A review of the influential book 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric Cline.

What caused the mysterious collapse of so many civilizations in the 12th century BCE? Did the Trojan War really happen? Were Achilles and Helen real people? Eric Cline, one of the world's leading ancient historians and archaeologists, helps answer these questions and more in the latest episode of Ancient Heroes.

It’s one of the big questions of Greek mythology that continues to be debated thousands of years later: were Achilles and Patroclus lovers? Or just platonic friends?

New evidence has come to light in this ancient mystery that may finally provide answers to the mystery of the lost tomb of Alexander the Great.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to British historian and author Andrew Chugg about his recent breakthrough findings in his search for the lost tomb of Alexander the Great.

I recently had the pleasure of posing a few questions to Jeanne Reames, ancient history scholar and author of the brand new historical fiction novel Dancing with the Lion: Becoming which tells the story of a young Alexander the Great.

Listed as one of the New York Times’ Notable Books in 2017, The Lost City of the Monkey God tells the story of how a team of archaeologists, explorers, and filmmakers recently discovered the ruins of a complex civilization in a remote, deadly region of the Honduran rainforest.

Given the vast empire he amassed in a single decade after leaving Macedon, it’s natural to wonder what he would have been able to do had he lived another 10, 20, or 30 years.

If this conspiracy theory is right, the bones buried at Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice aren’t actually Saint Mark’s. They’re Alexander’s.

At long last, I read Mary Renault’s famous historical novel The Persion Boy, the 2nd installment of her trilogy about Alexander the Great.

In these episodes of the show, we search for the mercurial tomb of the epic hero Achilles, which has been lost for hundreds - if not thousands - of years.

The burial place of Achilles, the greatest hero of the Trojan War, has intrigued travelers for thousands of years.

In this episode of the podcast, we venture into the Bronze Age to find out who the ancient Greek heroes were and what they were like. 

What made this Heroic Age special and why do we still know the stories of so many heroes today? Who were these heroes?

In this episode of the podcast, we investigate whether a mysterious army of lovers known as the Sacred Band of Thebes really dominated Greece in the 4th century BCE. 

In this bonus episode of the show, we revisit Alexander the Great's incredible reaction to Hephaestion's death. I also present my own unique theory on their controversial relationship.

My investigation into the life of Alexander the Great brought another incredible story to my attention: the rise (and fall) of the Sacred Band of Thebes in the 4th century BCE. 

Alexander the Great, Part III investigates the most controversial aspect of Alexander's life - his relationship to his companion Hephaestion. 

Alexander the Great, Part II investigates the strangest event of Alexander's career - his visit to the Oracle of Ammon at the Siwa Oasis in Northern Africa.

Alexander the Great, Part I investigates the mysterious link between Alexander and the mythic hero Achilles.