# Ancient Civilisations A podcast by NOISER. The ancient world was full of wonders. Engineering marvels like the Great Wall of China and Stonehenge. Remarkable peoples like the Aztecs, the Romans and the Mongols. Infamous leaders such as Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Herod the Great. Inventors, explorers, builders, pioneers and philosophers who shaped the world we live in today. Welcome to Ancient Civilisations - the podcast that takes you back in time to discover the ancient world, one story at a time. A Noiser production, narrated by Paul McGann and John Hopkins. As featured on Short History Of... and Real Dictators. Noiser+ members get ad-free listening, exclusive content, and early access to new episodes across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions. No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. 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Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ancientcivilisations ## Latest episodes - [Julius Caesar Part 3: Murder in the Senate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/2e3bad7b42a9) (2026-05-14, 52 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9038726338.mp3?updated=1776175790 - [Julius Caesar Part 2: Rendezvous With Cleopatra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/4bd043404dd9) (2026-05-07, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6704460623.mp3?updated=1775831019 - [Julius Caesar Part 1: The Roman Dictator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/587d72c00b62) (2026-04-30, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9373748187.mp3?updated=1776169722 - [The Anglo Saxons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/7da8f02a74cb) (2026-04-23, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5497293451.mp3?updated=1776247463 - [The Silk Roads](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/c46f4e3bcebb) (2026-04-16, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3419458408.mp3?updated=1770822023 - [The Stone Age](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/f9a81f3aa92b) (2026-04-09, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1270174686.mp3?updated=1773241000 - [Shroud of Turin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/726b9cc5c63a) (2026-04-02, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8505911737.mp3?updated=1769007946 - [The First Emperor of China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/deec099955ef) (2026-03-27, 59 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7537147324.mp3?updated=1769007691 - [Introducing: Real Vikings - Episode 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/86d9fd0cb4e9) (2026-03-24, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6832575828.mp3?updated=1773244145 - [The Egyptian Sphinx](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/d59c9d0d3379) (2026-03-20, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3793342414.mp3?updated=1768409641 - [Chichen Itza](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/127f973c06ae) (2026-03-13, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4556537548.mp3?updated=1768409548 - [The Trojan War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/a03d7b19e2c5) (2026-03-06, 54 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7303426491.mp3?updated=1768409436 - [Constantinople](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/7c445a219724) (2026-02-27, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5524952305.mp3?updated=1768409300 - [The Ancient Olympics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/938be847357c) (2026-02-20, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7308893591.mp3?updated=1768409152 - [Polynesian Exploration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/0e5f3a825caa) (2026-02-13, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3468436818.mp3?updated=1767879055 - [The River Nile](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/3279c0d60e0c) (2026-02-06, 52 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3653703549.mp3?updated=1767878926 - [Petra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/b1f0cdae57de) (2026-01-23, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1589561208.mp3?updated=1773240886 - [Boudica](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/2219cfe62d8e) (2026-01-16, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3670657903.mp3?updated=1767864519 - [Angkor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/585304f10de3) (2026-01-09, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1406449260.mp3?updated=1767864555 - [Easter Island](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/9c56c6febf52) (2026-01-02, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8483467619.mp3?updated=1767864579 - [Cleopatra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/1f9fdc8d70e7) (2025-12-19, 60 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3518484662.mp3?updated=1773240751 - [Stonehenge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/4408ee15eee9) (2025-12-12, 60 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2684459876.mp3?updated=1767864746 - [The Spartans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/34e2f951a223) (2025-11-28, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5738761527.mp3?updated=1773240529 - [Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/b7efdd9c0905) (2025-11-21, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6176028037.mp3?updated=1767864847 - [The Knights Templar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/3028f449ae38) (2025-11-14, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8277816871.mp3?updated=1767864864 - [The Pyramids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/d084538f2bf0) (2025-10-31, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5636713002.mp3?updated=1773240067 - [The Samurai](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/2012f8a3fee4) (2025-10-23, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9883905198.mp3?updated=1767865162 - [Pompeii and the Vesuvius Eruption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/235299ae6114) (2025-06-05, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3375750667.mp3?updated=1767865187 - [The Gladiators](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/46a96c8bafc1) (2025-05-29, 48 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2071914469.mp3?updated=1767865101 - [The Ottoman Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/ac7e7ac69b7e) (2025-05-22, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6577772563.mp3?updated=1767864886 - [The First Persian Empire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/b654d36c6fea) (2025-05-15, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7020481528.mp3?updated=1767864510 - [The Lighthouse of Alexandria](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/b928b99ec20d) (2025-05-08, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4606597456.mp3?updated=1767864374 - [The Terracotta Army](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/20e337c10992) (2025-05-01, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4282920784.mp3?updated=1767864333 - [Attila the Hun, Part 2 of 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/007f68e0cad9) (2025-04-24, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3783154297.mp3?updated=1767864296 - [Attila the Hun, Part 1 of 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/0a4187791a7b) (2025-04-17, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1752787258.mp3?updated=1767864274 - [The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/f8f38f35fef4) (2025-04-10, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4385865050.mp3?updated=1767864247 - [Alexander the Great](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/2a4c7e1a3b1a) (2025-04-03, 49 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8102041334.mp3?updated=1767864201 - [The Great Wall of China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/1cc251677928) (2025-03-28, 54 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8445898428.mp3?updated=1767864180 - [Genghis Khan and the Mongols, Part 2 of 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/fcae7edb2165) (2025-03-21, 54 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9877508059.mp3?updated=1767864133 - [Genghis Khan and the Mongols, Part 1 of 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/a0ddb2657580) (2025-03-14, 56 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5165047799.mp3?updated=1767864091 - [The Rosetta Stone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/ae298c299ddd) (2025-03-07, 59 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9639884193.mp3?updated=1767864024 - [The Aztecs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/78d74dfcd858) (2025-02-28, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8479678359.mp3?updated=1767863980 - [The Golden Age of Athens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/d083d5c18caf) (2025-02-21, 58 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR7958103399.mp3?updated=1767863278 - [Tutankhamun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/17c0cbe75e1d) (2025-02-14, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2509085217.mp3?updated=1767863243 - [The Roman Republic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/134135c7a9f3) (2025-02-07, 61 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1311022812.mp3?updated=1767863228 - [The Maya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1790824401/005f80d10b42) (2025-01-31, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5181700902.mp3?updated=1767863355 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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