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Back to SearchLost Roman Heroes - Episode 62: Stilicho & Alaric (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 62
Just one year after the Emperor Theodosius died in 395AD, Stilicho, his son in law and the man he trusted to carry the Empire forward, is struggling …
1 year, 5 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 61: Stilicho & Alaric (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 61
Meet Stilicho, the half Vandal, half Roman soldier who joins Emperor Theodosius' bodyguard in his late teens, catches the eye of the emperor's niece,…
1 year, 6 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 60: Ambrose of Milan
Season 2 Episode 60
Born in Trier in 339AD, Ambrose was the privileged son of the praetorian prefect of Gaul. As a young man, he entered the Roman civil service and ros…
1 year, 6 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 59: Theodosius I
Season 2 Episode 59
Theodosius, son of the legendary Count Theodosius, was thrust into one of the most desperate situations in Rome's history, in the wake of the utter b…
1 year, 7 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 58: Count Theodosius
Season 2 Episode 58
Count Theodosius, born in Hispania to a military family, he rose through the ranks and accomplished remarkable things lost in the mists of time. Whe…
1 year, 7 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 57: Valentinian
Season 2 Episode 57
Valentinian, son of the Rope Man, emerged from dad's shadow, paid his dues in the army, and was in the right place at the right time when Julian's sh…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 56: Julian
Season 2 Episode 56
Julian, nephew of Constantine the Great, cousin of Constantius the Murderous, aspiring philosopher, Emperor almost against his will, unfortunate soul…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 55: Q&A
Season 2 Episode 55
Join us for our long awaited first Q&A episode, where we take on listener questions and do our level best to answer! From "why did Marc Antony fall …
1 year, 9 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 54: Constantine (Part 4)
Season 2 Episode 54
Finally in possession of the supreme power, after having eliminated all rivals and fully dismantling Diocletian's Tetrarchy, what will Constantine do…
1 year, 9 months ago
Lost Roman Heroes - Episode 53: Constantine (Part 3)
Season 2 Episode 53
Join Constantine as he crossed the Alps and marches on Rome, to meet his rival Augustus, Maxentius (son of Maximian the Mischievous) at the fabled Mi…
1 year, 9 months ago