Episodes

"Go tell the Spartans passerby, that here, obedient to our laws, we lie...."

Guest Episode: The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Cauldron Military History)

"Eat well Spartans for tonight we dine with Hades!" - King Leonidas I

"Woe! Woe to us Hungarians! What an evil age we have entered..."

"More was lost at Mohacs" - Hungarian proverb

"If we had a military division of these birds it would face any army in the world!"

'Last fight of the Crusaders'

"Jews revolted ...Some escaped ... foreign guards dead ... SEND HELP!"

'They terrified at the impetus of the badly armed Jewish legions'

'From the depths of my wounded heart was born a terrible wish for vengeance...'

Featured Podcast: History Daily (The Battle of Gettysburg Begins)

Author James Waterson provides an in-depth look into the history of the Mamluk Sultanate, with a special focus on the reign of Sultan Baybars.

'He would not give up as long he had a single charge of powder...'

‘A man that with the feeblest means, produced the most terrible effects'

‘Go count the bleeding scalps of your murdered countrymen, of all ages, of all sexes!’

“The Christians are doing what even the Turks never did!”

“Hell was a more beautiful sight to behold.”

Season 4 Wrap-up

“Could the fall of the Roman Empire have been avoided?”

"A great and heroic character in a degenerate age"

’This country is mine and no other nation can have it!’

‘If powers at a distance come to partition Africa, I do not intend to be an indifferent spectator...’

"A last alliance against tyranny - the battle for free Gaul" Gaul hung by a thread. As Rome’s grip tightened around their homeland, the Tribal Kings met to discuss their grim reality.  Age-old rivalries were tossed aside for the sake of unity, and Vercingetorix was raised as supreme commande…

‘Rome made a desert, and called it peace’. Caesar’s first foray into Gaul had been an overwhelming success. He had vanquished one of the most powerful tribes, and their wealth had paid off his debts. Emboldened by the quick victory, he sent his legions to the distant corners of the contine…