385 Episodes

  1. Rome Enters the Hellenistic World

    Published: 6/19/2025

  2. War and the Hellenistic World

    Published: 6/12/2025

  3. On Ancient History and Our Shared Heritage: Interview with Professor Walter Scheidel

    Published: 6/5/2025

  4. Wondery Presents: How to Survive Against the Odds

    Published: 6/2/2025

  5. The Final Defeat of Hannibal Barca

    Published: 5/29/2025

  6. Why Was Carthage Such a Threat to Rome? Interview with Dr. Bret Devereaux, Part 2

    Published: 5/22/2025

  7. The Rise of Scipio Africanus and the War in Iberia

    Published: 5/15/2025

  8. Why Didn't Cannae Win the War for Hannibal?

    Published: 5/8/2025

  9. Experiencing the Battle of Cannae

    Published: 5/1/2025

  10. Combining Ancient DNA and History: Interview with Dr. Pontus Skoglund

    Published: 4/24/2025

  11. Hannibal Invades Italy

    Published: 4/17/2025

  12. The Carthaginian Conquest of Iberia

    Published: 4/10/2025

  13. Rome, Carthage, and the Punic Wars: Interview with Dr. Bret Devereaux

    Published: 4/3/2025

  14. Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat

    Published: 3/31/2025

  15. Rome in the Middle Republic

    Published: 3/27/2025

  16. The First Punic War

    Published: 3/20/2025

  17. How and Why Rome and Carthage Went to War in 264 BC

    Published: 3/13/2025

  18. Rebroadcast: Peasants' Rebellions and Resistance

    Published: 3/6/2025

  19. Soldiers and Labor Markets in the Hellenistic World: Interview with Dr. Charlotte van Regenmortel

    Published: 2/27/2025

  20. Listen Now: Scam Factory

    Published: 2/24/2025

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Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is.Listen to Tides of History on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to bonus episodes available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/tides-of-history/ now.