<p>How did ancient China plunge into 261 years of chaos, and how did that turmoil forge an empire?</p><br><p>Tristan Hughes is joined by Professor Andrew Seth Meyer to explore the Warring States period, from collapsing Zhou power and ruthless coups to mass armies, crossbows, and battlefield slaughter. They trace the rise of Confucian ideas, the seven great states, and the brutal climb of Qin toward China’s first emperor</p><br><p>To find out more about Andrew's new book <em>To Rule All Under Heaven, </em>head to his website: <a href="https://www.andrewsethmeyer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.andrewsethmeyer.com/</a></p><br><p>MORE</p><p><strong>The Romans and China</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/mu/podcast/the-romans-and-china/id1520403988?i=1000760040779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4q9kcq1A86OBnYA4NFeiW8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>The Terracotta Army:</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000552068206" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OS8DvUDisR3eSHz1gsX4G?si=JYhafg0LSfOlMLTWoIshOw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify </a></p><br><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. The producer and audio editor is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>