Once Upon Yesterday
Expert storytelling to transform dusty history books into vivid, action-packed adventures. From ancient battles to forgotten revolutions, witness history's most epic moments come alive right before your eyes. Whether you're a history buff or just love a great story, Once Upon Yesterday makes the past feel present!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2025
010. The Roman War Machine
Today we’re going to explore one of the most intimidating forces the ancient world ever saw: the Roman war machine. Now, when I say ‘war machine,’ I don’t mean a robot from Transformers or some diese…
009. Augustus and the Birth of Imperial Rome
Today, we’re going to explore how Augustus pulled it off. How the Republic cracked, how Octavian became Caesar’s heir, how he defeated Antony and Cleopatra, and how he transformed Rome into an empire…
008. The Twelve Tables
Today, we’re going to step into the streets of ancient Rome, about 450 BCE, where a fight for fairness set the stage for something bigger: the very idea that justice should be written down, visible, …
007. The Last Days of the Roman Republic
This episode is a political thriller: backroom deals, personal armies, broken friendships, and betrayal in the Senate. We’ll see how cracks in the foundation—inequality, corruption, and violence—open…
006. The Birth of the Roman Republic
Today, we’ll walk through the last days of Rome’s monarchy, the creation of their new government, the fights between the rich and poor, and the events that helped Rome go from a small Italian city-st…
005. Olives, Oaths, and Oligarchs: The Rise of Ancient Greece
We're traveling back to a land of olive groves, blue seas, and people who somehow managed to invent democracy, theater, philosophy and gym memberships that didn't involve Instagram posts. We're talki…
004. The Rise and Fall of Empires
Today, we’re going to explore how empires rise, why they fall, and whether we’re living in a new age of empires right now without realizing it. We’ll look at ancient heavy-hitters like Rome, lightnin…
003. Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Today, we’re not talking about cursed gold or undead captains. No Jack Sparrow. No parrots shouting “pieces of eight” every five minutes. Nope—we’re diving into the lives of real pirates of the Carib…
002. Cleopatra
We’ll cover her early years, her very complicated family dynamics (think Succession meets Game of Thrones but with more togas), her legendary alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and the bru…