# The Story of Malta: The Fortress Island of the Mediterranean — Fexingo History

A podcast by Fexingo. Malta, a speck of limestone in the central Mediterranean, has been a fortress coveted by empires for millennia. From the Phoenicians to the Romans, the Arabs to the Normans, and most famously the Knights of St. John, every power understood that controlling Malta meant controlling the sea lanes between east and west. In this series, Lucas and Luna trace the island's extraordinary history: the mysterious temple builders who erected Ġgantija and Ħaġar Qim before the pyramids; the catacombs and mosaics of Roman Melite; the Great Siege of 1565 when the Knights, led by Grand Master Jean de Valette, repelled the Ottoman war machine of Suleiman the Magnificent; the Baroque flowering of Valletta, a ‘city built by gentlemen for gentlemen’; the brutal French occupation under Napoleon and the subsequent Maltese revolt aided by Britain; the island’s role as the HMS Mediterranean ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier’ during World War II, enduring the most intense bombing campaign in history; and the post-war journey to independence, republic status, and EU membership. Along the way, we explore the Maltese language — a unique Semitic tongue infused with Sicilian and English — the enduring legacy of the…

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## Latest episodes

- [Malta's Hidden War: The Knights vs Barbary Pirates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/f64cf565074a) (2026-10-28, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0270.mp3
- [Malta's Forgotten Slave Quays and the Knights' Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/c66bb4ac9967) (2026-10-27, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0269.mp3
- [Malta’s Secret Slave Quays and the Knights’ Harbours](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/02ca6a02d6cb) (2026-10-26, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0268.mp3
- [Malta’s Knights and the Barbary Corsairs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/67ad0a0f4b64) (2026-10-25, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0267.mp3
- [Malta's Great Siege and the Art of War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/f0ee53ada8c4) (2026-10-24, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0266.mp3
- [The Knights' Secret War Against the Barbary Corsairs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/d83d6a5722d5) (2026-10-23, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0265.mp3
- [The Maltese Language: A Semitic Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/b553bbd2b129) (2026-10-22, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0264.mp3
- [Malta’s Ancient Sunken Gardens and Roman Agriculture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/db747eab3950) (2026-10-21, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0263.mp3
- [Malta's Ancient Sunken Gardens and Roman Agriculture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/177edaee5b05) (2026-10-20, 5 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0262.mp3
- [The Maltese Language: A Semitic Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/2fb5ab8908a2) (2026-10-18, 6 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0261.mp3
- [Malta's Secret War: The Knights vs The Barbary Corsairs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/6b8e0d4dc0f7) (2026-10-17, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0260.mp3
- [Malta's Pirate Kings and the Knights of St John](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/60bbe1332c77) (2026-10-17, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0259.mp3
- [Malta's Underground War: The Lascaris Caverns](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/e9fb6e0ad3fa) (2026-10-12, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0258.mp3
- [Malta's Roman Mosaics and Daily Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/112dd252f7c2) (2026-10-10, 12 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0257.mp3
- [Malta’s Jewish Quarter and the Inquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/db98f573118b) (2026-10-09, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0256.mp3
- [Malta’s Medieval Labyrinth: The Knights’ Secret Engineering](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/054530e0bee8) (2026-10-08, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0255.mp3
- [Malta's WWII Siege: The George Cross and the Winter of 1942](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/b8a4eb3b2659) (2026-10-07, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0254.mp3
- [Malta's Hidden Jewish Quarter and the Inquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/d0f3a6306e23) (2026-10-06, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0253.mp3
- [Malta’s Royal Malta Rifles: Empire’s Last Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/c743869d1e67) (2026-10-05, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0252.mp3
- [Malta’s Hidden Jewish Quarter and the Inquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/28b69ce7df34) (2026-10-04, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0251.mp3
- [Malta's Medieval Labyrinth: The Hypogeum Discovery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/ed41de665be3) (2026-10-03, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0250.mp3
- [Malta’s Phoenician Roots and Ancient Trade Ports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/80176cc96712) (2026-10-02, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0249.mp3
- [Malta's Phoenician Roots and Ancient Trade Ports](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/0b7c76e2b13b) (2026-10-01, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0248.mp3
- [Malta’s Lost Phoenician Port and Ancient Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/dafd02230408) (2026-09-30, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0247.mp3
- [Malta's Forgotten Jewish Quarter and the Inquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/4d9b92429498) (2026-09-29, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0246.mp3
- [Malta’s British Governors and the Empire's Last Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/c1fdd7f305b1) (2026-09-28, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0245.mp3
- [Malta’s Forgotten Laborers: The Knights’ Hidden Workforce](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/7773e22848f9) (2026-09-27, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0244.mp3
- [Malta's British Governors and the Empire's Last Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/a00a7d4c30c4) (2026-09-26, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0243.mp3
- [Malta's Forgotten Water Wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/a162db1afacb) (2026-09-25, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0242.mp3
- [Malta's Secret War: The Knights vs The Barbary Corsairs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/1b44aa78bb48) (2026-09-24, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0241.mp3
- [Malta's British Governors and the Empire's Last Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/f5a71e94731d) (2026-09-23, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0240.mp3
- [Malta's Hidden Water Wars: The Knights' Secret Engineering](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/36a56f3287d0) (2026-09-22, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0239.mp3
- [Malta's Knights: The Secret War Against Slavery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/e76152b81345) (2026-09-21, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0238.mp3
- [Malta's Bronze Age: The Mystery of the Megalithic Temples](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/5fa4e23399db) (2026-09-20, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0237.mp3
- [The Maltese Slave Market and the Ransom Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/dcccbc6579c8) (2026-09-19, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0236.mp3
- [Malta's Lost Labyrinth: The Knights' Underground Water Wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/7058f8bb960e) (2026-09-18, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0235.mp3
- [Malta's Forgotten Famine: The Year the Island Starved](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/025510edb2c2) (2026-09-17, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0234.mp3
- [Malta's Underground Water Wars: The Great Siege Survival](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/2d87e19f5b2f) (2026-09-16, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0233.mp3
- [Malta's Knights: The Naval War and Barbary Rivals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/ead88e342710) (2026-09-15, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0232.mp3
- [Malta's Secret Spy Ring: Espionage and the Great Siege](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/59ec2b5bc206) (2026-09-14, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0231.mp3
- [The Great Siege of Malta: The Battle That Saved Christendom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/c6ec5850c0ac) (2026-09-13, 11 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0230.mp3
- [Malta's Great Siege: The Knights' Last Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/e9469b57ff6a) (2026-09-12, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0229.mp3
- [Malta's Knights: The Secret Life of Hospitaller Women](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/c2159970a37e) (2026-09-11, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0228.mp3
- [Malta's Ancient Defenses: The Tal-Assur Walls](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/e8af9f992810) (2026-09-10, 7 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0227.mp3
- [Malta's Great Siege: The Knights' Last Stand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/45bfc86ff54b) (2026-09-09, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0226.mp3
- [The Knights of Malta's Secret Naval War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/31c5ef16b5ba) (2026-09-08, 8 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0225.mp3
- [Malta's Hidden Catacombs: The City Beneath Valletta](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/cba2217536e9) (2026-09-07, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0224.mp3
- [Malta's Knights and the Politics of the Mediterranean](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/24b3ede73554) (2026-09-06, 10 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0223.mp3
- [Malta's Knights and the Barbary Slave Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/95d711f94037) (2026-09-05, 9 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0222.mp3
- [Malta's Knights and the Barbary Slave Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1895465859/0354889d7667) (2026-09-04, 14 min): audio https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-story-of-malta/episode-0221.mp3

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