Antiquity In Question

This episode we talk about the first two British invasions, Caesar and his legions crossed the British channel to invade a new land. We take a look into Iron age Britain before the invasions, what was known about them and Rome’s attitude towards them. What changed when Caesar launched an invasion into Britain and how the two forces fared against one enough, and finally we delve into the years after the invasions and what impacts were made into Britain! Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy-going way.

This episode talks about War Elephants, the largest creature to enter the battlefield in antiquity. We take a deeper look into their role inside the military world within the Seleucid, Ptolemaic, Carthaginian and Roman armies, as well as their political use in coins and displays of power! Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy-going way.

This episode talks about Constantine I the first Roman Emperor to legalise Christianity, we take a deeper look at Constantine to see if he really was a Christian and therefore, if he can be called the first Christian Emperor? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about the Syrian wars fought between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic empire, why were there so many wars and what where their causes? And do we actually know all the details or have we been getting it wrong for years? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta, was it this war that caused Greece to lose its independence? Or alternately, was this war just another conflict in a long process for one state to become dominant? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about the frontier between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Persians. Were they natural rivals who were forced to fight each other? Or were they simply neighbouring factions who desired the spoils of war? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about the fall of the Roman Republic, and how individuals grew to become the most powerful generals and statesmen the Republic had ever seen. Was it the leaders of the Republic that brought it to its knees, or was the fall of the Republic always bound to happen? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about the Punic wars, and how Rome went from a small faction in the Italian peninsular to controlling most of the western Mediterranean, with special guest Christopher Kearney. Was it this war that brought Rome to become the superpower we all know, or was this a small war that didn’t affect Roman history much? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about Alexander the Great, and asks the question ‘did he truly deserve the title “Great”?’ Are there any reasons as to why he should, and, is there any reasons as to why he didn’t deserve it? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.

This episode talks about the Greco-Persian wars and how the largest Empire in the known world managed to make the Greek people come together to fight them back. This podcast will also look at the identity of the Greeks and Persians and how this could have been a vital aspect as to why this war began and continued for such a long time. Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient history to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way. Co-written By Alexander Goodman and Christopher Kearney Cylinder Two by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: chriszabriskie.com/

This episode talks about the start of the classical world and how a poet named Homer impacted society and taught us what society was like at the very start. Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient history to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic or have just found an interest in history, This podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way. Co-written By Alexander Goodman and Christopher Kearney Cylinder Two by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/