Fan of History
The Fan of History and Brennon discuss the events of ancient history all over the world, decade per decade, starting at 1000 BC and moving forwards. Learn all about the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the mighty Pharaohs and the great kings of the Zhou Dynasty and more. Meet personalities like Ashurnasirpal II, Homer, Sennacherib, king Mu and the Buddha.
- Website
- http://magicgatheringstrat.com/category/fohcast/
- Description
- Podcast category for Fan of History
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2025-03-26 10:40
- last episode published
- 2025-03-26 00:01
- publication frequency
- 14.45 days
- Contributors
- Dan Hörning
- Owner Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 266
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- Categories
- Society & Culture Games & Hobbies Video Games History
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| 2025-03-26 |
What´s New In History - Dead Scrolls Society: AI vs. Vesuvius A volcanic eruption in 79 CE buried a villa. Two thousand years later, an AI read its scrolls.In this episode of What’s New in History, we dive into the jaw-dropping breakthroughs that let artificial intelligence peek inside the carbonized scrolls of H... |
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| 2025-03-19 |
212. 510s BC part 2 - The Empire Strikes First: Darius’ Persian Machine and the Scythian War Darius the Great wasn’t just a king—he was the architect of the Persian Empire. In the 510s BC, he faced two major challenges: conquering the Scythians, and organizing the largest empire the world had ever seen. But what happens when you try to conquer... |
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| 2025-03-12 |
What´s New In History: We Figured out Rome's Dodecohedron Mystery! Rome left us roads, aqueducts, and massive temples—but they also left us a mystery. The Roman Dodecahedron is one of the most bizarre artifacts of the ancient world—found across Europe but with zero explanation. No Roman texts mention it. No art depict... |
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| 2025-03-05 | Darius is firmly in charge of the Empire, so what's next? Well go get a bunch of wives for one!Dan takes us through the beginning of Darius' reign of this HUGE empire.Another thing to think about... are we seeing the true birth of the "Axial Age"? Budd... | |
| 2025-02-26 |
What´s New In History - What's New in History With Alex Petkas From Republic to Autocracy, How Ancient Rome Warns Us About Democracy’s FragilityAlex Petkas is a writer, entrepreneur, and the host of Cost of Glory, a podcast celebrating Western Civilization's eminent heroes. With a PhD in Classics from Princeton Un... |
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| 2025-02-19 | We wrap up the Roaring 520s BC with a stellar cast of characters: The Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Darius and more! Tying up loose ends in China, a young Confucius meets the wise old Taoist sage Lao Tzu and the foundation of Chinese thought is birthed r... | |
| 2025-02-12 | Most high school students are busy with math and history—but Michael Hoffen took it a step further and learned ancient Egyptian! In this episode, we talk with the teen author of Be a Scribe!, a beautifully illustrated book that follows young Pepi’s jou... | |
| 2025-02-05 | In 524 BC, the unthinkable happened—four capitals in ancient China were engulfed in flames on the same day. But this wasn’t a random disaster; it was foretold. In this episode, we uncover the prophecy, explore the political intrigue surrounding the fir... | |
| 2025-01-29 | One of our favorite recurring guests, Gil Kidron, has another podcast about movies and we had a wild time discussing the 1956 classic movie "The 10 Commandments" starring Charlton Heston, Yule Brenner, John Derrick and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Ama... | |
| 2025-01-22 | The 520s BC in China were anything but quiet. With states like Qi and Jin vying for influence, leaders like Zichan rising to prominence, and strange omens hinting at disaster, this decade laid the groundwork for one of the most extraordinary events in ... |