Did the Ancient Greeks really invent the Olympics? What did they wear? How did they party? What did Ancient Greek music sound like?

In the first episode of a new series, host of 'The Ancients' podcast, Tristan Hughes answers the most searched Google questions about Ancient Greece.

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00:00 Introduction
00:44 Was Ancient Greece before the Romans?
02:21 Was Ancient Greece a country?
03:21 Was Ancient Greece polytheistic?
04:18 Was Ancient Greece really hot?
04:50 What did Ancient Greeks eat?
07:16 What did Ancient Greeks conquer?
08:44 What did Ancient Greeks discover?
11:17 What did Ancient Greeks wear?
12:37 What did Ancient Greeks look like?
13:32 Did Ancient Greeks invent the Olympics?
14:45 Did Ancient Greeks party?
16:29 Did Ancient Greeks have orgies?
18:11 Did Socrates, Plato and Aristotle really exist?
19:16 How did Ancient Greek democracy work?
22:39 How did Ancient Greeks go to the toilet?
23:59 How do Ancient Greek texts survive?
25:21 How did Ancient Greeks worship?
25:46 How did Ancient Greek athletes train?
27:27 Who did Ancient Greeks fight with?
29:05 How did Ancient Greek music sound?
31:49 How often do you think about the Greek Empire?