Mike Duncan Made Ancient Rome Into a Podcast Obsession

ANCIENT AND MODERN

Millions of listeners have downloaded the popular historian’s narrative-driven podcasts about revolutions and the collapse of ancient Rome. Now he’s a bestselling author, too.

Published Nov. 11 2017 12:00AM EST

Is it true, I ask Mike Duncan, that his 189-part podcast chronicling the history of Ancient Rome has been downloaded 56 million times?

“No, it’s more than that,” Duncan says with the erudite, cool-guy delivery that’s helped make his The History of Rome podcast a stunning success and turned Duncan into...

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Mike Duncan Made Ancient Rome Into a Podcast Obsession

Millions of listeners have downloaded the popular historian’s narrative-driven podcasts about revolutions and the collapse of ancient Rome. Now he’s a bestselling author, too.

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