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Back to SearchEpisode CXLVII - The Vagaries of Chance
Maximinus Thrax was an unorthodox Emperor, a man of lowborn status who kept to the frontlines with the military. It was only a matter of time before …
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode CXLVI - The Sun is Getting Real Low (Maximinus)
The Roman Empire was unprepared for the rule of the Emperor Maximinus. Regarded by many as a savage barbarian, he came to the purple by blood, would …
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode CXLV - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
In 9CE three Roman legions were walking through Germany when they were ambushed in what would become one of the most notorious defeats throughout Rom…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode CXLIV - Ulpian
Ulpian was a Roman jurist, who became quite influential during the rule of the Severan Dynasty. He was considered one of the great legal authorities …
5 years, 8 months ago
Episode CXLIII - Damnatio Memoriae
If an emperor has been disappointing, cruel, tyrannical, or just related to the wrong person he is at risk of being damned, erased, have his likeness…
5 years, 8 months ago
Episode CXLII - Deification
When an emperor passed away it gave the Roman empire a chance to reflect on his reign. If he wasn’t terrible and the circumstances allowed it, he wou…
5 years, 9 months ago
1.01: The Stolen Eagle
Season 1 Episode 1
Will Vorenus and Pullo recover Caesar's stolen standard? Will anyone explain why Octavian needs to go to Gaul? Find out in the inaugural episode of R…
5 years, 9 months ago
Podcast Announcement - Raising Standards
Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith have started Raising Standards, An occasional rewatch podcast of HBO’s Rome. Available now from all good podcatching se…
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode CXLI - Translating Suetonius
The last Penguin edition of The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius was translated by Robert Graves in 1957. Historian Tom Holland is now working on a new tr…
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode CXL - A Ridiculous Waste of Time (Severus Alexander IV)
Severus Alexander comes from a strong military dynasty with a string of victories against Rome’s enemies, and it’s fair to say the Roman army was les…
5 years, 11 months ago