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Today is the day! We are so excited that #WomenOfMyth is officially published. We really hope you love this book as much as we do. Please tag us in your photos (if you see the book in the wild) and if you enjoy the book leave us a review. Order your copy: linktr.ee/ancienthistory…

New episode alert! Join us and @mythsbaby for an amazing adventure where we discuss the lie filled and yet surprisingly relevant to our time - Lucian's A True History. It has everything: sexy tree women, intergalactic war, & an interlude inside a whale. bit.ly/48dwwX3

New patreon episode alert! Halloween has wild ancient roots—and as a podcast, we aren’t done exploring them.  Join us as we return to the ancient origin of Samhain, and explore the fascinating, frightening, and strange story of the Jack o’Lantern. bit.ly/AHFGPatreon

On this day in 79 AD Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Fnd out more about the eruption in our Could You Survive Pompeii? episode.⁠ ⁠ Listen here: bit.ly/3Lo1fqc

It's that time of year when we celebrate all things creepy. And for this Halloween season we'll be launching a new episode (of course!) and sharing some of our favourites from the past. First up our look at werewolves in Ancient Greece. Listen here: bit.ly/3B8BG4w

Happiest of birthdays to our motorcycle Maenad-in-Chief, future bestselling romantasy novelist, lover of morally grey heroes and party girl princesses, and podcast producer extraordinare. Everyday she makes our podcast better with her incredible storytelling.

In the last episode we discussed why the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are the only Wonder that historians don’t believe existed. But there’s one audacious theory that suggests the Hanging Gardens did exist—just not in Babylon . . . Listen here: bit.ly/3Ue5PMp

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How did Jack o'Lanterns come to be? This year we're bringing you the history of Jack o'Lanterns. This week, we're preluding that by bringing you "The Romance of Jack o'Lantern"--an 1800s-era poem about the OG Jack o'Lantern himself. bit.ly/AHFGPatreon

What is it that makes the grimdark so sexy? NYTimes bestselling author Carissa Broadbent would know. Join us as we explore a world of tender and torrid love stories set amidst war and struggle. Listen here: bit.ly/3A2141i

This week, we cover what may be the most mysterious of the Seven Wonders: a wonder that rose from the desert like a mirage, whose name suggests it defied gravity; a wonder that may have never existed. Join us as we explore the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. bit.ly/4eBG54s

🍂It's October and that means it's time for our new book club pick. This month we're celebrating all things Carissa Broadbent and the epic The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Sexy vampires, smouldering hellscapes, and slow burn romance. Yes please!

Continuing our travelogue - here is another one of Jenny's photos from Denmark. This is the view from the ramparts of Kronborg Castle, the castle that was the inspiration for Castle Elsinore in Shakespeare’s Hamlet!

Today we’re going to talk about yet another giant statue in the Seven Wonders lexicon—one that was once depicted straddling the harbor at Rhodes, holding aloft a torch. Join us as we unravel the mysteries that surround this statue. Listen here: bit.ly/3TyUpT2

It's the GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON in the flesh! Look at this incredible and impressive relic of ancient Celtic culture, unearthed in Denmark! For more about the history of this stunning object, listen to our episode The Gauls: Everything Belongs to the Brave. bit.ly/2FBDKaD

This week, we are joined by one of our all-time favorite romance authors—bestselling author Katee Robert. We explore the dark & dangerous—incorporating kink into romance, what makes a dark romance so dark, & why we are endlessly falling for the villain. bit.ly/3XaM8Wq

In our episode on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus we mentioned that time Artemisia drank the ashes of her brother, Mausolus. It was a weird flex, but rooted in the story of the ancient wonder. Find out why she drank her brother's ashes here: bit.ly/4g7nX3I

New Patreon episode! In our last episode, we were introduced to Diogenes of Sinope. Diogenes, lived in a jar in the marketplace, did all his very private business right out in the open, & was one of the OG Cynics of ancient Greek philosophy. Listen here: bit.ly/AHFGPatreon

New episode alert! Today, we discuss a wonder that was built for a man who was once extremely powerful. Today, he’s known for the grandness of his tomb. Who was Mausolus? What made his tomb so great? Join us as we explore the mysteries of the Mausoleum. bit.ly/4g7nX3I

Ahead of our brand new episode we are revisiting an old favourite. Can you guess what our Amazons: Warrior Queens & Generals has to do with our Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Series? Listen here: bit.ly/AHFGAmazonsIII

On this day in 12 AD, the Emperor Caligula was born. Emperor 'Little Boots' would go on to become one of the most infamous rules in Roman history. Discover his story in our Ancient World Stark Family episodes. Listen here: bit.ly/3kvS6hl