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History of the World podcastGunpowder (debrief)Our regular look at the books and websites that helped to construct the episode. Also a reflection on this year's Podcast Show in London and the legacy of the late Nick Barksdale on the History of the World podcast itself.2024-06-0317 min
Start An Must-Listen Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.[German] - Des Henkers letzte Mahlzeit - Nathalie Ames ermittelt - Tee? Kaffee? Mord!, Folge 28 (Ungekürzt) by Ellen BarksdalePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743420to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Des Henkers letzte Mahlzeit - Nathalie Ames ermittelt - Tee? Kaffee? Mord!, Folge 28 (Ungekürzt)
Author: Ellen Barksdale
Narrator: Vera Teltz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Release date: January 22, 2024
Genres: Short Stories
Publisher's Summary:
In Nathalies Hotel stirbt ein Gast - und das Loch in seiner Stirn macht klar, dass es kein Herzinfarkt war! Nathalie und Louise können sich beim besten Willen nicht vorstellen, warum jemand ihren langjährigen Stammgast Nick Hemsley ermordet hat. Doch bei ihren Ermittlungen stoßen sie auf einige düstere Gehei...2024-01-224h 12Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery[German] - Des Henkers letzte Mahlzeit - Nathalie Ames ermittelt - Tee? Kaffee? Mord!, Folge 28 (Ungekürzt) by Ellen BarksdalePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743420to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Des Henkers letzte Mahlzeit - Nathalie Ames ermittelt - Tee? Kaffee? Mord!, Folge 28 (Ungekürzt)
Author: Ellen Barksdale
Narrator: Vera Teltz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Release date: January 22, 2024
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Publisher's Summary:
In Nathalies Hotel stirbt ein Gast - und das Loch in seiner Stirn macht klar, dass es kein Herzinfarkt war! Nathalie und Louise können sich beim besten Willen nicht vorstellen, warum jemand ihren langjährigen Stammgast Nick Hemsley ermordet hat. Doch bei ihren Ermittlungen stoßen sie auf einige düstere Gehei...2024-01-224h 12
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery[German] - Des Henkers letzte Mahlzeit - Nathalie Ames ermittelt - Tee? Kaffee? Mord!, Folge 28 (Ungekürzt) by Ellen BarksdalePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/743420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Des Henkers letzte Mahlzeit - Nathalie Ames ermittelt - Tee? Kaffee? Mord!, Folge 28 (Ungekürzt) Author: Ellen Barksdale Narrator: Vera Teltz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 22, 2024 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: In Nathalies Hotel stirbt ein Gast - und das Loch in seiner Stirn macht klar, dass es kein Herzinfarkt war! Nathalie und Louise können sich beim besten Willen nicht vorstellen, warum jemand ihren langjährigen Stammgast Nick Hemsley ermordet hat. Doch bei ihren Ermittlungen stoßen sie auf einige düstere...2024-01-2203 min
Ten Minutes of Truth with Shawn A. Barksdale2023 Halifax County VA Sheriff's Election Debate by WHLF's Host Nick LongShawn A. Barksdale prioritizes voting. The Ten Minutes of Truth podcast offers unbiased information to help listeners make informed choices. We provide a platform for candidates without an endorsement for either one. The Halifax County Sheriff's race nears its end. Lakes Media hosted a debate with current Sheriff, Fred Clark and Darnell Chandler, former lawman at The Prizery. Moderator Nick Long ensured a fair discussion. Thanks to Nick Long and Lakes Media for sharing.2023-11-0323 min
Force Connect - Live Star Wars TalkStar Wars Video GamesPete and Nick are joined by Joe Barksdale as we talk about our favorite Star Wars video games! From the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws all the way back to coin-op classics!The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks at the latest in news...2023-06-261h 17
Around the GalaxyJoe Barksdale ReturnsJoe Barksdale is a former NFL tackle, LSU football star, turned musician and standup comedian. He is also a tremendous Star Wars fan. Joe joins Nick and Pete to talk about Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, the state of Star Wars fandom plus gives us his position-by-position pick of Star Wars characters as his fantasy football team.The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into...2023-05-251h 07
Otherness PodcastDiagnosed with autism later in life. A Joe Barksdale Story.Joe Barksdale shares his story about a life that was forged and assembled by an abusive and neglectful family in Detroit, tested on football fields, and released in recording studios and on stage. While feeling so much pain and internal self-loathing, he talks about how he tolerated the social discomfort and loneliness of autism. He goes on to describe how he has endured his own darkness to add art to the world and create community which generated the discussion for s2. E7. N17. of the Otherness Podcast. This week, Todd interviews Joe Barksdale who is a comedian, musician...2022-09-2744 min
'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle AgesThe Saint Brice's Day Massacre of 1002: A Case of Medieval Ethnic Cleansing?Send us a textIn this episode Ellen and I talk about one of the more puzzling events in the history of England’s Viking Wars, the St. Brice's Davy Massacre. In the year 1002, King Æthelred "the Unready" issued an order that on St. Brice's Day all the Danes dwelling in England were to be killed in a "most just extermination." Writers from the late eleventh century to the present day--including the script writers for the recent Netflix series, "Vikings: Valhalla"--have depicted what occurred on 13 November 1002 as an indiscriminate slaughter of innocent men, women, and children. In t...2022-07-0633 min
History of the World podcastUnscripted (36)Find out about my visit to the Podcast Show 2022 in London this past May, and we fondly remember our good friend Nick Barksdale who sadly passed away this month.2022-06-1420 min
The Strategy of FitnessFrom the NFL to CrossFit with Rashad BarksdaleFirst, the guys chat about their weekly work including Nick’s snatch PR, Dan’s squat set-up and Rob’s recovery. The gang is then joined by Rashad Barksdale. Rashad is a former NFL defensive back who has now gone fully into CrossFit. He talks about his athletic background, experience in the league and transition to CrossFit and now management. After this awesome interview the guys review a book and do hitters, smokes and streams.2022-04-1454 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesStoicism and How to think like a Roman Emperor with Anya Leonard and Donald RoberstonIn this episode I host Anya Leonard who is one of the founders of Classical Wisdom which is an online platform that specializes in educating the public involving ancient history, art, philosophy, culture and so much more.
We talk about why she started the organization, how far they have come and what do they have planned for us in the future.
She excitedly tells us about an upcoming symposium that we can all attend with an awesome list of scholars titled End of Empires and Fall of Nations.
2021-08-1439 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesDoes Facebook have a war on history? Can history violate community standards? Forbes Journalist Peter SuciuDoes Facebook have a war on history? The answer is a simple no but the story is complicated.
In this episode I am joined by author and reporter Peter Suciu on his article '"On Facebook, History Can Violate Community Standards."
To quote the article * One thing that is often taught to students of history is that "history" didn't happen. Events happened in the past, but history is just our way of chronicling those events. There is also a saying that history is written by the winners, but that...2021-08-1423 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Mississippian Religion - Dr. Eric Singleton - Native American DocumentaryIn this episode we are joined by Dr. Eric Singleton who is the Curator of Ethnology at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to talk about religion and tradition in the Ancient Mississippian World.
We explore a variety of topics but first we define the geographic boundaries of the ancient Mississippians which covered large portions of the Midwest, South and South-East of what is now the USA.
We go back into history into a time of Native American migration and cultural expansion and ponder whether or not these migrations...2021-08-1445 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament with Digital Hammurabi's Megan Lewis and Dr. Joshua BowenIn this episode I host Megan Lewis and Dr. Joshua Bowen from Digital Hammurabi on Dr. Bowens latest work "The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament" and I'd add to that by saying it is also a handbook to the ancient Near East itself in general.
The Old Testament is a fierce battleground for atheists and Christian apologists, with each side accusing the other of taking challenging and troubling passages out of context. In this handbook, Joshua Bowen not only provides the background to the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, but engages...2021-07-0432 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Confederate Lost Cause - ExplainedOn May 9, 1865, the American Civil War ended, or did it? Historians acknowledge that exact starting and ending dates of wars are open to debate, and likewise, so are the causes and reasons those wars were fought. In the case of the American Civil War, April 1861 to May 1865, the “cause” of Southern independence is a controversial and contentious subject even to this day. The main debate centers on whether or not slavery, that “peculiar institution,” was the main cause of the war and the reason for fighting such a costly conflict. Revisionist “historians” have tried mightily over the years to justify the Conf...2021-07-0411 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesDID CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS FIGHT FOR SLAVERY?In this episode we are joined by the awesome YouTube channel host from Tipsyfish history to walk us through a complicated and controversial topic involving modern history and that is why did non slave owners support and fight for the Confederacy?
It is easy to understand and see why slave owners would be concerned about the threat, real or imagined, that Lincoln and the growing abolitionist movement posed to slavery.
But what about those Southerners who did not own slaves? What about the lower class in the Confederate States?...2021-07-0427 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Advanced Technology - Critical Questions | Brien Foerster InterviewThis is the second episode of a long series that we have titled "On the Fringe" where we host controversial guests and as the host play the "Devils Advocate" where we ask critical questions about their work, theories and etc.
In this episode I host fringe archaeologist | theorist involving his claims of ancient advanced civilizations and technology.
To begin I ask him to explain his views on ancient advanced technology and he goes into what he considers to be "machine" markings and drill holes and saw marks that in...2021-07-0421 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesElongated Skulls, DNA and Critical Questions | Brien Foerster InterviewThis is the first episode of a long series that we have titled "On the Fringe" where we host controversial guests and as the host play the "Devils Advocate" where we ask critical questions about their work, theories and etc.
In this episode we host Brien Foerster who has starred in Ancient Aliens on the History Channel and we explore the elongated skulls of Paracas Peru, the DNA of these skulls and the controversy surrounding his work and theories.
For those not familiar with the subject elongated skulls are...2021-07-0424 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesDid Christians Really Destroy the Classical World? Rebuttal to the Darkening Age by Spencer McDanielIn this episode Spencer McDaniel from the Tales of Times Forgotten Blog joins us for a rebuttal of sorts aimed towards a controversial work by Catherine Nixey titled "The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World."
We begin with Spencer explaining how his religious and educational background differs from Nixey’s and how this might be influencing this perspective.
Spencer continues with where, on a general level, they disagree with Nixey’s framing.
We explore if it’s true that early Christians did tr...2021-07-0432 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Aegean Writing Scripts - Explained | PhD Student Theodore NashIn a long series that explores the ancient Aegean cultures, peoples and civilizations of the Bronze Age we host PhD student Theodore Nash on a fascinating topic and that is the history, development and archaeology relating to ancient Aegean scripts and their writing systems.
From exploring the complexity of Linear A, Linear B and Cretan hieroglyphs to looking at the archaeology surrounding this subject we are taken on a journey into an obscure and complicated subject.
Though studying ancient writing systems lacks the imaginative glory of an ancient battlefield...2021-07-0436 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesEl Rey Lobo: The Wolf King of 12th Century Medieval Murcia | Dr. Kyle C. LincolnThe Wolf King of Murcia: Ibn Mardanish and the Second Taifa Period in Eastern Al-Andalus.
Before Game of Thrones was a thought in our imagination, literature and television there was man in medieval Iberia who would reshape trade, the borders of Kingdoms and would forever define the complicated relationship of Medieval Christians, Muslims and Jews in the Medieval World.
That man commonly known as El Rey Lobo or the Wolf King was officially known as Abu ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Mardanīš.
Surrounded by riv...2021-07-0442 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesBlack Confederate Soldiers - Debunking Lost Cause Narratives by Historian Kevin M. LevinMore than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, scores of websites, articles, and organizations repeat claims that anywhere between 500 and 100,000 free and enslaved African Americans fought willingly as soldiers in the Confederate army. But as Kevin M. Levin argues in this carefully researched book, such claims would have shocked anyone who served in the army during the war itself.
Levin explains that imprecise contemporary accounts, poorly understood primary-source material, and other misrepresentations helped fuel the rise of the black Confederate myth. Moreover, Levin shows that belief in the existence of black Confederate s...2021-06-1009 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Origins of the American Civil War | Debunking Lost Cause Narratives Historian Kevin M. LevinIn this episode Historian Kevin M. Levin the author of Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth takes us into a fascinating discussion of the roots and causes of the American Civil War, the decline and collapse of the Confederacy and more importantly the origins, development and manifestation of the Confederate Lost Cause Movement.
At the beginning he talks about what he thinks about when pondering the American Civil War before moving on into the very heart of the episode.
He begins by setting a fo...2021-06-1032 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesSlavery in the Medieval Viking World | Medievalist Matias VanhanenIn this episode Medievalist Matias Vanhanen takes us into a fascinating subject that is really obscure and one that provides immense challenges to researchers and that is slavery in the "Viking World."
We explore archaeology such as Slavic pottery and what it tells us about slavery in Northern Europe as we move to Iceland and see the prominence of "Celtic" surnames that appear throughout Icelandic history as slaves, concubines and hostages are transported throughout the area.
We take a look at what the Vikings called their slaves and why...2021-06-1048 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Early Life of Emperor Claudius | Dr. Andrew TraverIn this episode Dr. Andrew Traver takes us into the very heart and genesis of the future Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.
From exploring his childhood in a world of uncertainty to his coming of age in the early Roman Empire, this story covers a variety of topics from his personal ailments that caused him to be scorned and oftentimes mocked by family members to his love of researching and studying the past and beyond to him being noticed by Emperor Augustus as someone who may have more potential after all.
2021-06-0526 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Origins and History of the Bogomils | Dr. Florin CurtaIn this episode Dr. Florin Curta takes into a fascinating and controversial topic and that is the origins and history of the Bogomils and Bogomilism that originated and spread rapidly in the Medieval Balkans.
Before starting off Dr. Curta takes us into an introduction to Gnosticism and different Gnostic Sects and beliefs such as the Paulicianism, Manichaeism, Marcionism and etc, to set the foundation for this episode and different responses to these sects and those that came after.
We explore the persecution of the Paulicians under the Byzantine Empire...2021-06-051h 26
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAlfonso I “the Battler” of Aragon: Hero, Villain, or Both? Dr. Kyle C. LincolnAlfonso I “the Battler” of Aragon: Hero, Villain, or Both?
This episode explores a series known as "Heroes or Villains in Medieval Iberia where the audience decides if a certain historical character is a hero, a villain or if it is more complicated than one over the other.
Alfonso was the son of Sancho V Ramírez. He was persuaded by Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile to marry the latter’s heiress, Urraca, widow of Raymond of Burgundy. In consequence, when Alfonso VI died (1109) the four Ch...2021-06-0540 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesMuslim Invasion of Medieval Iberia in 711 AD - DEBUNKED | Dr. Kyle C. LincolnThe Muslim Conquest of Medieval Iberia has been framed as this massive expansion of Islam and a vicious Holy War to seize lands from the defensive Christian Kingdoms of Europe and Asia and no other conquest comes to mind such as the Muslim Conquest of Medieval Iberia that is modern day Spain and Portugal.
But what if..... that isn't entirely true? What if rather than it being an "invasion" we find out that it is way more complicated than that?
What if we told you that they were invited...2021-05-2212 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe History and Development of Naval Battering Rams | Ancient Warfare Special Guest Stephen DeCasienIn this episode PhD student takes us into a fascinating and obscure topic relating to ancient history, maritime history and military history, and that is the development and use of the battery ram in ancient naval warfare with a focus on the Greeks and Romans. From discussing their origin and apparent unsuccessful proto rams we watch as craftsmen and experts perfect their work over time through trial and error to create a piece that would come to play a crucial war in warfare on the ancient seas.
He explores what sources we have from ancient historians and wh...2021-05-2228 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesHeroes and Villains of Medieval Iberia: An Introduction | Dr. Kyle C. LincolnIn this video award winning Medievalist Dr. Kyle C. Lincoln a Medieval Iberian Historian guides us through an introduction to his upcoming series titled "Heroes or Villains of Medieval Iberia" he will examine historical figures and explore their world that we know as Medieval Iberia.
The medieval figures that this series will cover in totem:
(1) Alfonso I “the Battler” of Aragon: Hero, Villain, or Both?
(2) The Wolf King: the Life, Legend, and Legacy of Ibn Mardanish of Murcia.
(3) Gerardo sem...2021-05-2214 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Origins of the Huns | DNA & History with Geneticist Razib KhanIn this episode geneticist Razib Khan takes us into a topic that remains controversial to this day and that is the origins of the Huns.
He starts off by describing how the Huns were seen in Late Antiquity and how they were described by ancient historians while acknowledging that we have to be careful with these sources due to their bias - after all these sources are from their enemies.
We discuss historiography on the origins of the Huns and what the traditional views have been and how they...2021-05-1518 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Kingdom of Spiros | A Forgotten Civilization in North America | Ancient Mississippian CultureThe Kingdom of Spiro | A Forgotten Civilization
The Spiro people, and their Mississippian peers, are nearly forgotten in the pages of North American history, yet they created one of the most exceptional societies in all of the Americas.
The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1600 CE, varying regionally. It was known for building large, earthen platform mounds, and often other shaped mounds as well.
This documentary...2021-05-0935 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWere the Nazis Socialists? Historians Debunk and Explain - Dr. Eric KurlanderWere the Nazis Socialists? A talk by Dr. Eric Kurlander and YouTube Historians Dr. Zar of History and Headlines, Tipsyfish History and the Cynical Historian.
Today in a variety of formats from history groups to political commentaries and beyond to blogs and academic research, we see debates constantly appear involving the National Socialist German Workers' Party otherwise known as the NSDAP (Nazi Party,) and whether or not they were actually socialists?
We see constant claims from "It's in the name," to "they said they were" and "the Nazis were...2021-05-041h 21
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWere the ancient Greeks and Romans White?In this episode I am joined by Spencer McDaniel from Tales of Times Forgotten on a controversial episode that revolves around race, ethnicity and the ancient world.
Most people assume that everyone who lived in ancient Greece and Rome was white. This is a notion that has been continually reinforced through modern films and television shows. This is especially obvious in the egregiously historically inaccurate film 300, which portrays all the Greek characters as white and all the Persian characters as people of color. How accurate is this idea really, though? Were the Greeks and...2021-05-0330 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesSeleucid Cataphracts | The Tanks of the Ancient World with Dr Silvannen GerrardIn this episode I am joined by Dr. Gerrard who brilliantly guides us into the origins and establishment of the Seleucid Kingdom and its armies.
We explore the cavalry of the Seleucid Empire but more importantly we explore its Cataphracts from a variety of topics such as what was the general ethnic makeup of these units? What weapons did the typically fight with? What does archaeology and primary sources tell us about these troops? What would it have been like to fight with and against these mounted soldiers and how were they typically used...2021-04-2949 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Black Achilles Controversy - EXPLAINED | Dr. Rebecca Futo KennedyIn this episode Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy talks about the Netflix mini series titled "Troy: Fall of a City." The show retells the mythical story of the 10 year siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC.
However though a mere spin on historical fiction and mythology the show drew major controversy and backlash due to it casting black actors and actresses as major figures in the story line from Zeus to Achilles.
In this talk Dr. Kennedy goes through the various viewpoints that criticized the show...2021-04-2422 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWere the Byzantines actually Romans? With Special Guest Dr. Jeroen W.P. WijnendaeleIn this episode I host Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele on a complicated and fascinating subject and that is "Were the Byzantines actually Roman?" Was the Byzantine Empire Greek? Or was it Roman?
We explore the very origins of "Byzantine" and "Byzantium" by starting off in the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium and then we watch as the Roman Empire expands while asking ourselves, what did it mean to be "Roman?"
We take a journey into Byzantine studies and historiography as we ask "why did some in the West...2021-04-2433 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesBasque Origins | DNA, Language, and HistoryFrom the Spanish and French valleys of the Western Pyrenees to the Atlantic coast of the Bay of Biscay, the historically isolated Basque people have lived for millennia.
In this diverse and fertile region, the Basque have retained their unique non-Indo-European language and dialects, Euskara, as well as their own cultural and regional identities. As the surrounding populations of Europe have shifted over the ages again and again, the Basque people remain.
Known today by its inhabitants as Euskadi, País Vasco, or Euskal Herria, the Basque Country has be...2021-04-2430 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesBarbarian Warfare in Ancient Central Europe | Dr. Bartosz KontnyIn this episode Dr. Kontny guides us into the heart of ancient Central Europe and explores warfare and military customs of various peoples and cultures from the earliest times to the very height of the expansion of the Roman Empire.
From what the sources tell us to the insights given by the advances of modern archaeology we dive into a violent history wrapped in customs and spirituality.
We take you into the very basics from pre battle customs, to what they wore and typically fought with to the more obscure and complex subjects such as...2021-04-2433 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Origins and Rise of the Medieval Slavs | Dr. Florin CurtaIn this presentation Dr. Florin Curta guides us thoroughly and intensely into not just the history of the early Slavs but into the very heart of the origins of the Slavic Peoples themselves.
He draws from archaeology, primary sources, material culture, DNA and so very much more to show the foundations of the Slavic world in the Early Middle Ages.
He explores a variety of issues and topics such as did they have their own origin stories? Was there actually Slavic migrations? Who were the Slavs before they were Slavs? And how did Slavic culture...2021-04-101h 13
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine NixeyIn this journey Catherine Nixey takes us into the early Church and to the very heart of the Roman Empire.
From fanatical zealots attacking and destroying temples to harsh laws put in place by theocratic officials we see the origin and destruction of not just the classical world, but classical civilization itself.
In Harran, the locals refused to convert. They were dismembered, their limbs hung along the town’s main street.
In Alexandria, zealots pulled the elderly philosopher-mathematician Hypatia from her char...2021-04-0739 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesHow Plague defined Ancient and Medieval History | Dr. Andrew LathamIn this episode the awesome scholar Dr. Andrew Latham guides us into the role of disease and how it defined ancient and medieval history.
We set out in the ancient world exploring pandemics like the Plague of Athens, the Plague of Justinian and the Plague of Cyprian; and as we explore the impacts that these diseases had on city states and empires.
We explore how these diseases caused society and history to evolve from the decline of paganism to the dominance of Christianity in the West and later the...2021-04-0746 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWhy the Crusades actually happened - EXPLAINED | Dr. Jacob LacknerIn this episode I interview Dr. Jacob Lackner from the awesome history YouTube Channel Nizzahon History on why the Crusades actually happened.
From historiography to heated conversations online we see a variety of narratives pushed that attempt to frame the Crusades in a way that oftentimes creates misconceptions and distortions of historical facts and sources.
Was the Crusades due to unstoppable Islamic expansion?
Were the Crusades unchecked colonial genocide carried out by Europeans?
Why did the Europeans participate in the Crusades?
What were...2021-04-0716 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesMinoan Origins | DNA by Dr. Peter ReveszMinoan Origins | DNA by Dr. Peter Revesz
The Minoan civilization flourished in the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Crete located in the eastern Mediterranean from c. 2000 BCE until c. 1500 BCE. With their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the Aegean, the Minoans made a significant contribution to the development of Western European civilization as it is known today.
In this episode we go back to a time before civilization. A time of mass migration.
2021-04-031h 20History of the World podcastBONUS - Nick Barksdale interviews Chris Hasler2019 - Between the publication of Volume Two and Volume Three, Chris was interviewed by the man behind the successful YouTube channel, the Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Nick Barksdale. Here is the audio version.2021-03-291h 06
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWho were the Anunnaki? Mesopotamian Mythology with Dr. Miano.Who were the Anunnaki? From pseudo scientific books to cinema like Ancient Aliens, these mythological figures have claimed a place in the popular imagination but amidst all of the fiction and misinformation we are left wondering who they actually were.
Dr. Miano is here to answer that question as he guides us through the proper context of the Anunnaki, their place in ancient Mesopotamia and the modern fiction that surrounds them.
Wikipedia Reference Below.
The Anunnaki (also transcribed a...2021-03-2008 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWhich Civilization Came First | Dr. MianoIn this episode Dr. Miano guides us through a heated topic that continues to rage on social media and that is which civilization came first?
Was it the Mesopotamian Civilization? Egyptian Civilization? Or the Indus Civilization?
First he asks "What is Civilization? How do we determine a civilization? And then goes on to explain what academia generally defines as civilization.
Once we leave that aspect of the presentation he then discusses all three of these civilizations and explains which one came first and why?2021-03-2007 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesExplaining Nibiru in ancient Mesopotamian texts | Dr. David MianoIn this episode Dr. Miano from the World of Antiquity YouTube channel is here to walk us through the subject of Nibiru and its context in ancient Mesopotamian texts and astronomy.
What is it? What does it mean? In this episode we sift through erroneous novices like Zecharia Sitchin and the misinformation and oftentimes lies that they created in order to get to the heart of the truth.
Nibiru (also transliterated Neberu, Nebiru) is a term in the Akkadian language, translating to "crossing" or "point of transition", especially of...2021-03-2006 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesZecharia Sitchin DEBUNKED | Dr. David MianoIn this episode Dr. Miano once again takes us into a fascinating and brief exploration soundbite into the very fringes of history and explores one of the most controversial and influential figures in the world of pseudoscience\ pseudoarcheology and that is Zecharia Sitchin.
From discussing his background in business to his lack of expertise on the subjects he discusses such as Sumerology and how that impaired his ability to properly translate the sources such as Sumerian Texts.
From poor and inaccurate translations to wildly spectacular and fictitious claims Sitchin...2021-03-2007 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Handbag Controversy - EXPLAINED | Dr. David MianoIn this episode Dr. Miano from the YouTube channel "World of Antiquity" in a fun and masterful way guides us through the subject of "Ancient Handbags" that has produced a variety of books, tv episodes and conspiracy theories.
He explains that most of the misconceptions and conspiracy theories surrounding these ancient bags is based on a lack of understanding of ancient art, iconography and the development of human cultures and civilizations.
From discussing Assyrian reliefs, Native American imagery, Mesopotamian mythology, archaeology and so much more we touch on a...2021-03-2007 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Aliens Debunked | Dr. David MianoIn this episode Dr. Miano takes us into the very heart of modern pseudoscience and its attempts to appeal to audiences around the world in the form of a show on the History Channel called Ancient Aliens.
This controversial and often fact lacking series constantly twists history and archaeology to fit their narrative and hidden agenda which is to ignore and leave out the achievements and greatness of ancient men \ women and the accomplishments of their cultures and civilizations.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Mesopotamian Origins | Dr. David MianoIn this series Dr. David Miano starts off by briefly discussing the origins of the Ancient Mesopotamians and discusses how a variety of peoples came in over time such as the arrivals of Semitic Speaking peoples, the Hurrians, Sumerians and so many more.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Roman Emperor Claudius in Historiography | Dr. Andrew TraverIn this episode that kicks off our series on the Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, we start off by examining the most important aspect of his history and that is historiography.
From what the ancient sources | Roman historians told us to his often unfair treatment by later and modern historians, Dr. Andrew Traver does an excellent job in showing us the man behind the image, the real Claudius in all of his tragedies, ailments and triumphs.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesProto-Scythian Origins | DNAEarly nomads in the Eurasian steppes since the beginning of the 1st millennium BC played a key role in the formation of the cultural and genetic landscape of populations of a significant part of Eurasia, from Eastern Europe to Eastern Central Asia. Numerous archaeological cultures associated with early nomads have been discovered throughout the Eurasian steppe belt. The Tagar archaeological culture existed in the Minusinsk basin (Sayan Mountains, Southern Siberia, Russia) in the northeastern periphery of the Eurasian steppe belt from the 8th to 1st century BC during the pre-Scythian, Scythian, and Early Xiongnu-Sarmatian periods. In this study, we...2021-03-1623 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWhy Thucydides Matters Today | Modern Conflicts and Ancient History with Dr. Mary LefkowitzIn this episode Dr. Mary Lefkowitz takes us into the ancient world while discussing modern conflicts to tell us not only who Thucydides was, but why he still matters today?
From stagnated conflicts to strategic withdraws we explore a few of the failed conflicts of modern history and how ancient wisdom still holds many solutions to our problems today.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Egypt | Modern Politics | Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno GarcíaIn this mini episode recap Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno García guides us into ancient Egypt and its legacy in modern Egypt.
Are there modern struggles that revolve around the legacy of ancient Egypt?
Are there modern political motivations in the study of the ancient Egyptian past?
What are experts like Zahi Hawass doing to encourage Egyptians to be proud of their past?
And lastly, is the history of ancient Egypt important in being used to establish stronger re...2021-03-0406 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Egyptian DNA | Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno GarcíaIn this mini recap episode I host Egyptologist Dr. Juan Carlos Moreno García on a very fascinating and sometimes controversial topic and that is ancient Egyptian identity, ethnicity and ancient DNA.
We talk about when foreigners become Egyptians, what ancient DNA tells us and more importantly how we should view and treat studies related to ancient DNA with caution in order to not misrepresent or misconstrue findings to encompass entire periods of history and populations.
We also explore a controversial topic and that is are the modern Egyptians d...2021-03-0410 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesIndo European Origins | DNA | Geneticist Razib Khan.In this episode I once again host a channel favorite Mr. Razib Khan on a widely studied subject and that is the Origins of the Indo Europeans and how ancient DNA answers and possibly concludes the question of who were the Indo Europeans and where did they come from?
We start off by discussing what comes to mind when we hear the term "Indo European?"
Such images like vast language family trees, trilateral religious worship and the chariot may instantly spring to mind and then we look at their l...2021-02-0625 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesBronze Age Bodies Discovered at Stonehenge!In this episode we explore the latest and amazing archaeological findings at Stonehenge, the very heart of the British Isles.
Bronze age graves, Neolithic pottery and the vestiges of a mysterious C-shaped enclosure that might have been a prehistoric industrial area are among the finds unearthed by archaeologists who have carried out preliminary work on the site of the proposed new road tunnel at Stonehenge. One of the most intriguing discoveries is a unique shale object that could have been part of a staff or club found in a 4,000-year-old grave. Nearby is the resting spot of a ba...2021-02-0506 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAntisemitism and Forced Conversion in the Medieval World | Dr. Jacob LacknerIn this lecture by Dr. Jacob Lackner we are taken into the very heart of violence, martyrdom and intolerance within Medieval Europe.
We explore Christian and Jewish reactions to forced conversion and baptism with the sword as we enter into a controversial subject that split the church and society of the Medieval world.
From seeing different stances within the church and the head of the papacy to watching as Christians attempt to defend their Jewish neighbors from radical crusaders an intense and bitter image develops as we watch an older society attempt to discover what it...2021-02-0258 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesEgyptian Origins of Minoan Civilization? Dr. Louise HitchcockIn this episode I pose a controversial question that I constantly see online to Dr. Louise Hitchcock and that is "did ancient Egypt provide the foundation of Minoan Civilization?"
She points out this theory derives primarily from Black Athena and that Bernal believed that the ancient Egyptians conquered Crete and how and why he was wrong.
She goes on to say that there was contact and influence between ancient Egypt and the Minoans but that they were in fact different peoples and cultures who interacted with each other.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesPiracy and the Bronze Age Collapse | Dr. Louise Hitchcock | Dr. Aren Maeir.In this episode titled "Piracy in the Bronze Age Collapse" we are joined by none other than Dr. Louise Hitchcock and Dr. Aren Maeir!
Together they guide us into an obscure but important aspect of not just the Late Bronze Age but of the Bronze Age Collapse itself and that is the subject of piracy.
Are the Sea Peoples merely pirates or is it more complicated?
What does archaeology tell us about piracy in the Late Bronze Age?
Were...2021-02-011h 26
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesDebunking the Medieval "Dark Ages" Myth | Dr. Paul Sturtevant and Dr. Amy KaufmanIn this episode the superb scholars Dr. Amy Kaufman and Dr. Paul Sturtevant quickly walk us through the myth of the Dark Ages created by Late Medieval Humanists in the height of the Italian Renaissance who hated the idea of the Early Middle Ages.
We talk about a variety of viewpoints and inaccurate ideas and images of the medieval world and how there was more of a continuity from the Roman Empire and the Medieval World into the Renaissance.
We also talk about the contributions of great Islamic Medieval...2021-01-2109 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesDebunking the Reconquista Myth | Dr. Paul Sturtevant | Dr. Amy KaufmanIn this episode the passionate scholars Dr. Sturtevant and Dr. Kaufman superbly and necessarily take on one of the most propagandized, mythic and misconstrued topics in Medieval history known as the Reconquista also known as the Spanish / Portuguese Reconquest of Medieval Iberia.
Today a variety of extremists and amateur historians use this concept as a long enduring struggle between "Indigenous Christians" and "Foreign Muslims" in which after hundreds of years Christianity triumphed and most of Iberia was united.........
As appealing as this narrative may seem to many people, it i...2021-01-2108 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesRace and Racism and the Middle Ages | Dr. Paul Sturtevant | Dr. Amy KaufmanIn this presentation the superb scholars Dr. Sturtevant and Dr. Kaufman guide us into a ferocious and heatedly discussed topic and that is the concept of "race and racism in the medieval world."
Was Medieval Europe purely a "white space?"
Did racism exist in the Middle Ages?
Are there examples of racial prejudice in Medieval literature? Are people of color seen in medieval writings?
Did skin color and religion such share a connection? Are people of color seen in m...2021-01-2120 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Devils Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past | Dr. Kaufman | Dr. SturtevantDoctor Amy S. Kaufman and Doctor Paul B. Sturtevant examine the many ways in which the medieval past has been manipulated to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder.
Tracing the fetish for “medieval times” behind toxic ideologies like nationalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy, Kaufman and Sturtevant show us how the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes in every century that followed.
The Devil’s Historians casts aside the myth of an oppressive, patriarchal medieval monoculture and reveals a medieval world not often shown in popular culture: one that...2021-01-2125 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesHistory and Terrorism in Washington, D.C. (2021)In this episode I host a variety of experts on a variety of topics that dive into the riots and insurrection that occurred in Washington D.C. as extremists attempted to attack the foundation of our government and overturn a legal presidential election.
This episode touches on a variety of points including:
Historical parallels with Nazi Germany, Mussolini's Italy and the 1934 crisis of France.
The evolution of modern extremists groups as they attempt to co-opt other conservative banners, flags and images while moving away...2021-01-161h 38
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesIndo European Origins of the Ancient Mediterranean | Dr. Fred Woudhuizen.This episode is based off of the paper Indo-Europeanization in the Mediterranean by Dr. Fred Woudhuizen.
In this presentation Dr. Woudhuizen patiently guides to the origins of the Indo European migrations and the impacts they had in the Ancient Mediterranean and Anatolia.
We discuss some questions that are not satisfied by simple answers such as what languages existed among indigenous populations before the arrival of Indo Europeans.
Dialectal Tendencies in Indo-European Language.
What they brought to the playing field such as technology, language, writing systems and the tank of the ancient...2021-01-0341 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesMesopotamian Origins (DNA)
mtDNA from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman Period Suggests a Genetic Link between the Indian Subcontinent and Mesopotamian Cradle of Civilization. Ancient Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning “between two rivers”) comprised the region watered by the Tigris and the Euphrates and contained at different times the ancient civilizations of the Sumer, the Akkadian, the Babylonian, and the Assyrian empires dating from 6,500 years ago till about 2,500 years ago. But new genetic research on dental remains (teeth) of four individuals who lived between 4,500 years ago to 1,600 years ago shows genetic linkages – which are not present in current p...2021-01-0312 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesOrigins of the Egyptians from DNA to Archaeology and ArtIn this latest video on our series dealing with ancient history and ancient DNA I am joined by a very special guest Adam Myrie from HAMAA which is the Historical African Martial Arts Association.
We tackle an extremely controversial topic and that is the origin of not just ancient Egyptian civilization but of the ancient Egyptians themselves. From the Predynastic to the coming of the Romans we explore a variety of topics including:
Population movements from Nubia and what will become the Sahara dessert, backflow from the Middle East...2021-01-031h 04
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Origins of Sumerian CivilizationIn this video the legendary Sumerian enthusiast Christopher Cressey
takes us into our upcoming series on the Origins of Sumerians and the history of Ancient Mesopotamia.
This is merely part one of a fantastic series that we have coming your way.
From discussing the Ubaid peoples and the eventual coming and development of Sumerian Civilization he guides us into a wonderful and obscure history.
From discussing the invention of writing as a foundation of Sumerian civilization we also explore conflicts over water...2021-01-0316 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesMulticulturalism and Convivencia in Medieval Sicily | Robin ReichHello everyone, in this episode the wonderful and talented PhD Candidate Robin Reich guides us through the controversial term Convivencia, an inaccurate documentary called "The Ornament of the World" and then slowly turns us to Medieval Sicily and the complicated and fascinating society that grew out of Norman Sicily and especially under King Roger II of Sicily.
From discussing the complications of classifying groups and looking into divisions within various factions the Medieval world as we know it begins to become even more complicated as these Normans blend the Islamic, Latin and Orthodox world.2021-01-031h 02
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesCourt Officials in the Egyptian Middle Kingdom | Dr. Wolfram GrajetzkiIn this presentation, I introduce Dr. Wolfram Grajetzki and a brief series we recorded on Court Officials and Administration in the Egyptian Middle Kingdom.
In this lecture he takes us into his work as he discusses what we know, what we don't know and what we hope to find out about those who were the closest to the Pharaoh at the heart of the ancient Egyptian court.
We discuss the complexities of his work, hieroglyphs, deciphering palace titles and so much more! This is episode one of a brief...2021-01-0322 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesRome VS Parthia: The Tradition of Rome and Parthia's Rivalry | Dr. Nikolaus L. OvertoomIn this lecture Dr. Overtoom a phenomenal storyteller and lecturer takes us deep into the history of competition and political relations between the Roman and Parthian Empires and the centuries long rivalry that developed and how this rivalry had an effect upon the Roman psyche.
We explore vicious and unforgiving battlefields, Roman-Parthian Cold War throughout the Ancient Near East as two of the greatest empires in history struggle for control of the Middle East. Starting at the end of the Republic we follow this struggle for dominance to the near end of the Western R...2021-01-0355 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesHoly War in the Holy Land: A Short History of the Crusades | Dr. Andrew LathamWelcome to lecture two of the series A Very Brief History of the Crusades, 1095-1291!
This episode is taught by Dr. Andrew Latham and he carefully, quickly and thoroughly guides us through the Crusades in the Holy Land. He guides us through the various phases of the crusades and the back and forth struggle for control of the Holy Land. What I also enjoyed was the framing foundation he sets for these conflicts.
From complications, to overviews, failures and success, we are taken on a series of conflicts that w...2021-01-0339 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Invention of the Crusades and Holy War | Dr. Andrew LathamWelcome to lecture one of the series A Very Brief History of the Crusades, 1095-1291!
This episode is taught by Dr. Andrew Latham and he carefully and thoroughly guides us through the background of the Crusades and how Holy War and Crusading was created in the Medieval World in "Western Christendom."
We begin with the Plague of Justinian and the stagnation of the Byzantine and Persian Empire which allowed the Arabian Armies of Islam to burst out and expand across the Middle East, into Africa and Europe.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient DNA reveals the Irish aren't Celts after all!Welcome to another episode of "History Today" where we bring you news relating to history and archaeology that is changing how we view the past.
Recently Irish Central published an article titled "Ancient bones reveal the Irish are not Celts after all.''
The article deals with a discovery in 2016 in the Irish County of Antrim and could completely alter the perception that Irish people are descended from Celts.
We discuss the article, what the experts are saying and lastly I give my thoughts as...2020-12-1706 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Phoenicians and the Formation of the Western World | Dr. ScottA small maritime region, Phoenicia lay on the Eastern Mediterranean coast.
The Phoenicians, who were Semites, emerged as a distinct Canaanite group around 3200 B.C. Hemmed in by the Lebanon Mountains, their first cities were Byblos, Sidon, Tyre, and Aradus.
Scholars agree that there are two sources of the Western tradition: Judeo-Christian doctrine and ancient Greek intellectualism. More generally, there is recognition that Western civilization is largely built atop the Near Eastern civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
A basic question arises, however, as to which ancient people sp...2020-12-1234 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAmazing Discovery of Ice Age Beasts in the Amazon Rainforest!Thousands of rock art pictures depicting huge Ice Age creatures such as mastodons have been revealed by researchers in the Amazon rainforest.
The paintings were probably made around 11,800 to 12,600 years ago, according to a press release from researchers at Britain's University of Exeter.
The paintings are set over three different rock shelters, with the largest, known as Cerro Azul, home to 12 panels and thousands of individual pictographs.
Located in the Serranía La Lindosa in modern-day Colombia, the rock art shows how the earliest human inhabitants of t...2020-12-0610 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Kingdom of Alashiya and the Bronze Age Collapse | Dr. Louise HitchcockAlashiya, also spelled Alasiya, also known as the Kingdom of Alashiya, was a state which existed in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, and was situated somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean. It was a major source of goods, especially copper, for ancient Egypt and other states in the Ancient Near East. It is referred to in a number of the surviving texts and is now thought to be the ancient name of Cyprus, or an area of Cyprus. This was confirmed by the scientific analysis performed in the Tel Aviv University of the clay tablets which were sent from...2020-12-0529 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesMycenaean Greece and the Bronze Age Collapse | Dr. Eric ClineIn this video we briefly discuss the Bronze Age Collapse and none other than Mycenaean Greece and what contributed to the Greek Dark Ages. Did the Sea Peoples invade? Was there an internal rebellion like a peasant revolt? Drought, Earthquakes and Famine? We cover a variety of topics which also includes debunking the Dorian Invasion. We also take a look at migrations and depopulation's of major centers as populations moved elsewhere during this calamity.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Report of Wenamun | Complete Audiobook | Ancient EgyptThe Story of Wenamun (alternately known as the Report of Wenamun, The Misadventures of Wenamun, Voyage of Unamūn, or [informally] as just Wenamun) is a literary text written in hieratic in the Late Egyptian language. It is only known from one incomplete copy discovered in 1890 at al-Hibah, Egypt and subsequently purchased in 1891 in Cairo by the Russian Egyptologist Vladimir Goleniščev.
We follow an Ancient Egyptian scribe as he interviews a prisoner of the Sea Peoples that the Egyptians had captured. The character tells him a long and brutal story involving the Hittites, pira...2020-12-0538 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe History of Armenia from the Neolithic to the arrival of Islam ~ Dr. MaranciIn this episode Dr. Maranci guides us through the history of the region of Armenia taking us back into human prehistory and into the Bronze Age, the transformation of the Iron Age and eventually into the Medieval World. Join us as we explore, art, architecture, cultures, empires and religion.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Ethnicity of the Sea Peoples | Dr. Woudhuizen | Bronze Age CollapseIn this interview I talk to Dr. Woudhuizen about the Sea Peoples from a brief summary of the Late Bronze Age collapse, to primary sources, archaeological findings and finally the ethnicity of the Sea Peoples themselves. We cover a variety of topics from Luwian studies to the views of modern academia and also take a look at the Doctors passion in history as well. Check out the links below to his works including his paper on the Ethnicity of the Sea Peoples to get a more thorough view of his work on this very complex subject.
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesPlague and the Bronze Age Collapse ~ Dr. Louise HitchcockLadies and Gentlemen, welcome to the series NAUE II SWORDS, GERMS, & IRON brought to us by none other than Dr. Louise Hitchcock and this episode is going to be about plague and the Bronze Age collapse. This episode will also be drawing on modern parallels such as "What Covid-19 Can Tell Us About the Bronze Age (12th cent) Collapse?"
It will dive into the Bronze Age and discuss was plague a contributing factor in decline of the Bronze Age and the birth of the Iron Age? How familiar were the ancient peoples with plague...2020-12-0526 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesIs the Bronze Age Collapse Chronology Wrong? Dr. David RohlIn this episode with Dr. David Rohl, we ask how his New Chronology affects the Bronze Age Collapse and its chronology?
Is the timeline for the Bronze Age Collapse wrong?
Did the Bronze Age Collapse happen and if so when?
What if the Greek Dark Age never happened?
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAfter the Bronze Age Collapse | Dr. Eric Cline (Author of 1177 BC.)In this video we come to After 1177 BC, this will be the sequel to 1177 BC which focused on the collapse of the Late Bronze Age due to a combination of events and factors that created a perfect storm for collapse and transformation. In this we discuss what happened after the collapse as the world was transformed into the Iron Age.
What inspired him to write this second book? What can we expect to learn from his latest book? What peoples will be discussed? What myths will be debunked? What new discoveries will we explore? A...2020-12-0509 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesWhy the Bronze Age Collapse matters today | Dr. Eric Cline | If Civilization Collapsed Would We Know?Ladies and Gentlemen we arrive finally to the part of our series that you have all been waiting for! And that is the Bronze Age Collapse and here to guide us through it is none other than Dr. Eric Cline, the rock star archaeologist, historian and author of none other than 1177 BC!
He will give us an overview history of the collapse along with sharing his own personal views on the subject! Guiding us briefly through archaeology, trade, national politics, and contact in the ancient Mediterranean we will get a nice picture of the...2020-12-0519 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe History of Megiddo ~ With Dr Eric Cline ~ Historian /Archaeologist (Author of 1177 BC)In this episode we dive into the history of Megiddo which is a site that has seen the rise and fall of at least twenty cities. From the Neolithic to its final decline and depopulation we explore the history, archaeological discoveries and conflicts that have taken place there.
We watch as Dr. Cline guides us through the clenched hands that have pushed and pulled for control of this location from the Canaanites to the Egyptians, from the Israelite's to the Greeks and the Romans and even into the modern world as the British and...2020-12-0517 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesDigging Up Armageddon ~ With Dr. Eric Cline ~ Historian /Archaeologist (Author of 1177 BC)In this episode we dive into the pages and story of Digging Up Armageddon: The Search for the Lost City of Solomon, by none other than Dr. Eric Cline! We discuss the Chicago Excavations, who was there first, the game of thrones style battle and intrigue between experts who attempted to control the dig site and all the while while under the strict hand of Dr. James Henry Breasted. We learn a little bit about Dr. Cline, his road to archaeology, his years of work spent at Megiddo and why he chose to write this book?
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The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAncient Egypt's New Chronology by Egyptologist Dr. RohlNew Chronology is an alternative chronology of the ancient Near East developed by English Egyptologist David Rohl and other researchers beginning with A Test of Time: The Bible - from Myth to History in 1995.
It contradicts mainstream Egyptology by proposing a major revision of the established Egyptian chronology, in particular by re-dating Egyptian kings of the Nineteenth through Twenty-fifth Dynasties, bringing forward conventional dating by up to 350 years.
David Rohl's published works A Test of Time (1995), Legend (1998), The Lost Testament (2002), and The Lords of Avaris (2007) set forth Rohl's theories fo...2020-12-0535 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Rise and Fall of the Minoans : Europe's First CivilizationIn this presentation Dr. Louise Hitchcock guides us through every aspect of Minoan History from the earliest populations and migrations into Crete to the hybridization of cultures and peoples that would come to define the peoples that we call the Minoans.
Follow us as we explore the rise and fall of one of the greatest civilizations in history as we explore origins, art, architecture, religion, society, gender, hierarchy, primary sources, archaeology, historiography and violence.
Lastly we approach their fall... and we ask ourselves where did they go? What happened? A...2020-12-0554 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesThe Origins of the Phoenicians ( DNA )The Phoenicians emerged in the Northern Levant around 1800 BCE and by the 9th century BCE had spread their culture across the Mediterranean Basin, establishing trading posts, and settlements in various European Mediterranean and North African locations.
Despite their widespread influence, what is known of the Phoenicians comes from what was written about them by the Greeks and Egyptians. In this study, we investigate the extent of Phoenician integration with the Sardinian communities they settled.
We present 14 new ancient mitogenome sequences from pre-Phoenician (~1800 BCE) and Phoenician (~700–400 BCE) samples from Lebanon (n = 4...2020-12-0128 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesMedieval Jewish-Christian Relations: Religious Tolerance in the "Dark Ages?" ~ Dr. LacknerI wanted to slowly end this year of 2020 by giving you an episode on positive interactions between Christians and Jews in the Middle Ages, and especially as a nice follow up to our previous episode on Medieval Antisemitism.
In this lecture Dr. Lackner transports us back into the Carolingian Empire under the rule of Charlemagne and eventually his son Louis the Pious. We explore the lives of Jews living under Carolingian rule and their roles ranging from administration and diplomacy to trade.
Next we explore the society of the Holy Roman Empire and the success...2020-11-3050 min
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle AgesAn Introduction to Medieval Antisemitism ~ Dr. Jacob LacknerHello everyone and thanks for checking out my YouTube channel and Podcast "The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages."
In this awesome presentation Dr. Jacob Lackner explains Medieval Antisemitism and the differences between it and Anti-Judaism, we will begin n Antiquity and then expand to explain events, laws, movements and negative stereotypes in the Middle Ages. In this lecture we see how in many ways Medieval Antisemitism provided the foundation for future acts of antisemitism and in many cases we will also see a parallel with dark periods in our history such as the...2020-10-1855 min
History of the Papacy PodcastEpisode 96 A Very Short History of SpainEpisode 96 A Very Short History of Spain Description: We have a short history of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula up to just past the Islamic Conquest. This episode is meant to provide more context to future episodes. Nick Barksdale has produced a documentary style video for this episode on his youtube channel, the Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. You can find links to all of these and more in the show notes: You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/email: ste...2020-05-2457 min
History of the Papacy PodcastST 79 The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages with Nick BarksdaleST 79 – Meet Nick Barksdale of The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages Description: We have a great episode for you today featuring Nick Barksdale of our Youtube partner, The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Nick has turned many of our episodes into a multi-media experience by adding great videos, pictures and graphics to the audio I produced. Nick really does an expert job at producing these videos. The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages not only features episodes from the History of the Papacy, it also features episodes from The History of Ancient Greece by R...2019-11-241h 21