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Tom Holland

Tom Holland presents The Rest Is History. 56 episodes of it here, plus 6 appearances elsewhere, 53h in all, from 2013–2026.

Mostly on Carthage and the Punic Wars, Roman Life, Army and Culture and Julius Caesar.

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1. 2026640. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1)The Rest Is History1h
2. 2026641. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2)The Rest Is History1h
3. 2026642. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)The Rest Is History1h
4. 2026643. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4)The Rest Is History1h
5. 2026701. Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1)The Rest Is History1h
6. 2026702. Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2)The Rest Is History1h
7. 2025534. Emperors of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1)The Rest Is History53m
8. 2025535. Emperors of Rome: Tiberius, Slaughter and Scandal (Part 2)The Rest Is History58m
9. 2025536. Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3)The Rest Is History1h
10. 2025537. Emperors of Rome: Claudius, Paranoia and Poison (Part 4)The Rest Is History1h
11. 2025553. The Last Viking: Warrior of the New Rome (Part 2)The Rest Is History1h
12. 2025568. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy (Part 1)The Rest Is History55m
13. 2025569. Hannibal: Elephants Cross the Alps (Part 2)The Rest Is History58m
14. 2025570. Hannibal: The Invasion of Italy (Part 3)The Rest Is History56m
15. 2025571. Hannibal: Roman Bloodbath at Cannae (Part 4)The Rest Is History58m
16. 2024412. Romans in Space: Star Wars, Dune and Beyond...The Rest Is History53m
17. 2024421. Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (Part 1)The Rest Is History58m
18. 2024422. Ancient Carthage: Rise of a Superpower (Part 2)The Rest Is History53m
19. 2024423. Carthage vs. Rome: The Wolf at the Gates (Part 3)The Rest Is History49m
20. 2024424. Carthage vs. Rome: Total War (Part 4)The Rest Is History53m
21. 2024426. History's Greatest MonkeysThe Rest Is History58m
22. 2024445. The Habsburgs: Secrets of a DynastyThe Rest Is History56m
23. 2024460. The Empress of the ApocalypseThe Rest Is History53m
24. 2024491. History's Greatest Beards: From Egyptian Queens to Medieval Conquerors (Part 1)The Rest Is History46m
25. 2024499. The Roman Conquest of Britain: Julius Caesar’s Invasion (Part 1)The Rest Is History48m
26. 2024500. The Roman Conquest of Britain: The Empire Strikes Back (Part 2)The Rest Is History56m
27. 2024501. The Roman Conquest of Britain: Boudicca’s Reign of Blood (Part 3)The Rest Is History54m
28. 2024502. The Roman Conquest of Britain: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 4)The Rest Is History59m
29. 2024520. Warlords of the West: Barbarian Heirs of Rome (Part 1)The Rest Is History51m
30. 2024523. Charlemagne: Return of the Kings (Part 1)The Rest Is History50m
31. 2024524. Charlemagne: Pagan Killer (Part 2)The Rest Is History53m
32. 2024525. Charlemagne: Emperor of the West (Part 3)The Rest Is History1h
33. 2023304: The Murder of Julius CaesarThe Rest Is History57m
34. 2023305: The Fall of the Roman RepublicThe Rest Is History56m
35. 2023340: Hadrian and AntinousThe Rest Is History49m
36. 2023355: Roman Apocalypse: Pompeii 79 ADThe Rest Is History46m
37. 2023369. The Colosseum: Rome's Arena of DeathThe Rest Is History53m
38. 2023377. Baghdad: Crossroads of the Universe (Part 2)The Rest Is History45m
39. 2023Episode 276 - Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age with Tom HollandThe History of Byzantium45m
40. 202212 Days: Nero's succession and the fall of the Byzantine EmpireThe Rest Is History32m
41. 2022134. Crossing the Rubicon: The rise of Julius CaesarThe Rest Is History39m
42. 2022135. Crossing the Rubicon: The die is castThe Rest Is History37m
43. 2022156. When did the Roman Empire fall?The Rest Is History54m
44. 2022157. Byzantium and the Ghosts of RomeThe Rest Is History48m
45. 2022176. The Jews Against Rome (Part 2)The Rest Is History32m
46. 2022177. The Jewish Revolt (Part 3)The Rest Is History53m
47. 2022196. Julius Caesar & Cleopatra (Part 2)The Rest Is History41m
48. 2022197. Antony & Cleopatra (Part 3)The Rest Is History40m
49. 2022209. Londinium (Part 1)The Rest Is History53m
50. 2022217. Plague and the decline of the Roman EmpireThe Rest Is History50m
51. 2022218. Theodora: Empress of Byzantium (Part 1)The Rest Is History49m
52. 2022219. Justinian: Making Rome Great Again (Part 2)The Rest Is History39m
53. 2022220. Justinian & Theodora: The Secret History (Part 3)The Rest Is History53m
54. 2022224. Roman HolidaysThe Rest Is History58m
55. 2022227. Portugal: On the Edge of the World (Part 1)The Rest Is History48m
56. 2022260: Croatia: The Man Who Saved The Roman EmpireThe Rest Is History52m
57. 2022262: Tunisia: Dido of CarthageThe Rest Is History30m
58. 2020Ep. 30: Greeks From the Ground and Persians From Heaven ft. Tom HollandYoung Heretics49m
59. 2020Episode CXLI - Translating SuetoniusEmperors of Rome16m
60. 2020Jason and the Golden FleeceThe Ancients54m
61. 2014Episode 57 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the SwordThe History of Byzantium35m
62. 2013A fresh look at an Ancient Greek classicHistoryExtra podcast39m