Nabonide, le dernier roi de Babylone

C’est une petite communauté qui vénère Jean Baptise. Ni juifs ni chrétiens, ils sont considérés comme gens du Livre par l’islam et ils ont survécu pendant des siècles en Mésopotamie. L’histoire des Sabéens Mandéens, avec Claire Lefort, docteure en Anthropologie et chercheuse à l’ ...  Show more

En 522 de notre ère, Najran en Arabie, ville chrétienne, a été le théâtre d’un massacre retentissant dont les échos sont arrivés jusqu’à Byzance, et dont on retrouve la trace dans le Coran, cent ans plus tard. Avec Christian Robin, membre de l’Institut. Programmation musicale : Y ...  Show more

Known as the 'King of the World' and the last great king of Assyria, Ashurbanipal bestrode the ancient Mesopotamian world as a warrior but also a scholar, ruling the great Assyrian empire at the height of its power.In this episode, Tristan Hughes is joined by Assyriologist Dr Sel ...  Show more

A suspected royal poisoning. A bloody rebellion in Sicily. A dying king fleeing across the mountains. The stage is set for the reign of one of the coldest rulers from all of the Middle Ages: Philip the Fair.  A Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts ...  Show more

Despite being one of the most visited historic spots on the planet today, Petra was once a so-called ‘lost city,’ hidden from western eyes in a vast desert landscape for hundreds of years.

What is the story of this rose-red ancient city and its inhabitants? The power ...

This is History is taking a trip to France, to bring you the bloody tale of one of the canniest, cruellest and most handsome kings in all of the Middle Ages: Philip the Fair. Dan Jones speaks to Danièle Cybulskie about Philip’s incredible reign, and what we can expect from this s ...  Show more