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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 1H 23M

History’s Secret Architects: Leon Battista Alberti and The Watch

from Codega's Codex of Curiosities · host Rye

What if everything you’ve been taught about ancient history is a carefully constructed illusion? In this episode of Codega’s Codex of Curiosities, I sit down with Michael Anthony Alberta to explore his radical reinterpretation of the past. Michael argues that much of what we call “ancient history” may not be ancient at all, but a Renaissance-era fabrication masterminded by a covert network he calls The Watch. At the heart of this shadowy operation stands Leon Battista Alberti — remembered as a Renaissance polymath, but reimagined here as a cryptographer, spymaster, and architect of history itself. Together, we dig into questions that shake the very foundations of our timeline:Could the stories of Egypt, Rome, and Greece be literary constructs rather than lived history?What evidence suggests that Renaissance scholars were less historians and more engineers of time?How do patterns, codes, and symbolic systems point to a deliberate rewriting of the past?And most chillingly — if history was manipulated once, is it still being rewritten today?This conversation is not for the faint of heart. It asks us to step outside the comfort of textbooks and museums, and to imagine that our collective memory may be nothing more than a carefully maintained script. Whether you’re a student of hidden history, a skeptic of mainstream narratives, or simply curious about the biggest “what if” of all — this episode will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about civilization, culture, and time itself.Michael Anthony Alberta can be found:🌐 Website: https://www.michaelanthonyalberta.com/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelanthonyalberta/👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.a.alberta/▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelalberta Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/codega-s-codex-of-curiosities--6244705/support.📬Inquiries: [email protected]📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe...💻Website: https://ttps//codexofcuriositi...📲Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/ccofcuriosities🤳Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/codex.of.curiosities/Support the Show!🛒Codega's Store: https://codegas-bodega-shop.fourthwall.com/🎙Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Codega...📦Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.mx/hz/w...Disclaimer:Neither The Host (Rye Voss) nor the podcast (Codega's Codex of Curiosities) are responsible for the views and opinions of any of the guests.* All claims made by individual guests are at their own discretion and may not reflect on the overall views of Codega's Codex of Curiosities or Rye Voss

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