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We Built This City on Big Hewn Stones
Episode 174
Welcome back to Rome’s rebuilding era! It’s a year of reasserting dominance, crafting fancy hewn stones for building works, and getting the citizen b…
4 months ago
The Emperor Julian with Jeremy Swist
The Emperor Julian with Jeremy Swist
We are thrilled to welcome Assistant Professor Jeremy Swist back to the show to discuss all things emperor Julian…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Nobody Beats Camillus
Episode 173
We return to 389 BCE to see just how Rome recovered from the Gallic Sack.
Camillus is dictator in Rome and Ahala is his trusty master of the horse. It…
5 months ago
Septimius Severus with Dr Simon Elliott
We were very fortunate to be joined by the delightful Dr Simon Elliot in this special episode about his latest book, The African Emperor: The Life of…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Partial Recap - 390s BCE
Welcome to the Partial Recap for the 390s BCE!
I’m Dr G
And I’m Dr Rad
This is our highlights edition of the 390s in Rome. We’ll take you through from …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
A New Republic?
Episode 172
As we emerge, bleary-eyed and slightly peckish from the Gallic Sack of Rome, we find ourselves in a new era – a new Republic, one might say! It is 38…
6 months ago
Archaic Roman Religion
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, one of our lovely Patreons requested that we talk about archaic Roman religion. Religion is Dr G’s favouri…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 6
Episode 171
We have finally reached the LAST part of our coverage of the Gallic Sack of Rome.
Once again, whilst there are similar elements in our sources, it is…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Swords and Cinema with Dr Jeremiah McCall
You know that the Partial Historians can’t resist talking about Ancient Rome on film, so we were thrilled to chat to Dr Jeremiah McCall about his boo…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Gallic Sack of Rome - Part 5
Episode 170
The sacred geese have attempted to save Rome, but the siege of the Gauls is still not over! What could possibly happen next? We continue our deep div…
7 months, 3 weeks ago