Who hosted the history podcast The History of Rome?

Mike Duncan hosted the history podcast The History of Rome.

Duncan created the series in 2007 after noticing that few podcasts offered a comprehensive narrative of ancient Roman history. The project eventually traced Rome’s story from the foundation of the Roman Kingdom through the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, combining storytelling with discussion of primary and modern historical sources.

The podcast ran for 179 episodes, ending in 2012. Duncan generally produced episodes lasting about 15 to 30 minutes, but each one required substantial preparation; he later described spending roughly 10 to 12 hours preparing an episode. The series won Best Educational Podcast at the 2010 Podcast Awards.

Lars Brownworth is a particularly understandable wrong option because Duncan cited Brownworth’s 12 Byzantine Rulers as an inspiration. Patrick Wyman and Dan Carlin are also history podcasters, but neither hosted The History of Rome. Duncan later created another long-form series, Revolutions.