 02:53:57 — Celtic Gaul 03:53:00 — Hoplite Camps 04:51:11 — Akkad Under Sargon 05:51:10 — Classical Athens 06:56:30 — Roman Taverns 08:00:52 — Roman Aristocrats

  8. Oct 17

    What Is Epicureanism? The Philosophy of a Quiet, Happy Life | Ancient Philosophy for Sleep

    Today "epicurean" brings to mind fine wine and lavish feasts. But Epicurus himself lived on bread, water and a little cheese, and taught that true pleasure is simply the absence of pain and fear. In this calm, slow-paced episode we explore the life and ideas of Epicurus: his school in a quiet garden outside Athens, what "Epicurean" really means, the three kinds of desire, the four-part cure for an anxious mind, a universe made of atoms and void, the tiny swerve that makes room for free will, how we can know anything at all, the critics who attacked him, and how his philosophy survived its rivals to shape the modern world. Dim the lights, get comfortable, and let the Garden carry you to sleep. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:02:24 Who Was Epicurus, and What Was the Garden? 00:08:47 What "Epicurean" Actually Means 00:15:26 The Three Kinds of Desire 00:21:13 The Four-Part Cure 00:27:42 Atoms and the Void 00:33:50 The Swerve: A Small Wobble With Enormous Consequences 00:39:37 How Do We Know Anything? Epicurean Epistemology 00:45:10 The Critics Weigh In 00:50:49 Epicureanism Among Its Rivals, and Its Long Afterlife Sweet dreams from The Sleeping Historian.

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The Sleeping Historian, is a quiet journey into the ancient world. Discover long, relaxing stories about ancient civilizations, forgotten kingdoms, mysterious ruins, legendary rulers, and everyday life thousands of years ago. From Egypt and Mesopotamia to Rome, Greece, and Persia, let calm narration and immersive storytelling help you relax and drift into sleep. Long, Quiet Stories from the Ancient World. Unofficial fan page dedicated to ASMR Historian.

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