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Episode 109 – The First Decemvirate
The Roman republic is in full swing and it's time for the first decemvirate! The growing discontent amongst the population is reaching breaking point…
5 years, 9 months ago
Special Episode – The Year of the Four Emperors with Dr Rob Cromarty
We are thrilled to be joined by Dr Rob Cromarty, better known as Doc Crom, for this special episode on the Year of the Four Emperors. Doc Crom, is a …
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode 108 – Plague and Politics
It's 453 BCE and just as Rome seems to be heading towards a legal milestone disaster strikes: it's a plague!
Now plagues are terrible, of that there i…
5 years, 11 months ago
Episode 107 – Let the Codification Begin!
We jump into 454 BCE where we start to see the consequences of the events of the previous year play out. It's hard to get away from our “Roman Achill…
6 years ago
Special Episode – Medusa with Let’s Talk About Myths Baby
Medusa fills the imagination with a very particular kind of fascination. Pity for her situation and dread of what she is capable of make her one of t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Episode 106 – Spoiler Alert
We continue to follow the cause of our Roman Achilles–more formally known as Lucius Siccius Dentatus–in 455 BCE. Dentatus is truly the star of the th…
6 years, 2 months ago
Episode 105 – The Roman Achilles
There's nothing quite like learning that there's a Roman Achilles! In this episode we get to meet the man behind the legend.
Episode 105 – The Roman A…
6 years, 3 months ago
Special Episode – Agrippina the Younger with Dr Emma Southon
As far as incredible women in history go, it's hard to top Agrippina the Younger. Political, ambitious, and a savvy operator are all ways we might in…
6 years, 4 months ago
Episode 104 – Aventine, Aventine
We return to the City of Rome in 456 BCE and follow the ongoing domestic struggles that Rome faces in defining herself in terms of transparency at la…
6 years, 5 months ago
Episode 103 – Ten Terrific Tribunes
It's c. 457 BCE in Rome and in this episode we explore the state of affairs in the wake of Cincinnatus' dictatorship.
Rome's affairs with her neighbou…
6 years, 6 months ago