Ancient History & Civilisations
Every Sleep Stories episode about Ancient History & Civilisations, newest first.
The Story of Ancient Egypt
The Egyptians turned a river's flood calendar into an empire, then spent centuries stacking stone just to prove no pharaoh would be outdone at building big.
The Story of Ancient Rome
A mythical founding story eventually grew into an empire spanning three continents, and Rome's ambition and engineering still shape the world today.
The Story of Ancient Greece
City-states, philosophers, and one extremely ambitious conqueror, ancient Greece quietly shaped how the Western world still thinks.
A Journey Through the Bible
One of the most influential texts in human history, examined through its historical context and the archaeology behind its stories.
The Story of Ancient Persia
Cyrus the Great built one of history's largest empires, and his successors spent centuries expanding a culture that connected three continents.
The Story of the Ancient Middle East
Writing, cities, law codes, empires, an enormous amount of what we call civilization got invented here first.
The Story of the Silk Road
Not really one road, and not really just about silk, this trade network moved goods, religions, and ideas across entire continents.
The Story of the Pyramids
Massive stone monuments built without a single modern machine, and archaeologists are still arguing about exactly how.