Experience history through a series of individuals' lives, linked by the years of their birth and death.
Each episode focuses on one historical figure, covering their entire life and the influences that shaped them. Then, in the same year their story ends, the next episode begins with the birth of our next featured figure. Through this format, we'll explore history up until relatively modern day to see how we are all Linked by History.
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Why is Liu Bei the hero in Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Why is Liu Bei the hero? He's not exactly a "good guy" compared to the other main players. Don't get me wrong. He's not a bad guy either, and ultimately that is why I think he gets the nod. He doesn't do the actual worst things, so by default, he's kind of the best.It's a form of logic, and good enough for framing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel the way it i's framed. Feel free to agree/disagree and tell me why!
#history #historyshorts #liubei #romanceofthethreekingdoms #dynastywarriors #sunquan #historytime
11 Dec 2025
5 Key Differences Between Gladiator II Lucilla and the real Lucilla.
Gladiator II's Lucilla may have been fit the plot better, but the real Lucilla is so much more interesting...and at the risk of being obvious, is more realistic. She's rather flawless in the movies but the actual person from history is imperfect like the rest of us.
#history #gladiator #gladiator2 #romanhistory #historytok #historicalfigures #movietok #podcastsoftiktok
10 Dec 2025
How historically accurate was Lucius Verus from Gladiator I+II? The answer will (not) shock you.
Lucius Verus was a real person. Lucius Verus from the movie is a fiction. That's not surprising. Movies are made for entertainment, not education. But just how much of his life in the movies was made up?Well, pretty much all of it.#history #historyfacts #gladiator #gladiator2 #romanhistory #historicalfigures #historyshorts
9 Dec 2025
Every Historical Inaccuracy About Gladiator II's Co-emperors, Geta and Caracalla
The historical truth of Gladiator's 2 co-emperors, Geta and Caracalla. Part of that reality is my inability to pronounce Caracalla. Oh well.
#history #romanhistory #gladiator2 #gladiatorii #historicalfigures #knowyourhistory #history
8 Dec 2025
Gladiator's Maximus Decimus - How Historically Accurate Was He?
Maximus Decimus may have been a fictional character created for the movie Gladiator, but that doesn't mean there's not a hint of truth to his story. With multiple key similarities to a man named Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus, one could argue that part of Maximus was historically accurate. The question: how much?I'll be posting another short soon about Lucius Verus, the boy from Gladiator and star of Gladiator 2. Then, I'll follow that up with my fourth podcast episode about Maximus's love interest, Lucilla herself.#gladiator #gladiatormovie #historicalfigures #historicalfacts #maximusdecimus #romanhistory #history
9 May 2025
Wei Huacun - The First Female to Found a Major Religion
Females that have founded religions are a rare breed, and Wei Huacun (252 - 334 AD) did it first. Thanks to her efforts in the late 3rd century, the founding tenets of Shangqing Taoism were given life. Though the Taoist sect didn't technically start until Huacun's successor organized the religion, he gave full credit to her as the founder. Barely anybody practices Shangqing Taoism anymore, but it was the dominant force of the Tang dynasty in the 8th and 9th century. Perhaps not surprisingly, ...
8 Mar 2025
Sun Quan - Wu's King in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but Hardly a Romantic
Sun Quan (182-252 AD) grew up in one of China's most tumultuous eras, The Three Kingdoms period. At birth, no one expected anything of him or his family. Yet, this chaotic period, filled with rebellions, plagues, and civil war, offered his father the chance to catapult his family into the limelight. For the first 18 years of Sun Quan's life, his father, and later his elder brother, dominated the battlefields. They attracted talented followers with their magnetic personalities, but both fought...
20 Dec 2024
Lucilla: Easily Marcus Aurelius's Best Kid
Historian and expert Dr. Edward J. Watts explores how Lucilla's life story reveals the complexities of power and resilience in ancient Rome, offering a nuanced understanding of ambition and its consequences.
11 Nov 2024
Pliny the Elder: Roman Author of the World's First Encyclopedia
Send us a textWhat do you get when you combine a naturalist with a disciplined soldier? None other than Pliny the Elder (23 - 79 AD). With a work ethic few could match, he produced tome after tome of insights into the natural world. He did all of this while primarily working as either a soldier, lawyer, or governor until meeting his end in Pompeii. Ever dedicated to the empire, the only thing Pliny loved more than Rome was natural science.Want to read more about this episode's characters or a...
11 Nov 2024
Wang Mang: Usurper of the Western Han Dynasty
Send us a textAdherent to Confucianism corrupted by absolute power or clever plotter who feigned virtuousness to usurp the throne? The life of Wang Mang (45 BC - 23 AD) was seemingly full of contradictions but just how much he plotted in advance of his coup is unclear. We'll explore his upbringing in the stable Han Empire, then follow along as he grows from revered Confucian practitioner to reviled emperor. Afterward, you can decide for yourself the truth of his intentions. Want to read more ...
11 Nov 2024
Kanishka the Great: Warrior Emperor Who Promoted Peaceful Buddhism
Send us a textWhat happens when you raise a boy as a warrior from birth, then give him the reins to conquer all the neighboring tribes and kingdoms on your border? He develops into one of the greatest champions of one of the world's most peaceful religions, Mahayana Buddhism.Obviously.Kanishka the Great (79 - 150 AD) may have earned more credit than he deserved, but there's no doubt his influence in shaping the Silk Road altered history in a profound way.Want to read more about this episode's...
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