For the start of season 2 of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the first emperor of Rome: Octavian "Augustus" Caesar. After the death of Julius Caesar, his ambitious nephew is unexpectedly catapulted into power. Caesar, Agrippa, Mark Anthony, Cleopatra, Brutus, Pompey and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to part one on how one man became the first Emperor of Rome.

History Machine Podcast Episode 11: Octavian

For this second part episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the first emperor of Rome: Octavian "Augustus" Caesar. After the defeat of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, the ambitious Augustus will solidify his position and establish a dynasty. With Caesar, Agrippa, Tiberius, the catastrophe in the Teutoburg forest and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to part two on the man who became the first Emperor of Rome.

History Machine Podcast Episode 12: Augustus

For the first episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the early days of China. From humble beginnings, Seven Kingdoms are formed and battle it out during the warring state period. Mythology, history, culture and more with help from the neural network AI: History.

History Machine Podcast Episode 13: Early China

For the second episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the Warring States Period of China. Seven Kingdoms are in a state of near constant war, but there can be only one. Experience history, culture and more with help from the neural network AI: History.

History Machine Podcast Episode 14: Warring States China

For the third episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the First Emperor of China. After a destabilizing Warring States Period in China, and a number of upsets for the Qin, a unification seems almost certain to form. Experience history, culture, war and more with help from the neural network AI: History.

History Machine Podcast Episode 15: The First Emperor Of China

For the fourth episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the First Emperor of China and the new Qin Empire. After a stunning unification of central China, the new Qin empire seems unstoppable, tune in to experience history, culture, war and more with help from the neural network AI: History.

History Machine Podcast Episode 16: The Qin Empire

For the most ambitious episode of the History Machine Podcast to date, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the decline of the Roman Empire. After the end of the Julio Claudian dynasty, the vacuum of power is quickly filled by several candidates. Over the centuries, the Empire changes and with it various problems arise. As the crisis of the third century comes to it's climax, one extraordinary leader does what they can to pull it all back together. With new Caesars, Augustus, the rise of the Sassanids and the decline of the Roman Empire and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. Tune in to the first part of the end of an era.

History Machine Podcast Episode 17: Late Rome

For this episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the life and times of Constantine the Great. After the death of Aurelian, the end of the third century brings radical changes to the Roman empire. There are political intrigues, military blunders, miraculous events and even more to learn with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.

Tune in to learn about the next stage of the Roman Empire and the introduction of Christianity into the Roman world.

History Machine Podcast Episode 18: Constantine

For the third bonus episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss ancient and classical infantry. They discuss exactly what it is, its developments, usages, changes over time and importance to an army.

Tune in for an introduction to infantry in the classical world.

History Machine Podcast Bonus Episode 3: Infantry

For the first ever listener-voted episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall return to ancient Rome to discuss Pompey, the great rival of Julius Caesar. Tune in to learn about the larger than life personality and logistical genius of Pompey with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.

Tune in for the first part of an in depth analysis of one of the most complex men in Roman history: Pompey the Great.&nbsp;

History Machine Podcast Episode 19: Pompey

For the second Pompey episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the next stage of the titanic military career of Pompey the Great. Tune in to learn about the swashbuckling Mediterranean campaign and the Alexander the Great like conquering of Asia with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.

Tune in for the second part of an in depth analysis of one of the most complex men in Roman history: Pompey the Great.

History Machine Podcast Episode 20: Pompey the Great

For the first episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss Egypt, Ptolemy, Cleopatra and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine.

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see if we should look upon the works of Ozymandias and despair.

Season 1

History Machine Podcast Episode 1: Egypt

For the second episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss Greece, Athens, Sparta, Thermopylae, Marathon, Salamis and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see if the 300 last stand was glorious or insanity.

History Machine Podcast Episode 2: Greece

For the third episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss a Greece without a Persian threat, Athens, Sparta, the Peloponnesian War, an Expedition to Sicily, Lysander,  Epaminondas and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see if the real winners of the Peloponnesian War and why it had such a lasting effect.

History Machine Podcast Episode 3: Greece Part 2

For the fourth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss possibly the ancient worlds biggest showdown: the Punic wars. Rome is about to take centre stage in Europe, but not before dealing with their greatest threat to date Hannibal Barca. Scipio, Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, Mago, Fabian, legendary battles, history on a knife edge and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see if who really is the top commander in the world of antiquity.

History Machine Podcast Episode 4: Punic Wars

For the fifth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss Alexander the Great, a commander so influential that both Hannibal and Scipio agreed he was the greatest of all time. Legendary battles, empires ended, myths made and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see just how great Alexander truly was.

History Machine Podcast Episode 5: Alexander

For the sixth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss possibly the most famous Roman ever: Julius Caesar. Rome is centre stage in Europe, but political ambitions threaten to tear apart the fabric of the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, Crassus, I came, I saw, I conquered and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see the man who lends his name to Kings, Emperors, Tsars and Kaisers.

History Machine Podcast Episode 6: Julius Caesar

For the first bonus episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the great Emu War of 1932, where the Australian army found out they bit off more than they could chew.

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to see the seminal conflict of the twentieth century.

Bonus Episodes

History Machine Podcast Bonus Episode 1: Emu Wars

For the second bonus episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the world of Westeros, Game of Thrones, the Song of Ice and Fire.

House Targaryen, Stark, Lannister, Greyjoy, Baratheon, Tully, Tyrell, Bolton and more. Tune in to see the stats of seminal conflict of pop culture. Valar Morghulis...

History Machine Podcast Bonus Episode 2: Game Of Thrones

For the seventh episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss early civilisation and the introduction of the Achaemenid Persians. Darius the Great, conquering armies, political intrigue and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to learn about legends and larger than life figures.

History Machine Podcast Episode 7: Persia

For the eighth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss the rise and continued rise of the ancient worlds biggest success story: the Roman Republic. Rome kicks off from humble beginnings, but quickly becomes the dominant force in the Italian peninsula and then find themselves clashing with a descendant of the Alexander the Great: Pyrrhus of Epirus. Mythology, history, culture clashes and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Rankings, numbers, hype and more. Tune in to hear about the beginning of the most dominant force in European antiquity.

History Machine Podcast Episode 8: Early Rome

For the introduction episode of the History Machine Podcast, Niall gives a brief breakdown of what exactly the History Machine AI is and how and why it works. With it we can get our figures and back up our claims.

Tune in to see how we can apply artificial technology to antiquity. And if this interests you, then you can also listen to our other episodes available now as well.

History Machine Podcast Episode 0: Introduction

For the ninth episode of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss a relatively unknown pair of Romans who lay the blueprints of conquest for Julius Caesar: Marius and Sulla. Rome is just after expanding rapidly in the Mediterranean, and with an apparent golden age for the aristocracy, political ambitions and social upheaval threaten to tear apart the Roman status-quo, the Republic. Gaius Marius, Lucius Sulla Felix, civil war and more with help from the neural network AI: History Machine. 

Tune in to see the man who took control of Rome before Caesar and arguably, in a much better and more efficient way.

History Machine Podcast Episode 9: Sulla

For the season one finale of the History Machine Podcast, Cathal and Niall discuss some commonly asked questions, where we are going with the podcast next and also an AI fuelled tournament with some of the most famous commanders in antiquity including: Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.

Tune in to find out who is the season one champion, who is the wild card and much more, with a little help from the neural network AI: the History Machine.

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