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The Ancient World Podcast is about the deep Treasures of the Past, the Greek Tradition, the Biblical Stories, the Roman Empire and the Great Rebirth of the Florentine Renaissance. Enjoy!

In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating stories of intrigue, artifacts, illustrations, and detailed descriptions from primary sources of intriguing personalities.

Whether complete or only fragmentary, the 930 extant Dead Sea Scrolls irrevocably altered how we look at and understand the foundations of faith and religious practice. Now you can get a comprehensive introduction to this unique series of archaeological documents, and to scholars' evolving understanding of their authorship and significance, with these 24 lectures. Learn what the scrolls are, what they contain, and how the insights they offered into religious and ancient history came into focus.

There are many mysteries in the world, from Bigfoot to Aliens, but some run deeper than we can imagine and are older than time itself. This comprehensive program contains decades of intense research from some of the world’s leading authors on ancient mysteries. International best-selling author, Robert Bauval reveals his amazing research into the hidden legacy of ancient Egypt. Philip Gardiner, a leading authority on serpent worship, exposes the biggest religious cover-up in history.

Secrets of the Serpent: After years of research, the real religious history of the world can be told. In Secrets of the Serpent, Philip Gardiner for the first time reveals that the world’s most mysterious places were once sacred to the Serpent Cult. The Cross of Thoth: Deep within the great pyramid is a secret that has remained hidden for over 4000 years. An ancient instrument designed to unlock mysteries that have baffled mankind for generations. The Real BloodlineTim Wallace-Murphy talks about the real bloodline of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene....

Aliens may have been on Earth since the dawn of time, and the truth about their visitations over the eons is far more profound than we realize. Our ancestors developed ways of contacting these aliens and called them gods, beings of light, shining ones, and the watchers. They gave great knowledge, and after tens of thousands of years, mankind had the ability to create civilization. We built huge monuments in their name and recorded our contact with them in fables, myths, legends, folklore, and religion, but they were in fact alien invaders, and we were the subjects of their rule.

Earth has a past so mysterious that even today we are mystified by enigmas of the ancient world. New evidence suggests that we are a race with amnesia and that we are only now beginning to comprehend the truth to our ancient origins. We will unravel the secrets of ancient stone circles and monoliths, discover the truth behind the enigmatic Easter Island, the mystery of the death of Alexander the Great, explore the wonder of the Shroud of Turin and the Knights Templar and delve deep into the extraterrestrial files and ancient aliens.

Explore pyramids around the world even more mysterious than those in Egypt as well as bizarre "Alien" archaeological artifacts that defy comprehension.

Witness breathtaking marvels of ancient architecture that showcases the ancient engineers’ mastery with each structure that continues to hold secrets of human endeavors and imagination. Their origin and placements have puzzled experts for centuries, with some speculating extraterrestrial involvement, and to this day the skies over these enigmatic structures have been the stage for countless UFO sightings, defying explanations from military and scientific experts

Welcome to a world of mystery and legend. From supposed stargates to powerful deities; from fantastic giants to steampunk-style science fiction. This is not an alien planet or a fantasy land; this is planet Earth of the past. And yet, it was a world of wonder and great physical and mental achievements. Now, even with our modern-day science, there are a great many remnants of the ancient world that remain an enigma. From the great civilizations of antiquity, we will discover the amazing works of architecture and art.

From the mysterious origins of civilization to startling revelations about the pyramids, discover how the ruling elite have hidden ancient knowledge from the masses for millennia. We are just now beginning to re-discover our true past. Many believe we know all there is to know about our ancient past, but nothing could be further from the truth. Discover the amazing secrets that our ancestors knew and subsequent generations have forgotten. We will see how the ruling elite hid and destroyed evidence and further darkened our vision of the past.

There are many mysteries in our world, from crop circles to Sasquatch, but some run deeper into our collective past than we can imagine. Today, we are finding undiscovered pyramids, lost cities, strange man-made objects, and more, buried deep within the mysterious layers of the Earth's past. New discoveries abound and it appears we have barely scratched the surface of what lies ahead in reclaiming our ancient history.

New discoveries of pyramids, lost cities and epic sites, strange man-made objects, and more explored. Uncover mysterious layers of our Earth.

Planet Earth of the past was a world of wonder with great physical and mental achievements. Now, even with our modern-day science, there is much of the ancient world that remains unknown. Discover the enigmas that baffle experts and archeologists even today—the enigmas of the ancient world.

Much of what was known, found, and built in the deep past is now shrouded in legend and myth. From ancient stone circles to monoliths to enigmatic Easter Island and the deaths of ancient kings, along with many other found artifacts. Discover the endless mysteries that the ancient world conceals.

No understanding of human life, individual or collective, could be complete without factoring in the role and contribution of these history-shaping teachers. Now, this 36-lecture series takes you deep into the life stories and legacies of these four iconic figures, revealing the core teachings, and thoughts of each, and shedding light on the historical processes that underlie their phenomenal, enduring impact.

Here, Cosimo proudly presents Book 4 of Ancient Egypt, in which Massey discusses the Egyptian Book of the Dead as the “pre-Christian word of God,” and explores the idea that Amenta, the threshold to the Egyptian underworld, is the first overt expression of a human desire for a noncorporeal afterlife. Massey goes on to connect the “mystery of the mummy” to “the mystery of the Christ” by likening the Christian dogma of physical resurrection to the Egyptian impetus for mummification.

Your ticket from the twenty-first century to the era of Jesus and the first Christians. A listenable, two-volume introduction placing the entire New Testament and early Christianity in its original context, written by distinguished scholar and author N. T. Wright. An ideal guide for students...

A modern approach to an ancient tradition, The Ultimate Guide to Shamanism teaches you how to incorporate shamanic practices and ceremonies into your everyday life. A popular spiritual practice today, shamanic practice spans civilizations, continents, and countries. Indeed, it can be traced as...

This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source of shared cultural identity over the millennia.