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  1. Season 3 Episode 5 - The Ashanti Empire is Born at Feyiase

    At the small village of Feyiase, the Ashanti and Denkyira armies would clash. The outcome changed the history of Ghana and the world. However, while Osei Tutu's leadership on the battlefield would be his most famous trait, his legacy runs e

  2. Season 3 Episode 4 - A New Ashanti Army

    After returning to his capital of Kumasi after years in exile, the new king of the Oyoko Tribe, Osei Tutu, begins constructing a new army to fight the inevitable war against his Denkyira foes. He will be aided by his own group of Akwamu adv

  3. Season 3 Episode 3 - The Kingdom of Kumasi

    On this episode, we look at the humble beginnings of what would eventually become the Ashanti empire, including the origins of its dominant tribal family, the beginnings of Ashanti unity, and the foundation of its most important city. At th

  4. Season 3 Episode 2 - The Denkyira Empire

    During this episode, we will track the evolution of the town of Jukwaa from small trading post into the capital of the largest empire that southern Ghana had ever seen. We'll also closely examine and dissect the impact of the arrival of Eur

  5. Season 3 Episode 1 - Ghana’s Migration Period

    Before the meteoric rise of the Ashanti Empire of southern Ghana could begin, first the region of Ghana had to be peopled. And, throughout the 10th to 14th centuries, the region was settled by multiple waves of new migrants, including the a

  6. Season 2 Episode 20 - Closing the Book + Season 3 announcement!

    This is just a short little episode that answers some viewer questions about Aksum, including questions about the Ge'ez language, the Aksumite-Roman relationship, and Ethiopian saints. Also features an announcement regarding next season. Su

  7. Season 2 Episode 19 - Gudit, The Woman Who Destroyed An Empire

    Gudit, the princess of a cadet branch of the Aksumite Royal family, was betrayed, tortured, and exiled from the city of Aksum. In exile, she plots a scheme to take her revenge. At Gudit's hands, the Aksumite empire will collapse not with a

  8. Season 2 Episode 18 - The Fall of the Aksumite Empire part 1: Anbasa Wedem, Wise Regent or Cruel Usurper?

    After decades of restoring the Aksumite Empire to glory, Nigusa Nagast Degna Djan is dead, and his system will not last. However, what happened to his sons is mired in unreliable histories and later propaganda. Join us for the latest episod

  9. Season 2 Episode 17 - Degna Djan: The Last Great King of Aksum

    Aksum's seemingly unending civilizational decline is finally reversed. The new Negus, Degna Djan, formulates a plan to reclaim the power of the autocratic kings of old and weaken the power of the church. With this power secured, he begins a

  10. Season 2 Episode 16 - The War for the Dahlak Islands and the Aksumite Dark Age

    Throughout the 8th until the 10th centuries, Aksumite society changed immensely. Once a powerful, centralized empire, Aksum increasingly evolved into a decentralized, feudal state. Where once the Negus was an unchallenged hegemon, they now

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