Podcast Episodes

Episode LXI - Gladiator (2000)

The movie Gladiator is a work of historical fiction, telling the story of the fallen Roman general Maximus, his journey as a Gladiator, and his fight…

9 years, 3 months ago

Episode LX - Cleopatra (Live at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne)

Cleopatra was a ruler of Egypt at a time when the land of the Pharaohs were coming to an end. The impression we have of her will always be through th…

9 years, 3 months ago

Episode LIX - Martial

Martial was a poet writing during the time of Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. He was famous during his time, well-known for his books of epigrams, many o…

9 years, 4 months ago

Episode LVIII - Tacitus

"It is the rare fortune of an age in which we may feel what we wish and may say what we feel." - Tacitus, Histories, Book I.I

Tacitus is one of the m…

9 years, 4 months ago

Episode LVII - Little Soul, Little Wanderer, Little Charmer

Hadrian has wandered to every province in the empire, built impressive buildings, waged war against the jews, and ruled a vast empire. He now withdra…

9 years, 5 months ago

Interlude - The Singing Colossus of Memnon

In 129CE Hadrian visits Egypt, and stops to take a look at one of the country's top tourist destinations: the singing colossus of Memnon.

9 years, 5 months ago

Episode LVI - May His Bones Rot

Jerusalem rebels against conditions imposed upon it by Roman rule, and Hadrian responds with such force that his name and acts are never forgotten.

9 years, 6 months ago

Episode LV - What Hadrian Loves Best

With Hadrian safely back from his travels we take a moment to have a look at what could debatably be the loves of Hadrian's life - his building proje…

9 years, 6 months ago

Episode LIV - There and Back Again (An Emperor's Tale)

With his position as Emperor secure Hadrian sets about doing what he's always wanted to do: touring the provinces and taking a ridiculously long gap …

9 years, 6 months ago

Episode LIII - Rome Welcomes Hadrian

Hadrian is now the emperor of Rome, and he makes some quick changes with large-reaching consequences - he pulls troops back from Parthia and in the e…

9 years, 7 months ago