Actually Interesting History
by Madeleine Moreno Smith
Making history fun, accessible, and interesting by sharing the human story behind the dates we learned about in history class.
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Episodes
S3E12: A Brief Timeline of Homo Sapiens and the Development of Civilization
21m · PublishedWhen did Homo sapiens develop? How are we related to other great apes? Did aliens change our DNA (you don’t have to listen for that answer, it’s no). Tune in to find out how we went from small groups of hunter-gatherers to building the pyramids in less then 30 minutes!
S3E11: Rulers of England, Part 2!!!
27m · PublishedS3E10: Rulers of England... Part 1
32m · PublishedS3E9: Notable Rulers of Scotland
30m · PublishedS3E8: Caligula Part 5, Live as a god, Die a Man
53m · PublishedDuring the conclusion of our coverage of Caligula, we reach the series of events for which he is best known. Did he really try to make his horse a consul? What's all of this talk about his sister?? Seashells??? The truth, if you can ever really know the truth, may surprise you! Tune in to hear the conclusion of Caligula's tale and my final thoughts. Thanks for listening!!
S3E7: Caligula Part 4, A New Emperor in Rome
44m · Published6 years after calling Caligula to Capri, Tiberius dies in ambiguous circumstances. Caligula triumphantly enters Rome a few weeks later to the delight of the Roman people. Caligula's first few months back in Rome are blissful, but perfection cannot last forever...
S3E6: Caligula Part 3, Capri and Constant Fear
34m · PublishedS3E5: Caligula Part 2, Tragedy and 4D Chess
46m · PublishedS3E4: Caligula Part 1, a Boy in Boots
36m · PublishedS3E3: The History of the Olympics
34m · PublishedActually Interesting History has 53 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 29:35:36. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 16th, 2024 02:11.