Podcasts by Fan of History

181. 550s BC part 4 - Greece from 2023-11-29T02:00:22

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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What's New In History - Bonobos and Herpes and Kissing, Oh My! from 2023-11-22T02:00:21

What else can be more fun than Dan and Bernie talking about Bonobos, Herpes, and Kissing with some History and Philosophy mixed in?? Check it out!

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180. 550s BC part 3 Cyrus the Great: The Revolt that Shaped an Empire from 2023-11-15T02:00:05

In this episode we delve into the riveting story of Cyrus the Great's audacious revolt against the Medes, a pivotal moment that not only redefined the ancient Near East but also laid the foundat...

179. 550s BC part 2 - Three kings of Babylon from 2023-11-01T02:00:50

The unlikely events in Babylon that lead to the rise of Nabonidus, the last and final king of Babylon.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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What's New In History - A New Formula for the Growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire from 2023-10-25T20:58:15

While I was microwaving some leftovers Garry stopped by to talk about his new and original contribution to biblical history. This brilliant and witty Aussie realized the traditional way of calcu...

What's New In History - Go Fly a (Desert) Kite from 2023-10-11T01:00:28

At the dawn of aviation pilots were seeing what looked like enormous kites (4 kilometers enormous!) throughout the Arabian desert. It turns out they are something ingenious thought up by our anc...

177. 560s BC part 7 - the semi-legendary Buddha from 2023-10-04T01:00:07

Bernie och Dan look into the semi-legendary figure Siddharta Gautama and tries to compile the legends into one historical narrative.

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What's New In History - Extracting DNA from Artifacts from 2023-09-27T01:00:54

20,000 years ago, a woman living in Siberia put on a pendant fashioned from a deer tooth. She wore it for a long time, perhaps until she died or lost the artifact. Now, thousands of years later,...

176. 560s BC part 6 - did Buddha really exist? from 2023-09-20T01:00:14

Bernie och Dan talk looks into the historical facts about Buddha. Did he really exist and if so, when and what did he do?

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

What's New In History - The Dead Sea Scrolls from 2023-09-13T07:25:32

A serendipitous discovery led to one of the most significant finds of the 20th Century - The Dead Sea Scrolls. Also known as the Qumran Scrolls for the site they were found, scholars are still t...

What's New In History - The Dead Sea Scrolls from 2023-09-13T07:25:32

A serendipitous discovery led to one of the most significant finds of the 20th Century - The Dead Sea Scrolls. Also known as the Qumran Scrolls for the site they were found, scholars are still t...

175. 560s BC part 5 - China "The Spring and Autumn Annals" from 2023-09-06T01:00:30

Bernie and Dan talk about what's going on in China... and it's a LOT! We have a lot of details now and we put it all together for you. Bernie has found the Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu and wil...

What's New In History - The mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke solved from 2023-08-30T01:00:32

In the late 1500's the English colony in Roanoke Virginia vanished without a trace. All the people - GONE. Nothing left but a cryptic message. Now thanks to DNA evidence and the keen senses of y...

174. 560s BC part 4 - Croesus from 2023-08-23T01:00:25

Bernie och Dan talk about Croesus, king of Lydia, and his impact on Middle East politics. The Lydian king has to juggle relations with the Medes, the Babylonians and also - to the west - the gre...

What's New In History - Did Columbus Know About the New World BEFORE He Sailed? from 2023-08-16T01:00:32

A recent discovery in a 14th Century document sheds new light on the "discovery" of America. Bernie and Dan will enlighten you on this and of course other things like Polynesians, sweet potatoes...

173. 560s BC part 3 The final years of Nebuchadnezzar II from 2023-08-09T01:00:17

Bernie and Dan talk about Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, pious prince, the favorite of the god Marduk, exalted ruler who is the beloved of the god Nabû, the one who deliberates (and) acquires ...

What's New In History - Are there Homo Floresienis still living on Flores Island?? from 2023-08-02T01:30:26

In the far reaches of Indonesia lies Flores, a long narrow island of high mountains, precipitous cliffs, and deep ravines. While doing fieldwork on this remote island, our guest today - anthropo...

172. 560s BC part 2 - Rome from 2023-07-26T01:00:38

Bernie och Dan talk about what's going on in Rome and its all about the reforms of Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome. The reforms set the stage for the upcoming republic.

This i...

What's New In History - Huge Cache of Roman Tweezers Found from 2023-07-19T09:20:18

Bernie: I'm not sure if I laughed more recording or editing and listening to this episode! Dan and I discuss an archaeological find at Roman settlement in England and hilarity ensues. Enough sai...

171. 560s BC Part 1 - Greece from 2023-07-12T01:30:57

Dan och Bernie give you some sports results from the olympics, news about the rise of tyrants and the founding of Heraclea Pontica and Barca. The power of Sparta is growing and Pisistratus gains...

What's New In History - Artificial Intelligence (AI) from 2023-07-05T01:30:17

It's a Three-Fer! Dan joins Bernie in this episode where we're on the bleeding edge of historical research (and we're not referring to tip of a spear!)

1. How scholars are using AI to ...

170. 570s BC part 4 - Babylonia from 2023-06-28T01:00:01

Dan and Bernie goes to Babylonia and the ongoing reign of Nebuchadnezzar II.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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What's New In History - OLD Roman coins found in Sweden from 2023-06-21T01:00:53

We were blessed to have an expert on this period of Roman history that's also pretty good with Swedish geography on this one... and it's our favorite podcaster Dan Horning!

In this epi...

169. 570s BC part 3 - Greece from 2023-06-14T01:00:16

Dan and Bernie visit Greece and their colonies where we find a tyrant with a new torture device, the founding of the Nemean Games, and colonies founding colonies. All that plus Dan and Bernie ha...

What's New In History - Cryptids in Denmark? from 2023-06-07T07:05:08

This is the real thing! A respectable anthropologist's new book lays out a good case for the existence of truly ancient people in a remote area. Is it really Denmark? You'll have to listen to fi...

168. 570s BC part 2 - Rome from 2023-05-31T01:00:57

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus is assassinated by the sons of Ancus Marcius. The king's widow has to think fast and what could possible be a better solution than to assign that blessed slave as the n...

What's New In History - Roman Camps found in the Jordanian Desert from 2023-05-24T01:00:15

Roman history expert Dan Horning joins Bernie on this episode of "What's New in History". 

An archeologist makes a serendipitous discovery without lifting a shovel, but what does ...

167. 570s BC part 1 - China - The Battle of Yanling from 2023-05-17T01:30:49

We're in the heart of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. Our time now is the pre-dawn of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism with the states in the central plains at each other's th...

What's New In History - Let’s Go Back to Assyria! from 2023-05-11T07:50:04

We’re bringing sexy back! Well, we’re bringing back the Assyrian Empire which Fans of Fan of History find sexy. This dig near Mosul Iraq, in the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh by Iraqi and...

166. 580s BC part 6 - China from 2023-05-03T01:00:19

In this SEVENTH episode of the 580's Dan and Bernie go to China for another battle and some new archeology. We're in the Spring and Autumn period where the jockeying for power and battles are st...

What's New In History - Did Agriculture Really lead to Humans Settling Down? from 2023-04-26T01:00:47

Yes it’s all true…

The recent discovery of a 11,400-year-old village in Turkey challenges ideas of when and why humans first settled down. Excavations at monumental site Karahan Tepe, near...

165. 580s BC part 5 - Cyrus the great from 2023-04-19T01:00:20

Could this be the most famous person Dan and Bernie have podcasted about? Move over Baby Yoda... we've got baby Cyrus the Great! Maybe he's not a Jedi master but soon he will be the master of a ...

What's New In History - Gorillas on Boats from 2023-04-12T01:00:23

As Dan would say WHAT??!!

Dan joins Bernie on this episode of What’s New In History where we learn that our hominid ancestors probably were “sailing” something like a HALF MILLION YEAR...

164. 580s BC part 4 - The Battle of the Eclipse from 2023-04-05T01:00:21

Lots of hard to pronounce names in this one and lot's going on!

Nebuchadnezzar - who's still on the warpath

Psammetichus - RIP

Ankhnesneferibre - Listen to Dan and Bernie p...

What's New In History - Ramses II, Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh from 2023-03-29T01:00:22

A discussion with Professor Peter Brand about his latest book, Ramses II, Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh.

Ramesses II was the most magnificent and iconic pharaoh in Egyptian history. His rei...

163. 580s BC part 3 - ROME from 2023-03-22T02:00:35

It's a dream come true for Dan! He uses his great knowledge of ancient Rome to tell us more about the early, early days of the city and the legendary king Tarquin. You won't find a deeper dive t...

What's New In History - Table of Gods from 2023-03-15T02:00:12

But unlike any cookbook you’ve ever seen! Bernie talks with Assyrian author Arim Hawsho about his soon to be published “cookbook”. It’s a cookbook but much, much more than that! Have a listen to...

162. 580s BC Part 2 - Hanno the Navigator from 2023-03-08T02:00:19

Thank You to Matt Breen of The Explorer's Podcast for help with this podcast!

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What's New in History - The Most Important Find in Israel is Just a Lousy Comb? from 2023-03-01T02:00:02

In our latest episode of “What’s New In History”, Bernie tells of a recent discovery in Israel of a 3700 year old comb. But it’s more than meets the eye after a second look.

T...

161. 580s BC part 1 - Greece from 2023-02-22T02:00:23

We go to Ancient Greece in this episode and meet Pythagoras the underage boxer, Thales the OG of western philosophy, and find out how the Greeks would execute you (hint it's not hemlock!)

What's New in History - Is Judaism a younger religion than previously thought? from 2023-02-15T02:00:15

Bernie collaborates with Gil Kidron of “A Podcast of Biblical Proportions” who’s expert slicing and dicing of The Book of Exodus results in some stunning findings!

Show notes:

Li...

160. The Babylonian siege of Jerusalem part 2 from 2023-02-08T02:00:25

Find out WHO is the Babylonian agent, and what happens when King Zedekiah rebels against Nebuchadnezzar. This is a major event in world history with ripple effects down to this day and Gil give...

What's New In History - Elusive Yeast That Gave Rise to Lagers Found in Europe for the First Time from 2023-01-25T02:00:31

Humans have a LONG history with brewing. For example… did people really CHEW their beer?? Bernie takes us way back to the first evidence of humans brewing beer and returns to the present with a ...

159. The Babylonian siege of Jerusalem part 1 from 2023-01-11T02:30:37

Special guest Gil Kidron in the first of a 2 part series on the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II. This is a major event in world history with ramifications till this day. You will not hea...

What's new in history - Prehistoric Surgery – with a ROCK! from 2022-12-28T02:00:13

Dan and Bernie talk about ancient surgeons from a long, LONG time ago!

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158. 590s BC part 4 - The hits keep rolling in! from 2022-12-14T02:00:22

Why is Dan sad? Is it because there are more guys in the infant Roman senate than what’s left of the whole mighty Assyrian Empire? Or is because we kill off a whole lot of “Great Civilizations o...

What's new in history - Pantheon sinkhole from 2022-11-30T02:00:14

A serendipitous event reveals something unexpected in Rome.

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157. 590s BC part 3 - Greeks These Days from 2022-11-16T02:00:22

Lots of things going on in this episode! We find out what a bear paw REALLY is, A king (of Kings) is born, Greeks on tour are tagging artifacts in Egypt, and is Nebuchadnezzar really looking for...

What's new in history - Opium in the Levant from 2022-11-02T09:00:11

We introduce our NEW PODCAST! "What's New In History?"

Israeli Archeologists Make a First-Ever Discovery

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156. 590s BC part 2 - Greece from 2022-10-19T01:30:42

What is happening in Greece? LOTS of stuff!

A new colony in Sicily, chemical warfare near the shrine of Delphi, the "lyrical poet" of Lesbos Sappho, the Olympics of course and if that's no...

155. 590s BC part 1 - China - The Battle of Bi from 2022-10-05T19:25:52

Dan and Bernie go to China to fight the Battle of Bi and find some BIZARRE stories. We go to India too and meet a wise sage.

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154. BERNIE AND DAN TOGETHER IN SWEDEN! 600's BC - Kids These Days with Their Fancy Coins from 2022-09-21T01:30

Bernie, Dan, and Enkidu are in the same room in Stockholm and introduce the world's first coins.

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153. 600s BC part 4 - The Book of Mormon from 2022-09-07T01:00:05

Nebuchadnezzar Builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon... NOT!

Ashkelon is sacked and the Babylonians invade Egypt! Cyrus I becomes king of Anshan and is dealing with some Elamites. Elamites...

152. 600d BC Part 3 Make Babylon Great Again from 2022-08-24T01:00:37

It's the last gasps of the Empire! Babylon and Egypt have EPIC BATTLES with Egyptians in the Assyrian heartland (!) Josiah makes the classic Judean blunder, Medes and Scythians are tearing it u...

151. 600s BC part 2 The Lion on the Cheese Grater from 2022-08-10T01:00:04

Dan and Bernie visit the new Greek colony of Marseilles which kicks off a naval battle between the Greeks and Carthaginians. The Greeks get a taste of their own medicine when an indigenous tribe...

150. 600s BC part 1 Japanese ear wax from 2022-07-27T01:00:26

In this episode we will go to China and meet King Ding and discuss cauldrons and to Japan were Dan och Bernie start to discuss Japanese earwax.

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149. 610s BC part 5 After the fall of Nineveh from 2022-06-29T01:00:49

The capital of the empire has been reduced to sand but the empire still somehow fights on after after its glorious last stand. Suddenly there is a glimmer of hope - an old ally rallies to the de...

148. 610s BC part 4 The fall of Assyria from 2022-06-15T01:00:33

For 300 years the Assyrians have terrorized their neighbours, built pillars of heads and taxed their vassals into oblivion. This is where it ends. In these final two parts of the 610s BC we disc...

147. 610s BC part 3 Rome from 2022-06-01T01:30:20

Dan and Bernie have finally reached Rome!

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146. 610s BC part 2 Greeks everywhere! from 2022-05-18T01:00:08

Dan and Bernie visits the Greek colonies.

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145. 610s BC part 1 China and Endgame 619-616 BC from 2022-05-04T01:00:52

The king's lusty half brother and a beautiful bored barbarian princess/queen stir up trouble! The high king in Zhou runs into problems and needs to be rescued by warlords who have actual armies,...

144. 620s BC part 4 Setting the scene for the endgame from 2022-04-20T01:00:08

Let's wrap up the 620's and set the stage for the big events of the 10's! Plus find out what we think happened to a philosopher from 60,000 BC...

The endgame for the Neo-Assyrian Empir...

143. 620s BC part 3 Ashurbanipal dies again from 2022-04-06T01:00:03

We make Ashurbanipal even MORE dead, another eunuch goes wild, and a new force is rising in Babylonia!

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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142. 620s BC part 2 China from 2022-03-23T02:00:21

Dan and Bernie go to China in the Spring and Autumn period once again. Its time for the Battle of Xiao between Qin and Jin and we meet some 10 foot tall creatures who like to eat their frogs and...

Bonus episode History on Fire The siege of Jerusalem by Daniele Bolelli from 2022-03-17T11:29:25

"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.

As we were invovled in researching episode 85 of History on Fire we were allowed to publish this episode ...

141. 620s BC part 1 Assyrian armor in China! from 2022-03-09T02:00:55

Assyrian armor found in China. In China?? SCYTHIANS! NEW COLONIES! Sappho and Aesop are born and we talk about Zoroaster and a Zoroastrian named Velma who ritualistically ...

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140. 630s BC part 6 from 2022-02-23T02:00:42

Dan and Bernie visit the Greece colonies.

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139. 630s BC part 5 from 2022-02-09T02:00:39

It's time for sports in the Olympic Games.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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138. 630s BC part 4 from 2022-01-26T02:00:06

Dan and Bernie goes to Egypt and Juda.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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137. 630s BC Part 3 from 2022-01-12T02:00:20

Dan and Bernie return to China and the Cannibal king.

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136. 630s BC part 2 from 2021-12-29T02:00:22

Dan and Bernie talk about the new invention of longitude and latitude.

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135. 630s BC Part 1 of 6 from 2021-12-15T02:00:13

Dan and Bernie go to China and discuss the Duke of Song and bad stepmothers.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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135. 630s BC Part 1 of 6 from 2021-12-15T02:00:13

Dan and Bernie go to China and discuss the Duke of Song and bad stepmothers.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

If you like what we do you can support the...

134. Assyrian Intelligence Service from 2021-12-01T02:00:01

Dan and Bernie discuss the Assyrian Intelligence Service.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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133. Economy and hunting in Assyria from 2021-11-17T09:05:31

Dan and Bernie the economy and hunting in Assyria.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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132. Religion in Assyria part 2 from 2021-10-20T01:00:13

Dan and Bernie continue to discuss religon in Assyria.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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131. Religion in Assyria part 1 from 2021-10-06T01:00:27

Dan and Bernie discuss religion in Assyria.

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130. Justice in Assyria from 2021-09-22T01:00:06

Dan and Bernie discuss the legal system in Assyria.

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129. The power pyramid part 3 from 2021-09-08T01:00

Dan and Bernie has reached the bottom of the pyramid of power.This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www....

128. The power pyramid part 2 from 2021-08-25T01:00

Dan and Bernie talks about powerful people in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, including chief eunuch in the Assyrian court.This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you ...

127. The power pyramid part 1 of 3 from 2021-08-11T01:00

Dan and Bernie continue to discuss life in the Assyrian court and how the great Assyrian empire was controlled from the top down.

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126. Monarchy in Assyria from 2021-07-28T01:00

Dan and Bernie discuss how the monarchy worked in Assyria.

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125. Family life in Assyria from 2021-07-14T01:30:38

Dan and Bernie discuss family life in Assyria.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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124. Weather in the Assyrian Empire from 2021-05-26T14:45

Bernie an Dan talk about the weather. 

BERNIE: “So Dan how’s the weather in Sweden?”  

DAN: “COLD!”

NO, NO, NO … it’s not small talk! 

How much di...

123. Epic of Gilgamesh part 3 from 2021-05-13T04:56:33

part 3 of the epic retelling of the epic

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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122. The Epic of Gilgamesh Part 2 from 2021-04-28T01:00

We were just getting warmed up last time! The epic continues with Gilgamesh’s clever plan to civilize the wildman Enkidu by introducing him to Shamhat the sacred prostitute. From there it’s all ...

121. Epic of Gilgamesh Part 1 from 2021-04-14T01:30

A special guest talks to Bernie about the very ancient “Epic of Gilgamesh” in part 1 of this multi-part series. In this episode you’ll meet Gilgamesh the ancient king of Uruk, Sam the Scribe, an...

120. Into the exile with Bernie and Garry from 2021-03-31T01:00

In this bonus episode Bernie and Garry discuss the Babylonians exporting the people of Juda to Babylon at the beginning of “The Exile”.

That… and some side trips to the Bahamas with Nazi’s...

119. History with Cy Part 2 from 2021-03-17T02:30

Final part of Bernie’s discussion with Cyrus Cama from Youtube channel History with Cy.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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118. History with Cy Part 1 of 2 from 2021-03-03T02:00

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118. History with Cy Part 1 from 2021-03-03T02:00

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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117. The library of Ashurbanipal from 2021-02-17T02:00

Despite all the wars, the massacres and the garden parties there is one thing Ashurbanipal, king of the Universe, king of Assyria, is most well known for. That is his magnificient library - the ...

116. Famous Women in Ancient History – Enheduanna & Taputti from 2021-02-03T02:30

In this special episode Fan of History researcher Kaitlyn and Bernie discuss the first recorded poet and first recorded scientist in history – and they were BOTH women! Bernie goes on a tan...

115. 640s BC Part 6 from 2021-01-20T02:30

“He’s a Legend”

Yes… Dan is indeed a legend but also Tullus Hostilius and our new favorite Greek poet who can even convince Ashurbanipal he’s an A-hole! Don’t miss this wr...

114. 640s BC Part 5 No more camels! from 2021-01-05T23:30

"No More Bloody Camels!!”

The Duke of Song brings even more hits to the 640’s…. Ashurbanipal campaigns against the Arabs while back in China Duke Huan is dealing with “Eunuchs Gone Wil...

113. 640s BC Part 4 Doug the Cimmerian Warlord Demon King from 2020-12-22T23:30

“Sour Grapes”

Another jam packed episode! Ashurbanipal remodels his “Bit-Riduti” and proves he’s O.G. by throwing a lovely Garden Party with a macabre twist fit for an Assyrian Emperor. We...

112. 640s BC Part 3 War in the Land of Elam from 2020-12-08T23:30

"War in the Land of Elam"

There's lots of fighting in the "Land of Elam" as Ashurbanipal and the Assyrians invade three times in this decade. Find out what happens to the cities, the count...

111. 640s BC Part 2 from 2020-11-24T23:30

"Kids these days!”

This episode has it all...Sports! Monsters! Fighting! Even learn what an Olympic sport and a Greek prostitute have in common...

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110. 640s BC Part 1 from 2020-11-10T23:30

The Great Rebellion Part 2

Ahurbanipal and Shamash Shuma Ukin are still fighting all over the empire but the end will come in a fiery climax. Plus learn a “new” way to write hieroglyphics....

109. Garry Stevens and Deuteronomy part 2 from 2020-10-28T02:00

Special Episode with Garry Steven of History in the Bible Part 2

Final part of Bernie’s discussion with Garry Stevens from History In the Bible Podcast about King Josiah of Judah and Deute...

108. Garry Stevens and Deuteronomy part 1 of 2 from 2020-10-14T01:00

Special Episode with Garry Steven of History in the Bible Part 1
 Bernie talks with Garry Stevens from History In the Bible Podcast about King Josiah of Judah and Deuteronomy. (Maybe a lit...

108. Garry Stevens and Deuteronomy part 1 from 2020-10-14T01:00

Special Episode with Garry Steven of History in the Bible Part 1

 Bernie talks with Garry Stevens from History In the Bible Podcast about King Josiah of Judah and Deuteronomy. (Maybe ...

107. The history of ancient greece with Ryan Stitt part 2 from 2020-09-30T01:00

Special Episode with Ryan Stitt of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast:

The story continues in the 2nd and final part of this two part series on the relationship between Greece and ...

106. History of ancient Greece with Ryan Stitt part 1 of 2 from 2020-09-16T01:00

Special Episode with Ryan Stitt of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast:

Relationship between the Greeks and the Near East prior to the Persian Invasions. There is not one record in all t...

105. 650s BC Part 4 from 2020-09-01T22:30

An ancient graphic novel finally reveals how heads were shipped to Nineveh and its Brother vs. Brother in all out war in this final episode of the 650s

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Special episode: Shillings, Gods and Runes with Dr Robert Mailhammer from 2020-08-25T22:30

Shillings, Gods, and Runes: clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe with Dr. Robert Mailhammer

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104. 650s BC Part 3 from 2020-08-18T22:30

Join us on our continuing journey to the 650’s BC.

This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.

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103. 650s BC Part 2 from 2020-08-04T22:05

Join us on our continuing journey to the 650’s BC where a baby defeats 10 men in Greece, an Olympic record is set that will stand for centuries, and Psammetichus conducts a crazy experiment to d...

102. 650s BC Part 1 from 2020-07-21T22:05

Join us for the first episode of the 650’s where Bernie is talking more about arrows, Gyges is still alive and making his mark on the world, and Ashurbanipal beats up on Urartu.

This i...

101. Northern Europe 1000-500 BC from 2020-07-08T00:00

Archaeologist Reidar Magnusson, specialized in Northern Europe 1000-500 BC, joins Dan to talk about what was really going on in the North during the end of the bronze age. Reidar sheds new light...

100. The big celebration from 2020-06-24T01:00

Fan of History co-hosts Kevin and Brennon join Bernie and Dan to celebrate 100 episodes of Fan of History. Hear three Americans and one Swede discuss which their favorite episodes are and what t...

99. 660s BC Part 4 660 BC from 2020-06-10T02:00

It’s “Madness”… we made one whole episode about just one year! That’s right, it was a busy year for the ancients: we explore a pious fraud in Egypt, the birth of a nation in the Far East, and yo...

Special episode: History in the Bible with Garry Stevens from 2020-05-27T00:00

Bernie talks to Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast.

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98. 660s BC part 3 The Final Act: Egypt vs Assyria from 2020-05-20T02:00

For Taharqa The time is gone, the song is over, but he had something more to say. Plus see if anything happens in the year 666 or if it’s all a misunderstanding… and our friend Gyges is still on...

97. 660s BC part 2 Dan and Bernie’s Excellent Adventure from 2020-04-29T00:00

Join us in this jam-packed episode for the party of the century - the 7th Century BC that is! Babylon throws a bash, there’s major drama at the Olympics, and the beginning of one of history’s mo...

96. 660s BC part 1 What's with all the arrows? from 2020-04-08T01:00

Esarhaddon heads back to Egypt but something else happens on the way. Did he provoke the wrath of the Moon Gods? And we discover something new about the Assyrian army’s training program.

95. Egypt vs Assyria from 2020-01-01T01:34:43

The showdown between Assyria and Egypt is finally here! But after one battle Esarhaddon does something bizarre.

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94. The Esarhaddon Succession Treaty from 2019-12-03T23:03

This episode is packed with cool stuff! Fearful curses, the Switzerland of the Ancient World, and the beautiful yet crafty Queen Mother Naqi’a.

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93. Shipping heads to Nineveh from 2019-11-05T23:04

Episode 93 670s BC Episode 2 “Transporting Heads to Nineveh”

Esarhaddon is running around putting out fires all over the empire and paving the way for something big!

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92. The 670s BC part 1 from 2019-10-01T22:03

Mannasseh still manages to remain king of Judah. Phrygia gets sacked and King Midas fights his final battle against the cimmerians.

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91. Duke Huan of Qi from 2019-07-10T02:57:36

China in the 680s BC

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90. Sports of the 680s BC from 2019-06-19T02:30:05

The Fan of Sport History

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89. King Gyges from 2019-05-22T02:14:11

The 680s part 2

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88. The sack of Babylon from 2019-05-08T02:36:30

The 680s part 1

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87. Suetonius part 2 from 2019-03-06T02:29:05

The 12 emperors.

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86. Suetonius part 1 of 2 from 2019-02-20T01:51:27

Guest host David Oscarsson joins the podcast to discuss the roman author Suetonius and his most famous work “The 12 Caesars” which leads to a discussion on the early Roman Emperors. If you like wha...

85. The complaint letter to Ea-Nasir from 2019-01-09T02:56:19

The first known complaint letter in history

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83. 4900 BC from 2018-10-24T02:27:52

4900 to 4500 BC

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82. 5000 BC from 2018-09-26T02:35:07

5000-4900 BC

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81. 5500 BC from 2018-08-15T02:40:58

5500 to 5100 BC

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80. 6000 BC from 2018-08-01T02:55:01

6200 to 5500 BC

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79. 6500 BC from 2018-07-18T02:31:38

6500 to 6000 BC

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78. 7000 BC from 2018-05-23T02:49:33

The earliest writing in the world.

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76. 8500 BC from 2018-03-28T02:50:19

8500 to 7600 BC

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75. 9000 BC from 2018-03-14T02:21:23

Prehistory from 9000 BC to 8500 BC

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70. The destruction of Sennacherib from 2017-11-08T02:17

701 BC

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69. Sennacherib vs Merodach-Baladan from 2017-08-09T02:17:19

Sennacherib faces an old enemy of the Assyrian kings

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67. Sargon II king of Babylon from 2017-06-22T04:13:31

Sargon is the king of two nations now

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64. Sargon’s grand adventure from 2017-05-10T20:07:43

Sargon II gives us what no other Assyrian king has given us

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63. Sargon II the warrior from 2017-04-26T18:00:43

Sargon II fights on

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62. King Midas from 2017-04-13T03:35:11

King Midas of Phrygia becomes a new archenemy of Sargon II

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61. The true king from 2017-03-29T07:19:44

Sargon II of Assyria, king of the universe

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45. Assyria vs Urartu from 2016-08-17T04:44:19

Dan and Anna discuss the Assyrian-Urartian wars of the early 770s BC

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41. Judah from 2016-06-22T14:55:45

It is time for Judah to enter our story.

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35. Life in Sparta from 2016-03-30T18:23:52

Dan and Brennon talk about what it was like to live life as a man in Archaic Sparta

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34. Origin of Sparta from 2016-03-16T18:30:54

Brennon and Dan look at the origin of Sparta

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Carthage – Fan of History ep 32 from 2016-02-18T21:15:39

Dido finally arrives at the site where she will found her new city

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30. The first Greek colony from 2016-01-22T05:15:18

Dan and Brennon go to Al Mina, the first Greek colony.

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29. Dido from 2016-01-06T13:19:38

Dan and Brennon talk about two powerful ancient women

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25. The Empire vs The Rebel Alliance from 2015-11-11T16:46:56

Dan and Brennon discusses the wars of Shalmaneser III and other events of the 840s BC

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24. The Oath of Shalmaneser III from 2015-10-28T20:29:56

Dan and Brennon discusses the events after the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC

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22. Shalmaneser III from 2015-09-30T14:55:21

Dan and Brennon talk about Shalmaneser III, the king that had to take over the Neo-Assyrian Empire after the Lord of Massacres, Ashurnasirpal II

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21. Jezebel from 2015-09-17T07:27:01

Dan and Brennon discuss Jezebel and the events that happened in the 860s BC

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15. Ashurnasirpal II from 2015-06-25T05:47:08

Ashurnasirpal II becomes the third king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

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9. 920s BC Indiana Jones and Shoshenq from 2015-04-01T07:12:55

Brennon and Dan discusses the 920s BC and the adventures of Shoshenq, first pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty

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5.Events of the 960s BC King Mu vs The Dog People from 2015-02-05T07:04:17

Dan and Kevin talk about King Mu of Zhou China's attack on the Dog People and the first use of the title "Pharaoh". Check out the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpfp7SB_0-0 Listen

4. Events of the 970s BC Siamun and king Zhao from 2015-02-02T07:13:38

Dan and Kevin tell you about the sack of Gezer, the betrayal and death of king Zhao of China.

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