<description>&lt;p&gt;Was Atlantis really an Ice Age super advanced civilisation? Or was the Atlantis described by Plato really a confused account of the ancient Minoans? &lt;/p&gt;
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Was Atlantis really an Ice Age super advanced civilisation? Or was the Atlantis described by Plato really a confused account of the ancient Minoans? 
We dip into conspiracy theories, pseudo-history and a world of legendary bull.
 
Leave us a review or get in touch at ⁠ctdeapod.com⁠.

Was Atlantis really the Minoans?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Who were the Minoans of Crete? Were they really Europe&amp;#39;s first civilisation? Ed travels to the Palace of Knossos for &lt;strong&gt;CTDEA On The Road&lt;/strong&gt; to find out if it was the real home of the Minotaur or if the Greek myths were a load of old bull.&lt;/p&gt;
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Who were the Minoans of Crete? Were they really Europe&#39;s first civilisation? Ed travels to the Palace of Knossos for CTDEA On The Road to find out if it was the real home of the Minotaur or if the Greek myths were a load of old bull.
 
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S05 E06 The Minoans

<description>&lt;p&gt;Ed &amp;amp; Phil watch the 1964 Christmas classic &lt;em&gt;Zulu &lt;/em&gt;starring Michael Caine. Does it hold up in 2024, did Caine ever say &amp;quot;Stop chucking those bloody spears at me?&amp;quot; and more importantly - is it historically accurate?&lt;/p&gt;
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Ed &amp; Phil watch the 1964 Christmas classic Zulu starring Michael Caine. Does it hold up in 2024, did Caine ever say &quot;Stop chucking those bloody spears at me?&quot; and more importantly - is it historically accurate?
 
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CTDEA Movie Club: Zulu

<description>&lt;p&gt;How did a cow-obsessed pastoralists go from 1500 people to a fighting force that could defeat the British Empire? Who were the Zulus, why were they called the Black Spartans and why were they so into cow poetry?&lt;/p&gt;
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How did a cow-obsessed pastoralists go from 1500 people to a fighting force that could defeat the British Empire? Who were the Zulus, why were they called the Black Spartans and why were they so into cow poetry?
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S05 E05 Zulu Empire

<description>&lt;p&gt;Past Phil and Ed sat down to watch the movie Edge of the World, featuring James Brooke, the Raj of Sarawak (S03 E05). In real life, James Brooke was a towering pillock, but can Jonathan Rhys Myers do him justice?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out our orginal episode on the Raj of Sarawak: 
&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CUO3JwOuqRggYEGc0tE8I"&gt;S03 E05 Raj of Sarawak - Countries That Don&amp;#39;t Exist Anymore | Podcast on Spotify&lt;/a&gt;

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Past Phil and Ed sat down to watch the movie Edge of the World, featuring James Brooke, the Raj of Sarawak (S03 E05). In real life, James Brooke was a towering pillock, but can Jonathan Rhys Myers do him justice?
No.
Check out our orginal episode on the Raj of Sarawak: 
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6CUO3JwOuqRggYEGc0tE8I">S03 E05 Raj of Sarawak - Countries That Don&#39;t Exist Anymore | Podcast on Spotify</a>

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CTDEA Movie Club: Edge of the World

Join Ed and Phil O'Meara as they look at countries lost to the mists of time. We’ll have stories, sketches, songs and guests. Have you ever heard of the Republic of West Florida? Or how about the Soviet Republic of Bavaria? Subscribe to hear their stories, learn and maybe even laugh.

Countries That Don't Exist Anymore

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