Tristan Hughes

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Good morning on this swelteringly hot summer's day in London.

Just a quick message from me before we get going.

The Ancients, first time ever, we're going on tour.

We're going international.

Australia and New Zealand, a series of live shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth and Auckland in early August.

Really exciting.

Hope to see you there.

We're going to be covering topics where myth meets ancient history, the labours of Hercules or the story of Romulus and Remus.

That's to come.

So if you are listening to the show in Australia and New Zealand, we'd love to see you at one of these shows.

Really do hope to see you there.

We'll put more information and links to tickets in the description.

Now, on with the episode.

He was the underdog who humiliated Rome.

It was the rebellion that refused to die.