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Here on 21, we will take a close look at my list of the 21 wonders of the ancient world. We will discuss the time they were constructed in, what they looked like once they were finished, and much, much more. Profile Picture Credit:https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/wonder-ancient-world-grand-and-powerful-statue-zeus-003150

Matt Waterman


    • May 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 22.1: Beyond the 21

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 31:57


    In this episode, we conclude the show. We name the honorable mentions to the show, and wrap up the 21 wonders of the ancient world.

    Episode 21.1: The Canyon of the Crescent Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 30:48


    In this episode, we look at the last of the 21 wonders of the ancient world. A city, born of the desert and carved from the rock, this wonder is by no means the least on this list.

    Episode 20.2: No Longer the King of the Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 19:31


    In this episode, we talk about the history of the 20th wonder of the ancient world, and see how it wasn't nature which brought about its demise, but changing winds in society.

    Episode 20.1: Worthy of the King of the Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 24:35


    In this episode, we bring about the 20th wonder of the ancient world. One of the most unique construction projects ever, made from ivory.

    Episode 19.2: Legacy of Death and Brutality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 25:43


    In this episode, we conclude with the 19th wonder of the ancient world. We look at the sheer carnage that took place within its walls, making it the single bloddiest spot of ground in history.

    Episode 19.1: Arena of Sport, Arena of Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 20:49


    In this episode, we look at the 19th wonder of the ancient world. The heartbeat of the greatest empire of the western world. But one that would become overflowing with blood to the point of rupture.

    Episode 18.1: Eden Reborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 27:09


    In this episode, we discuss one of the most mysterious wonders of the ancient world, and yet, possibly, the most beautiful.

    Episode 17.2: Visible From Space?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 20:09


    In this episode, we conclude with the 17th wonder of the ancient world. Rebuilt during the 14th-17th centuries, it is often thought that this is the only man-made structure visible from space.

    Episode 17.1 What Were They Trying to Keep Out?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 21:19


    In this episode, we look at the 17th wonder of the ancient world. One of the most familiar structures in history, the 17th wonder of the ancient world has a past almost lost to history. But it's history only adds to the allure and beauty of the wonder.

    Episode 16.2: Bringing it Back From the Jungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 20:01


    In this episode, we conclude with the 16th wonder of the ancient world. We look at it's troubled history, but also, the exciting new discoveries being made that give us a glimpse as to how this wonder would've looked upon its completion.

    Episode 16.1: The Fortress in the Jungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 23:28


    In this episode, we take a look at the next wonder on our list. Hidden in the jungles of Asia and atop an impressive rock formation, this wonder is almost unknown to history, but is one of the most impressive architectural feats of the ancient world.

    Episode 15.3: The Fate of the Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 17:09


    In this episode, we wrap up the 15th wonder of the ancient world. One of the few wonders on this show to have been destroyed numerous times purely from conflict.

    Episode 15.2: God Comes Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 19:34


    In this episode, we take a little detour and examine one of the most famous structures of the ancient world, the Tower of Babel.

    Episode 15.1: Bringing the Gods to Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 21:27


    In this episode, we look at the 15th wonder of the ancient world. A mountain in southern Mesopotamia, this wonder has stood for more than 6000 years in the deserts of Iraq, and reminds us just how advanced the ancient peoples actually were.

    Episode 14.2: Destroyed Unlike the Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 22:10


    In this episode, we finish up with the 14th wonder of the ancient world. We will see how it was destroyed in a very unique fashion, but would refuse to stay down.

    Episode 14.1: Bigger Than the Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 21:29


    In this episode, we look at the 14th wonder of the ancient world. Possibly the largest temple built in the known world, this temple was the home of a powerful cult and was one of the greatest feats of engineering in the ancient world.

    Episode 13.1: Stone Giants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 27:02


    In this episode, we examine the 13th wonder of the ancient world. A wonder lost to history for almost 2000 years. Hidden in the new world, this wonder reminds us the old and new worlds were not that different.

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    21 IS BACK BABY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 1:45


    21 IS BACK! After a few months on hiatus, the show will be back next week! I am very excited to be back doing episodes as we continue down the list of the wonders of the ancient world.

    21 on Hiatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 3:58


    Sadly, 21 has to go on hiatus. School is taking up more and more of my time, and sadly the podcast, which is something that I just do for fun, has to be placed on the backburner. But never fear, we will return to our list and wonder at the magnificence of the ancient world.

    Episode 12.2: Wait, This Actually Worked?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 21:14


    In this episode, we look at what happened outside of Alesia, the site of the 12th wonder of the ancient world. We will see how these walls were launch point from where Julius Caesar launched himself into history.

    Episode 12.1: Wait, What Are We Doing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 23:09


    In this episode, we look at the 12th wonder of the ancient world. Definitely different than the rest, the 12th wonder was constructed to win a war. It created a win or die situation. But not just a win or die for the armies, but for an entire budding empire.

    Episode 11.2: Firewall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 27:13


    In this episode, we conclude our visit to the 11th wonder of the ancient world, the Great Library at Alexandria. We see how the struggle for power led to the demise of the greatest learning center in history.

    Episode 11.1: The First Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 23:29


    In this episode, we will take a look at the 11th wonder of the ancient world. Unlike the rest of the wonders we have covered so far, this wonder is not a wonder due to magnificent structure, treasure, or ruler. It is a wonder because it was truly one of a kind. Possibly the greatest collection of information until the founding of the internet.

    Episode 10.2: The Décor of a Fancy Tomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 23:37


    In this episode, we look at the décor of the Mausoleum of Mausolus. Some of the most exquisite, beautiful carvings in the ancient world, these decorations elevated the mausoleum from an elaborate tomb to wonder of the ancient world.

    Episode 10.1: The Origin of a Fancy Tomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 20:59


    In this episode, we are back to one of the original seven as we look at the 10th wonder of the ancient world. This one left such a lasting impression on the people who saw it, that we get our modern word mausoleum from this amazing wonder.

    Episode 9.4: The Worlds Most Legendary Artifact

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 31:47


    In this episode, we explore one particular rabbit trail about the Temple of Solomon; the Ark of the Covenant. We discuss a number of theories about where the Ark is, and I give my personal theory which, if correct, would answer two of the biggest mysteries of the ancient world.

    Episode 9.3: The Worlds Most Contested Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 25:34


    In this episode, we conclude our visit to the 9th wonder of the ancient world, King Solomon's Temple to Jehovah at Jerusalem. We will see how the temple was originally destroyed, rebuilt, only to be thoroughly destroyed again.

    Episode 9.2: The World's Most Expensive Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 26:37


    In this episode, we see what King Solomon had made for the interior of the Temple of the Lord. The amount of gold, silver, and bronze used in the construction of the Temple has yet to be matched in history.

    Episode 9.1: The World's Most Sacred Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 28:57


    In this episode, we look at the 9th wonder of the ancient world, the Temple of Solomon. Built during the greatest reign of any king in history, this temple was perhaps the most expensive building in the world, ever.

    Episode 8.3: The Fading of the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 26:29


    The Great Lighthouse stood for more than 1000 years in the harbor of Alexandria. In this episode, we look at what happened to it over those 1000 years, how it fell, and how their are plans to bring pieces of it back to the light.

    Episode 8.2: Seeing the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 19:47


    In this episode, we do something a little different. We read a number of first hand descriptions of the Pharos and its impact on the ancient and medieval worlds.

    Episode 8.1: The Light of the Ancient World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 24:19


    In this episode, we move on to the 8th wonder of the world, the Great Lighthouse of Alexandria. This wonder is truly the legacy of one of the greatest generals to ever live. And with the help of the Lighthouse, Alexandria grew to one of the biggest, most important cities of the ancient world.

    Episode 7.2: Early Decline, Eternal Reverence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 23:14


    In this episode, we finish up with the Temple Complexes along the Avenue of the Dead. One of the most elaborate temple complexes ever created, it creates more unknowns and asks more questions to us today than we have answers to.

    Episode 7.1: Rome of the Americas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 22:52


    In this episode, we will cover the seventh wonder on the list, the Temple complexs along the Avenue of the Dead. Arguably the greatest religious site in MesoAmerica, it was still used by the Aztecs more than 1000 years later.

    Episode 6.2: Resurection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 20:57


    In this episode, we conclude with the TerraCotta Army. We look at how the TerraCotta Army was made, and why it disappeared from the historical record for more about 2000 years.

    Episode 6.1: The Army of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 24:19


    In this episode, we look at the 6th wonder on our list, the TerraCotta Army. Built to guard the impressive tomb for the first emperor of China, this army is truly one-of-a-kind in the world even to this day.

    Episode 5.5: Inspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 21:49


    In this episode, we will look at the inspiration for the 5th wonder on our list. Two other massive pyramids built in Egypt before the Great Pyramid of Giza and served as inspiration for the biggest pyramid in Egypt.

    Episode 5.4: The Dark Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 22:53


    In this episode we look at the history of the Great Pyramid of Giza. We will look and see who came to visit it, how it impacted the world, and how the discoveries made about the Great Pyramid of Giza give us a better understanding and appreciation for the ancient people.

    Episode 5.3: Still As Mysterious Today

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 17:54


    In this episode, we dive deep into the heart of the Pyramid. We look at what the interior of the Pyramid looks like, as well as a new, fascinating discovery in the interior of the Pyramid.

    Episode 5.2: Covered in White and Capped with Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 21:54


    In this episode, we look at what the completed Pyramid would've looked like. We also see how the Great Pyramid of Giza inspired a number of works to be built upon the Giza Plateau.

    Episode 5.1: The World's Most Iconic Gravesite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 24:30


    In this episode we look at the fifth wonder on our list. This wonder needs no introduction, as it is certainly the most famous building in the world and recognizable to anyone and everyone.

    Episode 4.2: Trajan's Bridge is Falling Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 19:04


    In this episode, we discuss what happened to Trajan's Bridge upon it's completion. We will see if the Romans were successful in their military campaign in which they used this magnificent bridge, and how much of it still stands today.

    Episode 4.1: Bridging the Edge of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 24:17


    In this episode, we are on to the fourth wonder on our list. While certainly not the most well known of structures, the fourth wonder on our list is perhaps one of the most impressive structures ever built.

    Episode 3.2: Celebrations Cut Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 22:27


    In this episode, we will loot at what happened to the Colossus upon it's completion. We will see when it fell, and even how much it weighed.

    Episode 3.1: To Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 24:00


    Here, we move on to the third wonder on our list. We look at the massive military conflict that led to the construction of the third wonder on our list from a pile of rubble.

    Episode 2.2: Gateway to Past Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 19:19


    In this episode, we will discuss what happened to the Ishtar Gate and how it ended up in a country more than 1000 miles away.

    Episode 2.1: Gateway to Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 22:29


    In this episode, we will look at the second wonder on our list; the Ishtar Gate. Once considered to be a wonder of the ancient world, The Ishtar Gate is truly one of the greatest buildings in the ancient world.

    Episode 1.3: For the First Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 22:26


    In this episode, we take a detailed look at the battle of Qadesh. This was the main account told on the tales of the walls of Abu Simbel. This battle was ground zero for Ramses II's ascension from Pharaoh to legend and god.

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    Episode 1.2: Saving the Temples

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 22:07


    In this episode, we will take a look at what happened to Abu Simbel and Egypt after the temple's completions. We will also see how it is still standing for us to appreciate and marvel at today.

    saving temples abu simbel
    Episode 1.1: Temples of Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 22:44


    In the first episode, we take a look at the first wonder on our list. We look at it's construction and what the finished wonder would've looked like in all it's glory.

    Episode 0: Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 7:30


    Introduction. Here we lay the groundwork for the show and introduce the topic.

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