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Fan of History

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by Dan Hörning & Bernie Maopolski

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331 episodes
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<p>Dan Horning and Bernie Maopolski discuss the events of ancient history all over the world, decade by decade, starting at 1000 BC and moving forward.&nbsp;We love history! History, History, History! That’s all we think of … History in the morning, History for lunch, History for dinner… even history right before bed! And we talk about all the key people in Ancient History – Julius Caesar, Gilgamesh, Jesus, Budha, Lao Tzu, Confucious, Solon, Pythagoras, Alexander the Great, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Herodotus, Homer,&nbsp;Ashurnasirpal, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Croesus, Cyrus the Great, and Pisistratus. And the Great Historical Civilizations in History like the Assyrian Empire, Israel, Judah, Babylonia, Egypt, Ancient Greece, Roman Republic and Roman Empire, The Zhou of China, India, and the historical civilizations of the Americas like The Olmecs, Maya, and Chauvin. We have another show on this same feed - What’s New In History - that spans all the eras of history. On What’s New in History we talk about AI, DNA studies, archeology, and characters of history like Christopher Columbus, Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Charles Darwin, and Jesus. We have guests like Daniele Bolelli of History on Fire, Gil Kidron of a podcast of Biblical Proportions, and Gary Stevens of History in the Bible.</p><p>Dan Horning Talks about history from Stockholm Sweden and Bernie Maopolski talks about history from Scranton, PA, USA&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So if you like History podcasts, like Dan Carlin Hardcore History, you will like our history podcast too!</p><br><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fanofhistory?locale=sv_SE</p><p>E-mail: zimwaypodcast (at) gmail.com for Eva and Zimway and <a href="mailto:bmaopolski@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bmaopolski@gmail.com</a> for Bernie</p><br><p>Follow Dan on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Recent Episodes

Episode thumbnail for What´s New In History - Did Accountants Build Civilization?

June 30, 2026

What´s New In History - Did Accountants Build Civilization?

Host Dan Hörning interviews archaeologist Dr. William Hafford about how numeracy and accounting may have fueled the development of early civilization.

Episode thumbnail for 240. 490s BC Ionian Revolt: The Empire Strikes Back

June 23, 2026

240. 490s BC Ionian Revolt: The Empire Strikes Back

Bernie Maopolski and Dan Hörning explore the Ionian Revolt's escalating conflict against the Persian Empire, detailing naval battles and rebel resilience.

Episode thumbnail for 239. 490s BC These ships were the beginning of troubles for Greeks and Barbarians

June 10, 2026

239. 490s BC These ships were the beginning of troubles for Greeks and Barbarians

Bernie Maopolski and Dan Hörning explore Aristagoras's Athenian embassy and the twenty ships that ignited the Ionian Revolt, setting Greeks and Persians on a collision course.

331 total episodes available with 13 transcripts

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What is Fan of History?
<p>Dan Horning and Bernie Maopolski discuss the events of ancient history all over the world, decade by decade, starting at 1000 BC and moving forward.&nbsp;We love history! History, History, History! That’s all we think of … History in the morning, History for lunch, History for dinner… even history right before bed! And we talk about all the key people in Ancient History – Julius Caesar, Gilgamesh, Jesus, Budha, Lao Tzu, Confucious, Solon, Pythagoras, Alexander the Great, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Herodotus, Homer,&nbsp;Ashurnasirpal, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Croesus, Cyrus the Great, and Pisistratus. And the Great Historical Civilizations in History like the Assyrian Empire, Israel, Judah, Babylonia, Egypt, Ancient Greece, Roman Republic and Roman Empire, The Zhou of China, India, and the historical civilizations of the Americas like The Olmecs, Maya, and Chauvin. We have another show on this same feed - What’s New In History - that spans all the eras of history. On What’s New in History we talk about AI, DNA studies, archeology, and characters of history like Christopher Columbus, Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Charles Darwin, and Jesus. We have guests like Daniele Bolelli of History on Fire, Gil Kidron of a podcast of Biblical Proportions, and Gary Stevens of History in the Bible.</p><p>Dan Horning Talks about history from Stockholm Sweden and Bernie Maopolski talks about history from Scranton, PA, USA&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So if you like History podcasts, like Dan Carlin Hardcore History, you will like our history podcast too!</p><br><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fanofhistory?locale=sv_SE</p><p>E-mail: zimwaypodcast (at) gmail.com for Eva and Zimway and <a href="mailto:bmaopolski@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bmaopolski@gmail.com</a> for Bernie</p><br><p>Follow Dan on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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