ancient egyptian history

The Lighthouse of Alexandria became iconic in both the ancient and medieval worlds. People began to call it ‘The Pharos,” after the island it stood on. It changed [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Some videos we found useful in making this episode: Our ancient sources: Diodorus Siculus: Library of History (C.H. Oldfather translation) Herodotus: The [...Read More...]

Why were Civil War-era female spies so successful in smuggling guns across enemy lines? What secret superpower gave Scythian women an edge in battle? In heavily patriarchal [...Read More...]