Podcast Episodes

Episode CIX - Saturnalia

Saturnalia was the biggest festival on the Roman calendar - that special time in December when you gathered all your loved ones close, made a sacrifi…

7 years, 3 months ago

Episode CVIII - A Lesson in Latin II

The power and prevalence of Latin - how did it develop, how has it influenced language, and where can we still come across it today?

Guest: Dr Rhiann…

7 years, 3 months ago

Episode CVII - The Legacy of Spartacus

Spartacus amassed an army and had some victories against the Romans. While he was ultimately unsuccessful, the story of his rebellion against oppress…

7 years, 4 months ago

Episode CVI - The Third Servile War

When Spartacus escaped the gladiator training school he may not have realised what he had started. What began as a simple bid for freedom soon became…

7 years, 4 months ago

Episode CV - Spartacus the Gladiator

The Roman empire was made mighty through the hard work of slaves, but occasionally they escaped, banded together and fought back.

The last and great…

7 years, 5 months ago

Episode CIV - Slavery

Slaves were an integral part of the Roman society, responsible for much of the domestic duties and manual labour for any self respecting and vaguely …

7 years, 5 months ago

Episode CIII - Old Age in the Roman World

Classical authors such as Cicero and Plutarch would have us believe that the elderly were revered, active citizens of ancient Rome. But on closer ins…

7 years, 6 months ago

Episode CII - Clodia

The women of Rome are largely missing from the written records, and often come up only tangently in works by and or about the men in their lives. The…

7 years, 6 months ago

Episode CI - The Last Will and Testament of Caesar

A silence settled over the Theatre of Pompey, and Rome moved quickly. Will Brutus and Cassius be hailed as liberators and restorers of the Roman repu…

7 years, 7 months ago

Episode C - The Death of Caesar (Live in Melbourne)

Julius Caesar was popular with the people, but that didn't extend as far as the senate. Wary of the risk of a new monarchy and eager to restore the p…

7 years, 7 months ago