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Back to SearchEpisode CXXIX - Tiberius Gracchus and the Landless Masses (Gracchi II)
Any system of government that has been around for long enough is going to develop its problems, and that is definitely the case with the Roman republ…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode CXXVIII - Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi (Gracchi I)
What we do know about Cornelia is mostly through the lens of her famous sons, but to the Romans she was much more than that. She was put on a pedesta…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode CXXVII - Augustus: The Making of an Emperor (Live in Melbourne)
Octavian was barely an adult when he arrived in Rome in 44BCE. Two months had passed since his adopted father, Julius Caesar, was murdered by members…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode CXXVI - Vestal Virgins
The Vestals were an order of priestesses who were sacred to Rome, and were respected and referred as symbols of a safe and stable empire. They had th…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode CXXV - Call Me Not a Lord, for I Am a Lady (Elagabalus III)
Elagabalus has long been remembered as deviant and sexually depraved. His behaviour was shocking for a Roman citizen, let alone the leader of the emp…
6 years, 6 months ago
Episode CXXIV – The Lowest Depths of Foulness (Elagabalus II)
When Elagabalus finally reached Rome, the city seemed to hold its breath. The young Emperor embraced both the roles of ruler and high priest of a for…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode CXXIII - Here Comes the Sun (Elagabalus I)
Macrinus has made a treaty with the Parthians and at long last, the two mighty empires are at peace. It likely won’t last, but at this point it matte…
6 years, 7 months ago
Episode CXXII - Purple by Merit
With the murder of Caracalla one of the most unlikely men steps into power. Macrinus is unassuming, of the wrong position, and the wrong class. He’d …
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode CXXI - Assassination
Assassination was a regular occurrence in the right Roman circles, and the gossip around the senate floor must have frequently turned to who's knifin…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode CXX - Adultery
By modern standards the Romans had some fairly unusual ideas, which could be putting it mildly when it comes to the subject of adultery. For the most…
6 years, 9 months ago