Tristan Hughes, presenter of the popular History Hit podcast The Ancients, will be appearing in Auckland in August, and Crave! caught up with Tristan to talk about Alexander the Great, the Romans, and why history has such an enduring appeal.
Tristan Hughes
Host of History Hit’s The Ancients Podcast, History Hit Presenter
Tristan Hughes is the host of The Ancients, History Hit’s award-winning podcast dedicated to ancient history and archaeology, which he has hosted since 2020. Released twice weekly, the podcast has become one of the leading shows of its kind, exploring subjects from Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Cleopatra to Stone Age Orkney, the Nazca Lines of Peru and the origins of Homo sapiens. As of May 2026,The Ancients has released over 600 episodes and reaches millions of listeners and viewers each month across audio and video platforms.
Alongside hosting The Ancients, Tristan works as a presenter for History Hit, the podcast, SVOD and content platform network founded by Dan Snow. Over the years, he has fronted a wide range of documentaries exploring the ancient world, covering topics from Prehistoric Scotland and the Picts to Pompeii and Petra.
Tristan is also the author of Alexander’s Successors at War: The Perdiccas Years.