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Ashes and Empires: The Ancient World Behind the Bible
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The Ancient World
by Scott C.
Today: #176 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #170 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the History combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | #176 | #170 |
| Oct 26 | #186 | #180 |
| Oct 25 | #168 | #161 |
| Oct 24 | #199 | #192 |
| Oct 22 | #161 | #154 |
| Oct 21 | #185 | #178 |
| Oct 20 | #183 | #176 |
| Oct 19 | #191 | #185 |
| Oct 18 | #153 | #146 |
| Oct 16 | #196 | #190 |
| Oct 15 | #174 | #168 |
| Oct 14 | #147 | #140 |
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