Titoli in Mondiale

From the first cuneiform tablets to the fall of Mosul, Iraq’s history is a relentless saga of invention, conquest, and tragedy. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the cradle of civilization, where the Sumerians built the first cities and the Assyrians carved an empire in blood. They explore the ziggurats of Ur, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Abbasid capital of Baghdad, which once housed the House of Wisdom amid a golden age of science and poetry. But this is no mere chronicle of glory: the show also dissects the Mongol sack of Baghdad, the Ottoman centuries, the British mandate ...

Constantinople—later Istanbul—stands as the world's only city to have served as the capital of two universal empires: the Christian Roman (Byzantine) and the Islamic Ottoman. In this series, Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the city's transformation from the foundation of Nova Roma by Constantine the Great in 330 CE to the conquest by Mehmed II in 1453, and its evolution into a modern Turkish metropolis. We explore the theological controversies that split Christendom at the Council of Chalcedon, the Nika Riots that burned half the city, the strategic brilliance of the Theodosian ...

For over two millennia, the Silk Road was the world's circulatory system, pumping goods, gods, and germs across Eurasia. In Silk Road Empires, hosts Lucas and Luna trace the dusty caravans from Xi'an to Antioch, unearthing the empires that controlled these arteries: the Han dynasty's westward push, the Kushan kingdom's Buddhist crossroads, the Sasanian Persian customs posts, and the Tang dynasty's cosmopolitan heyday. They explore how the Mongol Empire under Chinggis and Khubilai Khan imposed a 'Pax Mongolica' that allowed friars like William of Rubruck and merchants like Marco Polo to travel ...

From the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Narmer to the Arab Spring that toppled Hosni Mubarak, 'The History of Egypt' traces 5,000 years of civilization along the Nile. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the Old Kingdom’s pyramid builders, the religious revolution of Akhenaten, the empire of Ramesses II, and the Ptolemaic era of Cleopatra. Explore the Persian, Greek, Roman, and Arab conquests; the Mamluk sultanate; Ottoman rule; the British occupation; and the rise of modern nationalism under Nasser. Debates include the nature of pharaonic divinity, the role of the Nile in ...

From the eastern Roman capital of Constantinople to the sprawling Ottoman sultanate and the modern Turkish republic, the land that is now Turkey has been a crossroads of empires, faiths, and cultures for over two millennia. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through this layered history, starting with the foundation of Byzantium, the reign of Justinian and Theodora, and the construction of Hagia Sophia. They explore the rise of the Seljuks, the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 under Mehmed II, and the empire's golden age under Suleiman the Magnificent. The show dives deep into the ...

Afghanistan has long been called the 'graveyard of empires'—a place where the ambitions of Alexander the Great, the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, the Ghaznavids, the Mongols under Genghis Khan, the Mughals, the British Raj, the Soviet Union, and the United States all faltered. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, explores the deep history of this rugged crossroads from the ancient Indus Valley civilization's northern outposts to the rise of the Kushan Empire, the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road, the stunning minaret of Jam built by the Ghurid dynasty, and the fierce resistance of the ...

Algeria's past is a crucible of civilizations, from the Numidian kingdoms and Roman Africa to the rise of the Rustamid imamate and the Ottoman regency. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, plunges into the violent rupture of French colonization after 1830 — the conquest that devastated the indigenous society, the land seizures that turned peasants into sharecroppers, and the settler colonialism that created a two-tiered world. We trace the resistance of Emir Abdelkader, the Kabyle uprisings, and the crushing of the Mokrani Revolt. The 20th century brings the rise of the Parti du Peuple ...

Bengal's history is far more than a footnote in the British Raj. This podcast explores the region's ancient kingdoms—from the Gauda and Pala empires to the Bengal Sultanate—and its pivotal role as a crossroads of trade, culture, and rebellion. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise and fall of dynasties like the Senas and the Mughal subahdars, the flourishing of Bengali literature under the Sultanate, and the catastrophic Bengal Famine of 1770. They delve into the Battle of Plassey (1757), the expansion of the British East India Company, and the emergence of Calcutta as a colonial...

From the sands of pre-Islamic Arabia to the corridors of global power, the history of Saudi Arabia is a story of transformation unlike any other. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise of the first Saudi state in 1744 under Muhammad ibn Saud and the alliance with reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, whose puritanical interpretation of Islam still shapes the kingdom today. The show traces the brutal expansion of the House of Saud across the Arabian Peninsula, the demise of the first and second states, and the eventual establishment of the modern Kingdom in 1932 by Abdulaziz ibn Saud. ...

From the Indus Valley Civilization to the world’s largest democracy, the Indian subcontinent has been a crucible of human achievement, conflict, and transformation. Join Lucas and Luna as they chart the full arc of India's history: the rise of the Harappan cities, the Vedic age, and the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta and Ashoka, whose embrace of Buddhism reshaped Asia. They explore the Gupta Golden Age, the Delhi Sultanate, and the Mughal Empire — from Babur's victory at Panipat to Shah Jahan's Taj Mahal and the decline under Aurangzeb. The show investigates the British East India ...

From the bloody trauma of Partition to the nuclear-armed nation of today, Pakistan's history is a story of contested identity, military rule, and relentless political struggle. Lucas and Luna trace this arc from the collapse of the Mughal Empire, through the rise of the All-India Muslim League and Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Two-Nation Theory, to the 1947 Radcliffe Line that carved Punjab and Bengal. They examine the early crises of state-building, the 1971 Bangladesh War that shattered the original vision of a united Pakistan, the cycles of military coups under Ayub Khan, Zia-ul-Haq, and Pervez ...

Iran is not just a country—it is a civilization. From the Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus the Great, through the Parthian and Sassanian dynasties, to the Safavid, Qajar, and Pahlavi eras, and finally the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this show traces the full arc of Persian history. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the opulent palaces of Persepolis, the intellectual ferment of the Zoroastrian priesthood, the clash of Alexander the Great, the Mongol invasions, the rise of Shi‘ism as state religion, the Constitutional Revolution of 1906, the oil nationalization crisis under Mohammad ...

From the sun-scorched plains of Mesopotamia to the frozen tundras of Russia, this show pits history's most formidable rulers head-to-head, not in battle but in legacy. Lucas and Luna dissect the reigns of Augustus Caesar, who transformed Rome from republic to empire; Chandragupta Maurya, who unified India under a bureaucratic juggernaut; and Genghis Khan, whose Mongol horde reshaped Eurasia. They examine how Cleopatra VII wielded diplomacy and seduction to delay Rome's conquest of Egypt, and how Ashoka the Great traded his sword for the dharma wheel, spreading Buddhism across Asia. The ...

Tucked between the soaring peaks of the Himalaya and the plains of the Ganges, Nepal has long been a crossroads of cultures, religions, and empires. This show traces the history of the Nepal Valley from the ancient Kirat kingdom through the Licchavi dynasty—whose exquisite stone inscriptions and towering chaityas still stand—to the Malla golden age of art and urbanism in Patan, Bhaktapur, and Kathmandu. Lucas and Luna explore the Newar civilization, the rise of the Shah dynasty under Prithvi Narayan Shah, and the bloody unification campaigns that forged modern Nepal. They delve into the ...

From the ancient city-states of Ebla and Mari to the war-torn present, Syria's history is a tapestry of human civilization spanning over ten millennia. Lucas and Luna guide you through the rise and fall of empires that fought for this fertile crescent: the Akkadians, Amorites, Hittites, and Assyrians, each leaving their mark. Explore the cosmopolitan crossroads of Palmyra under Queen Zenobia, whose brief empire challenged Rome. Walk the streets of Damascus, the oldest continuously inhabited capital, where the Umayyad Mosque stands as a testament to Islamic power. Trace the Crusader castles of ...

Adolf Hitler's Third Reich promised a thousand-year empire but collapsed in a mere twelve, leaving Europe in ruins. This show traces Nazi Germany from the ashes of the Weimar Republic to the bunker in Berlin, covering the Reichstag Fire, the Enabling Act, the Night of the Long Knives, Kristallnacht, the Blitzkrieg campaigns, the Holocaust, and the final Battle of Berlin. Hosts Lucas and Luna dissect key figures like Hitler, Himmler, Goebbels, Speer, and the resistance circles around Stauffenberg. They examine the Nazi economy, propaganda machinery, racial laws, and the complicity of ordinary ...

In June 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, the victorious Allies presented Germany with a treaty that would reshape Europe and ignite a century of conflict. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the fraught negotiations, the flawed compromises, and the devastating consequences of the peace that ended the Great War. They explore the motivations of Wilson, Clemenceau, and Lloyd George, the punitive terms that crushed the German economy, and the redrawn borders of Eastern Europe that created new ethnic tensions. The show examines the war guilt clause, the reparations ...

Sri Lanka's story is a microcosm of South Asian history: a teardrop-shaped island where Buddhism met Hinduism, colonialism collided with ancient kingdoms, and ethnic tensions erupted into a 26-year civil war. Lucas and Luna guide listeners from the arrival of Prince Vijaya in the 6th century BCE to the rise of the Anuradhapura kingdom, whose towering dagobas and monastic complexes rivaled any in India. They explore the Chola invasion of the 11th century, the flourishing Polonnaruwa period under Parakramabahu I, and the Kandyan kingdom's fierce resistance to Portuguese, Dutch, and British ...

The Safavid Empire (1501–1736) was the first native Persian dynasty to rule Iran in over 800 years, restoring Persian culture, language, and political sovereignty after centuries of Turkic and Mongol domination. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the rise of Shah Ismail I, the teenage founder who declared Twelver Shi'ism the state religion and built a theocratic military state. The show explores the empire's golden age under Shah Abbas I (r. 1588–1629), who moved the capital to Isfahan, forged diplomatic ties with European powers against the Ottoman Empire, and transformed Iran into a ...

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