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The Ancients

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Spotify	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 21	#7	#10	#11	#8	#6
Oct 20	#4	#5	#12	#5	#5
Oct 19	#5	#5	#14	#5	#5
Oct 18	#6	#6	#14	#6	#5
Oct 17	#8	#10	#14	#8	#9
Oct 16	#8	#10	#14	#9	#11
Oct 15	#12	#13	#14	#12	#13

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About the show

A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. New episodes every Sunday and Thursday. From History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.