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General ancient history

Who were the Celts?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bioarchaeology: uncovering the secrets of ancient and prehistoric bodies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How the Persians were written out of history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Persepolis: the creation of the Persian empire’s foremost citadel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Persians: empire of the greats. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A legacy of inequality: the economic impact of empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Corruption in the ancient world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century

Naked statues, naughty gods & bad wine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

General ancient history

The Persian Immortals: the feared elite guard of the Achaemenid empire

Michael Wood on the Parthenon Sculptures"The case is unique: the sculptures are bound up with Greek identity". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History’s greatest mysteriesWas the Trojan War fact or fiction?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval miracle worker: how St Columba transformed Christianity in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

Q&AWhat was the Gordian Knot?

Hadrian’s Wall: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sex work: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fake history: 3 historical untruths that shaped the world

Top historical figures: 100+ of the most famous people through history – in chronological order

General ancient history

Q&AHow were fireworks made in ancient China?

Ghosts, necromancy & the underworld in ancient Mesopotamia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Irving Finkel“Ghosts were taken for granted as part of everyday Mesopotamian life”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on Afghanistan“A new world is emerging, reviving older connections”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on Tamil culture“Let’s cherish this shining light of the great Bronze Age civilisations”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Salamis, 480 BC: a horror at sea for the Persian empire

History heroNihal Arthanayake chooses Ashoka the Great (c304–c232 BC). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From Nan Madol to Karakorum: 7 cities that history forgot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

Q&AWhat was Greek fire?

General ancient history

Have empires ever been a force for good?

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