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Back to SearchClaudius #6 – The Revolt
Claudius was a builder and a visionary. Humble and generous. He liked gladiatorial contests a little too much. But then there was his wife. Valeria …
5 years, 7 months ago
Claudius #5 – The Wife
Claudius was a builder and a visionary. Humble and generous. He liked gladiatorial contests a little too much. But then there was his wife. Valeria …
5 years, 7 months ago
Claudius #4 – The Good Emperor
When Caligula was assassinated in 41, Claudius hid in a room of the palace called the Hermaeum, and then behind a curtain on a balcony. According to …
5 years, 7 months ago
Claudius #3 – The Emperor
When Caligula was assassinated in 41, Claudius hid in a room of the palace called the Hermaeum, and then behind a curtain on a balcony. According to …
5 years, 7 months ago
Claudius #2 – The Historian
For most of his life, Claudius was the Rosemary Kennedy of the Caesars. Without the ice pick lobotomy. Hidden from the public. If he wasn’t allowed t…
5 years, 8 months ago
Claudius #1 – The Monster
The first 50 years of Tiberius Claudius Nero's life was a mixture of wealth, power and cruelty. With symptoms similar to cerebral palsy, the young Cl…
5 years, 8 months ago
Caligula #25 – The Partial Historians
In this special post-series wrap up episode of Caligula, I'm joined by my fellow Aussie history podcasters, Dr G and Dr R from The Partial Historians…
5 years, 9 months ago
Caligula #24 – Hoc Age
On the last morning of his life, Caligula entered the temporary theatre on the Palatine in a good mood. The conspirators attacked him in a narrow cor…
5 years, 9 months ago
Caligula #22 – The Foot Stomp
The final conspiracy against Caligula involved Cassius Chaerea, an officer of the Praetorian Guard; Callistus, Caligula's wealthy freedman adviser; a…
5 years, 10 months ago
Caligula #20 – Hairy Antipasto
Caligula got back to Rome around May 40 but stayed outside of the city until he could celebrate his ovation on his 28th birthday, 31 August. In the m…
5 years, 11 months ago