Podcast Episodes

Central Italy and the Emergence of Rome with Dr Fulminante

We are thrilled to sit down with Dr Francesca Fulminante to chat all about the development of settlements in central Italy from the Bronze Age to the Archaic Period of Rome. Dr Fulminante shares insi…

Published on 16 hours ago

Surf the Celtic Wave

Episode 165

391 BCE is jam-packed with action, but the event that stands out is the arrival of the Gauls in centre stage. It’s time to surf the Celtic Wave!

Revenge is Sweet… and Easy

The year began well for the R…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Cleopatra (1963) - Cleopatra and Antony

In this special episode, we tackle the second half of the 1963 epic, Cleopatra.

In the first part of this double-header, we tried to keep our focus on Cleopatra and Caesar and the initial challenges f…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

A Campaign in No Way Memorable

Episode 164

392 BCE, the year that went down in history for “a campaign in no way memorable”. Ah, that Livy, he paints quite a picture, doesn’t he?

All About the Consuls

The campaign in question involved our cons…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Cleopatra 1963 - Cleopatra and Caesar

Cleopatra was released in 1963 and has gone on to herald the end of the golden age of the historical epic in Hollywood. Known as one of the most expensive films to ever be made, its troubled producti…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Camillius’ Conniptions

Episode 163

We’re still in the year 394 BCE and we’ve seen Camillus has had a run in with the Falsican Schoolmaster. In this episode we move on further into the action of 394 BCE and look at 393 BCE as well. Is …

Published on 3 months ago

Shirts Off For Virtus

Episode 162

In this episode, we continue to follow the adventures of that most amazing of Romans: Marcus Furius Camillus! This is one of his real shining moments of virtus.

Although the Romans have just conquered…

Published on 4 months ago

Fulvia with Dr Jane Draycott

In our latest special episode, we were positively tickled to be able to chat to Dr Jane Draycott about her latest historical biography Fulvia: The Woman who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome (publi…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

¿Por Qué No Los Dos?

Episode 161

It’s 395 BCE and we explore the events that are the result of the epic year of 396 BCE. The Romans ended 396 BCE on a high with their military success against the southern-most city of the Etruscans,…

Published on 5 months ago

Gladiator II with Alexandra Sills

Rounding out our trilogy of special episodes on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, we are joined by gladiator expert, Alexandra Sills.

Alexandra holds a BA in Classical Studies from Birkbeck College, Univer…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago