The Assassination of Philip and the Rise of Alexander the Great

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Two Murders at the Dawn of History (Lost Worlds Audiobook Preview)

Patrick's new book, Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World, launches May 5th, 2026! Check out this audiobook preview chapter on two murders around 5,300 years ago, hear about everything we can learn from Otzi the Iceman in the Alps and Gebelein Man ...  Show more

Past Lives: Nanaya'ila'i and the Bleeding Edge of the Assyrian Empire

Check out a scripted episode of Patrick's new show, Past Lives!Nearly 2,700 years ago, a woman and her daughter were ripped away from their homes in what is now Iran by the soldiers of the Assyrian Empire. Nanaya'ila'i was one of thousands upon thousands of people to experience t ...  Show more

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