Hardcore History: Crimes of the Ancient World is a true crime and history podcast about the darkest acts ever committed—and the ancient societies that tried to understand them.

Long before police, forensics, or prisons, there were murders, poisoners, conspiracies, betrayals, cult killings, political assassinations, and crimes so shocking they reshaped empires.

Each episode dives deep into a real case from ancient history, telling the full story behind murders, poisonings, betrayals, court intrigues, and criminal conspiracies from Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia, China, and beyond. These are not legends or myths—they are documented crimes, reconstructed from ancient sources, trials, chronicles, and eyewitness accounts.

This podcast explores ancient true crime, historical murders, political crimes, judicial systems, and the psychology of power, fear, revenge, and ambition in worlds without modern law. You’ll hear how criminals were caught, punished, protected, or celebrated—and how justice worked when emperors, kings, and gods were part of the system.

This isn’t a light history show or a sensational crime recap. It’s a deep, narrative-driven exploration of true crime in the ancient world, combining rigorous history with the suspense, mystery, and moral complexity of the best crime stories ever told.

If you’re fascinated by true crime, ancient history, murders in history, Roman crime, Greek intrigue, poisoners, assassinations, and the dark side of civilization—this podcast is for you.

Hardcore History: Crimes of the Ancient World Before detectives. Before prisons. There was still crime.