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Ray recently interviewed Lindsay Powell about Caligula. I asked Ray for show notes. This is what he gave me.
"We talked of keeping the sources in con…
5 years, 11 months ago
Caligula #18 – Living God
Many historians claim that Caligula’s demand to be treated as a living god is a sure sign of madness. And yet - JESUS claimed the same thing and nobo…
5 years, 11 months ago
Caligula #17 – Brittanicus Germanicus
Season 1
Caligula plans his invasion of Britain. It would have been the first time any Roman solider had been there since Julius Caesar. What motivated his pl…
6 years ago
Caligula #16 – Bless The Rains
Season 1
Sometime around the year 40, Caligula executed Ptolemy, the king of Africa Proconsularis and Roman ally. It's usually portrayed as evidence of his in…
6 years ago
Caligula #15 – The Conspiracy
Season 1
Caligula suspects a grand conspiracy against his person and the sword falls on a variety of people - including the commander in Gaul, his two survivi…
6 years ago
Caligula #14 – The Great Purge
Season 1
Caligula built a 3-mile long bridge over the Bay of Naples. Why? So he could ride over it to prove someone wrong. Then he marries his third and last …
6 years, 1 month ago
Caligula #13 – No More Mr Nice Guy
In 39 CE, Caligula walked into the Senate and tore them all a new one. The gloves came off. The nice guy act was over. He criticized them for enablin…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Psychopath Epidemic 01 – Corporate Psychopathy
My inaugural guest is Dr Nathan Brooks PhD from CQUniversity. He's a forensic psychologist with a background in researching psychopaths. He (and a co…
6 years, 1 month ago
Caligula #12 – The Divine Drusilla
From his sickbed he named his favorite sister, Drusilla, to inherit the imperial “property and the throne”. But when he recovered, he decided to rid …
6 years, 1 month ago
Caligula #11 – Paranoia
From his sickbed he named his favorite sister, Drusilla, to inherit the imperial “property and the throne”. But when he recovered, he decided to rid …
6 years, 1 month ago