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So, if you haven't figured this out yet, I am a nerd. Nothing brings out my inner nerdery like Rome. Buckle up; we're going to be here for a while!

The story of The Poison King reaches its violent apex. We've spent lots of time with this guy. Would you consider him to be "Great?"

The king is back from his self-imposed exile in the wilderness. Let's see what he does now that he is back in control of his kingdom.

Part one of our series on Mithridates, a larger than life figure and the deadliest enemy of those obnoxious Romans. You're going to love this guy.

Wu is firmly in control. Let's follow him across his long reign to see if he earns his epithet of "The Great."

We shift our attention to the unification of China under its first Emperor, the spectacular fall of his short-lived dynasty, and the rise of the powerful Han and their greatest of rulers, Wu the Great.

Today moves us to China, where we meet all sorts of fun people, like Yu the Great, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, and many more! Ancient China was an amazing place.

The conclusion of our look at Ashoka, considered by many to be the greatest ruler in India's history, even if it didn't start out that way.

We finally meet Ashoka and find out that far from great, he was, at first, pretty awful. So why is he considered by many to be India's greatest ruler? Also, pay not attention to a verbal flub; I was sick when I recorded this!

In which we review the outlines of Indian history, including rediscovering one of the great lost civilizations in human history (only about a century ago).

The final chapter in our story about Alexander of Macedon. Spoiler alert: he dies in the course of this episode. Let's look back and judge if he really was the GOAT of GOATS.

Alexander is closing in on conquering the once-mighty Persian Empire. And you'll never believe the last words of Darius III...

Time to get Alexander out of the Hellenic world and have him square off with his Persian counterpart, Darius III.

Let's get Alexander on the throne, and track his early years as king. Also, I make a killer dad joke about a psychic.

Episode 12: Alexander III, part 1

Bonus Episode: Three New Things I've Learned About Nebuchadnezzar II

Episode 11: Darius I, Part 2

Episode 10: Darius I

Bonus Episode: Three New Things I've Learned About Ramesses II

Episode 9: Cyrus II, part 2

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Episode 8: Cyrus II, part 1

Bonus Episode: Three New Things I've Learned About Thutmose III

Episode 7: Nebuchadnezzar II, part 2

Episode 6: Nebuchadnezzar II, part 1

Bonus Episode: Three New Things I've Learned About Sargon of Akkad

Episode 5: Ramesses II, part 2

Episode 4: Ramesses II, part 1

Episode 3: Thutmose III, part 2