Toldinstone Footnotes

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This channel complements my history channel "toldinstone" and my travel channel "Scenic Routes to the Past." You'll find episodes of the Toldinstone Podcast here, along with Q & A videos, livestreams, and much more.

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Ancient Rome and America's Founding Fathers

Ancient Rome and America's Founding Fathers Toldinstone Footnotes

1.7K views - 1 week ago

Understanding Egypt's Valley of the Kings

Understanding Egypt's Valley of the Kings Toldinstone Footnotes

4K views - 3 weeks ago

The Tactics of Alexander the Great

The Tactics of Alexander the Great Toldinstone Footnotes

10.9K views - 1 month ago

How the Renaissance (re)invented Ancient Rome

How the Renaissance (re)invented Ancient Rome Toldinstone Footnotes

5.2K views - 1 month ago

Gladiators and the Roman Mind (with Harry Sidebottom)

Gladiators and the Roman Mind (with Harry Sidebottom) Toldinstone Footnotes

3.1K views - 2 months ago

Alexander the Great held this coin (maybe)

Alexander the Great held this coin (maybe) Toldinstone Footnotes

9.1K views - 2 months ago

A Short History of Roman Spain

A Short History of Roman Spain Toldinstone Footnotes

3.5K views - 2 months ago

What Bones Tell Us About Ancient Rome

What Bones Tell Us About Ancient Rome Toldinstone Footnotes

2.8K views - 3 months ago

The Mona Lisa of Ancient Coins

The Mona Lisa of Ancient Coins Toldinstone Footnotes

2.7K views - 3 months ago

The Acropolis of Athens under the Romans

The Acropolis of Athens under the Romans Toldinstone Footnotes

11.5K views - 4 months ago

The History of Ancient Rome in 12 Coins

The History of Ancient Rome in 12 Coins Toldinstone Footnotes

5K views - 5 months ago

London's Roman Obelisk

London's Roman Obelisk Toldinstone Footnotes

5.7K views - 5 months ago

The Decline and Fall of the Roman City

The Decline and Fall of the Roman City Toldinstone Footnotes

4.7K views - 6 months ago

The Strongest Ancient Greek Castle

The Strongest Ancient Greek Castle Toldinstone Footnotes

13.2K views - 8 months ago

The Best-Preserved Roman Theater

The Best-Preserved Roman Theater Toldinstone Footnotes

99K views - 8 months ago

The Biggest Private Collection of Roman Art

The Biggest Private Collection of Roman Art Toldinstone Footnotes

37.6K views - 9 months ago

Sorting through 5,000 Ancient Coins

Sorting through 5,000 Ancient Coins Toldinstone Footnotes

14.2K views - 11 months ago

Is the Nashville Parthenon Accurate?

Is the Nashville Parthenon Accurate? Toldinstone Footnotes

127K views - 11 months ago

This bust was listed for $300. It's worth 100K.

This bust was listed for $300. It's worth 100K. Toldinstone Footnotes

23.7K views - 1 year ago

Endymion: the dreaming god

Endymion: the dreaming god Toldinstone Footnotes

8.2K views - 1 year ago

Travel with Toldinstone in 2025

Travel with Toldinstone in 2025 Toldinstone Footnotes

1.4K views - 1 year ago

Caracalla in Egypt

Caracalla in Egypt Toldinstone Footnotes

8.2K views - 1 year ago

What Japan taught me about Ancient Rome

What Japan taught me about Ancient Rome Toldinstone Footnotes

22.5K views - 1 year ago

The Tomb of a Roman Overachiever

The Tomb of a Roman Overachiever Toldinstone Footnotes

10.4K views - 1 year ago

The "Bikini Venus" of Pompeii

The "Bikini Venus" of Pompeii Toldinstone Footnotes

69.9K views - 1 year ago

Leonidas to Wonder Woman: Ancient Greece in Comics

Leonidas to Wonder Woman: Ancient Greece in Comics Toldinstone Footnotes

2.6K views - 1 year ago

The Erotic Art of Pompeii

The Erotic Art of Pompeii Toldinstone Footnotes

133.3K views - 1 year ago

Reading the Herculaneum Papyri

Reading the Herculaneum Papyri Toldinstone Footnotes

12.2K views - 1 year ago

Exploring North Africa's Roman Ruins

Exploring North Africa's Roman Ruins Toldinstone Footnotes

21.8K views - 1 year ago

Mussolini and the Ruins of Rome

Mussolini and the Ruins of Rome Toldinstone Footnotes

19.4K views - 1 year ago

Surprising Finds from Rome's New Subway

Surprising Finds from Rome's New Subway Toldinstone Footnotes

92.1K views - 1 year ago

What would Pompeii look like today?

What would Pompeii look like today? Toldinstone Footnotes

37.7K views - 1 year ago

The Ancient Architecture of New York City

The Ancient Architecture of New York City Toldinstone Footnotes

5K views - 1 year ago

Did Ancient Rome have Organized Crime?

Did Ancient Rome have Organized Crime? Toldinstone Footnotes

17.5K views - 1 year ago

What would a Roman think of New York?

What would a Roman think of New York? Toldinstone Footnotes

42K views - 2 years ago

Real Doctor Reacts to Roman Medicine

Real Doctor Reacts to Roman Medicine Toldinstone Footnotes

13.7K views - 2 years ago

Did the Romans use Soap?

Did the Romans use Soap? Toldinstone Footnotes

37.1K views - 2 years ago

The Rules of Gladiatorial Combat

The Rules of Gladiatorial Combat Toldinstone Footnotes

11.2K views - 2 years ago

Did Dark Age Rome look like Detroit?

Did Dark Age Rome look like Detroit? Toldinstone Footnotes

283.9K views - 2 years ago

The Siege and Fall of Constantinople

The Siege and Fall of Constantinople Toldinstone Footnotes

11.2K views - 2 years ago

Understanding the Roman Antiquities Market

Understanding the Roman Antiquities Market Toldinstone Footnotes

8.3K views - 2 years ago

Were there Doomsday Preppers during the Fall of Rome?

Were there Doomsday Preppers during the Fall of Rome? Toldinstone Footnotes

75.9K views - 2 years ago

What happened to Greece under the Romans?

What happened to Greece under the Romans? Toldinstone Footnotes

13.9K views - 2 years ago

Did Romans Wear Swimsuits at the Beach?

Did Romans Wear Swimsuits at the Beach? Toldinstone Footnotes

32.3K views - 2 years ago

The Strangest Scenes on Trajan's Column

The Strangest Scenes on Trajan's Column Toldinstone Footnotes

1.6M views - 2 years ago

Do any Roman Cults still exist?

Do any Roman Cults still exist? Toldinstone Footnotes

56.4K views - 2 years ago

Why Men Think About Rome: a historian's view

Why Men Think About Rome: a historian's view Toldinstone Footnotes

27.1K views - 2 years ago

Were there Opium Addicts in Ancient Rome?

Were there Opium Addicts in Ancient Rome? Toldinstone Footnotes

43.1K views - 2 years ago

Plagues, an Ice Age, and Rome's Decline (with Kyle Harper)

Plagues, an Ice Age, and Rome's Decline (with Kyle Harper) Toldinstone Footnotes

18.6K views - 2 years ago

Julius Caesar and the Rhine Frontier

Julius Caesar and the Rhine Frontier Toldinstone Footnotes

11.5K views - 2 years ago

Did Christians really face Lions in Roman arenas?

Did Christians really face Lions in Roman arenas? Toldinstone Footnotes

29.4K views - 2 years ago

The Evolution of the Roman Frontiers (with David Breeze)

The Evolution of the Roman Frontiers (with David Breeze) Toldinstone Footnotes

13.4K views - 2 years ago

How Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg SHOULD fight in the Colosseum

How Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg SHOULD fight in the Colosseum Toldinstone Footnotes

10K views - 2 years ago

Fake Emperors on Roman Coins

Fake Emperors on Roman Coins Toldinstone Footnotes

7.8K views - 2 years ago

Rome and Persia: 700 years of rivalry (with Adrian Goldsworthy)

Rome and Persia: 700 years of rivalry (with Adrian Goldsworthy) Toldinstone Footnotes

74.2K views - 2 years ago

Did the Romans have Ethnic Stereotypes?

Did the Romans have Ethnic Stereotypes? Toldinstone Footnotes

91.8K views - 2 years ago

Building a LEGO Model of Ancient Rome

Building a LEGO Model of Ancient Rome Toldinstone Footnotes

3.7K views - 2 years ago

An Ancient Coin worth $6,000,000

An Ancient Coin worth $6,000,000 Toldinstone Footnotes

17.2K views - 2 years ago

When was Rome founded?

When was Rome founded? Toldinstone Footnotes

18K views - 2 years ago

How muscular were the Ancient Greeks?

How muscular were the Ancient Greeks? Toldinstone Footnotes

54.2K views - 2 years ago