Step into the Sword and Stone Podcast, where the ancient world is told through the evidence. Each week, host Ronnie Perez, a Master's candidate in ancient history at American Military University, brings you the most fascinating things he's learning and puts the famous stories to the test. This channel dives into ancient Rome,Greece and Egypt and asks what really happened. Every episode is built on primary sources, archaeological evidence, epigraphy and university-level, peer-reviewed scholarship, with the ancient writers brought to life in their own words. From buried battlefields, ancient legends and royal tombs to inscriptions carved in stone, Sword and Stone digs beneath the legend to find the history. Grab your sword, turn over the stone, and join the hunt for the real story of the past.