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Back to SearchEpisode XXVII - Ovid
Ovid is one of the most well-remembered poets of the ancient world, most notably for his work the Metamorphoses, but to contemporary Romans he had hi…
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Episode XXVI - Seneca the Younger
Seneca is best known as the the tutor and advisor of Nero, but he was a respected stoic philosopher, a writer of tragedies, and one of the richest me…
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Episode XXV - Livia
Livia is often known by association - the wife of Augustus and the mother of Tiberius - but she becomes a figure of power and influence in Rome in he…
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Episode XXIV - Cicero
Cicero was a self-made man who rose through the ranks of the Roman senate on the strength of his oration. This episode of Emperors of Rome looks at h…
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Episode XXIII - Romans vs Christians
How did the Roman Empire deal with Christians and religious cults in general, and what do we know about the Roman interactions with early Christians?
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Episode XXII - What a Artist Dies in Nero
Nero always seemed more interested in a playboy lifestyle than managing Rome, and this angered the people of Rome, the Senate and the military.
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Episode XXI - The Great Fire of Rome in 64CE
Nero’s biggest test as an Emperor came when a great fire tore through Rome in 64AD. What caused this fire and how Nero acted and reacted is a debate …
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Interlude - Q and A
We put out a call to the audience for questions and you responded! Here are our answers.
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Episode XX - Agrippina the Younger
Agrippina the Younger was well connected in Rome - the sister of emperor Caligula, the wife of Claudius and the mother of Nero, she was at the centre…
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Episode XIX - Nero the Youngest Emperor
At the age of 17, Nero is the youngest Emperor yet. Through influence and guidance he takes Rome through what is called ‘five good years’, but it isn…
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