389 Episodes

  1. Encore: The Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank

    Published: 7/8/2025

  2. The Roman Conquest of the Hellenistic World

    Published: 7/3/2025

  3. Who was Thomas More? Interview with Dr. Joanne Paul

    Published: 6/26/2025

  4. Listen Now: Liberty Lost

    Published: 6/23/2025

  5. Rome Enters the Hellenistic World

    Published: 6/19/2025

  6. War and the Hellenistic World

    Published: 6/12/2025

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

    Published: 6/5/2025

  8. Wondery Presents: How to Survive Against the Odds

    Published: 6/2/2025

  9. The Final Defeat of Hannibal Barca

    Published: 5/29/2025

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

    Published: 5/22/2025

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

    Published: 5/15/2025

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

    Published: 5/8/2025

  13. Experiencing the Battle of Cannae

    Published: 5/1/2025

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

    Published: 4/24/2025

  15. Hannibal Invades Italy

    Published: 4/17/2025

  16. The Carthaginian Conquest of Iberia

    Published: 4/10/2025

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

    Published: 4/3/2025

  18. Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat

    Published: 3/31/2025

  19. Rome in the Middle Republic

    Published: 3/27/2025

  20. The First Punic War

    Published: 3/20/2025

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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.