{"podcast":{"title":"The Ancients","slug":"the-ancients-6975722","podcast_index_feed_id":6975722,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/f2925f7a-eb08-471a-9958-387cb5ee6353/default","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-ancients/episodes/alexander-the-greats-biggest-battles","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6215f9e74b795a6299fd3b58/1688118301033-5d81dbbb93ddec91bc01fee4bb292511.jpeg","author":"History Hit","episode_count":642,"summary":"A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. New episodes every Sunday and Thursday. From History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T12:17:09.355963+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ancients-6975722"},"episode":{"title":"Delphi: Centre of the Ancient World","slug":"delphi-centre-of-the-ancient-world","published_at":"2026-06-28T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ancients-6975722/delphi-centre-of-the-ancient-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ancients-6975722","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-ancients/episodes/delphi-centre-of-the-ancient-world","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-ancients/e/6a356b5391d31ac0d954e476/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=maVNAfEo8hQ125ot2If7_QL63cMF7fCh0qLaPS9j9K0","summary":"For more than a thousand years, Delphi was considered a cultural centre of the ancient world. Every year a throng of pilgrims climbed the slopes of Mount Parnassus to seek the words of Apollo through the famous Oracle of Delphi. Today Tristan Hughes is joined by Michael Scott to uncover Delphi's story, the sanctuary that shaped the ancient Mediterranean. How did the Pythia become the most famous oracle of antiquity? Why did rulers travel from across the Greek world to seek its guidance? And what can Delphi’s temples, monuments and Olympic-like festivals reveal about the power and influence of this extraordinary sacred site? MORE Athens vs Persia: The Legend of Themistocles Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Keros: Bronze Age Mystery Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify We're going on * TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - grab your tickets here . Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds The Ancients is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"For more than a thousand years, Delphi was considered a cultural centre of the ancient world. Every year a throng of pilgrims climbed the slopes of Mount…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3313,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ancients-6975722/episodes/delphi-centre-of-the-ancient-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ancients-6975722/delphi-centre-of-the-ancient-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}