Episode – 0886 : The Roman Triumph Podcast Transcript The elite citizens of the Roman Republic were part of a system built to encourage ambition and competition. As the men […]
Episode – 0854 : When Exactly Did the Roman Empire Fall?
Episode – 0854 : When Exactly Did the Roman Empire Fall? Podcast Transcript The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in the ancient world. It left us a […]
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate Podcast Transcript From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. […]
Episode – 0750 : Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome
Episode – 0750 : Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome Podcast Transcript If you go through the history of ancient Rome, you will find the stories of many […]
Episode – 0735 : The Worst Roman Emperors
Episode – 0735 : The Worst Roman Emperors Podcast Transcript Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus […]
Episode – 0714 : Life in Ancient Rome
Episode – 0714 : Life in Ancient Rome Podcast Transcript For over 2,000 years, stories have been passed down about the famous and infamous people from ancient Rome. While many […]
Episode – 0704 : The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Episode – 0704 : The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Podcast Transcript Today in Western Europe, there is a line that divides speakers of Germanic languages and speakers of Romance […]
Episode – 0599 : Roman Naming Conventions
Episode – 0599 : Roman Naming Conventions Podcast Transcript Every culture has a different way of assigning names to people. Sometimes they use different words as names, sometimes names are […]
Episode – 0564 : Didius Julianus
Episode – 0564 : Didius Julianus Podcast Transcript Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, there were 96 men who are considered to have been Roman Emperors from Augustus to […]
Episode – 0553 : The Marian Reforms
Episode – 0553 : The Marian Reforms Podcast Transcript When you hear about ancient battles and wars, the stories are often dominated by famous generals whose names have come down […]
Episode – 0411 : The Civic Crown
Episode – 0411 : The Civic Crown Podcast Transcript If you’ve ever seen a sculpture or an ancient coin of a Roman Emperor, you probably have noticed that they were […]
Episode – 0346 : The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Sejanus
Episode – 0346 : The Rise and Dramatic Fall of Sejanus Transcript The second Roman emperor was Tiberius. His right-hand man was the leader of his Praetorian Guard, Lucius Aelius […]
Episode – 0260 : Rome: Republic vs Empire
Episode – 0260 : Rome: Republic vs Empire Transcript I’ve done several episodes pertaining to Ancient Rome. The reason is that so many of the foundational things in our world, […]
Episode – 0237 : The Princes in the Tower
Episode – 0237 : The Princes in the Tower Transcript In 1483, the King of England, Edward V, and his brother were taken into custody by his uncle Richard the […]
Episode – 0202 : The Year of the Five Emperors
Episode – 0202 : The Year of the Five Emperors Transcript Every so often, the series Dr. Who would have a special episode where multiple versions of the time-traveling Doctor […]
Episode – 0201 : The Year of the Four Emperors
Episode – 0201 : The Year of the Four Emperors Transcript As long as the Roman empire lasted, they never created a set method of choosing successors to emperors. This […]
Episode – 0189 : Hispania
Episode – 0189 : Hispania Transcript Before Spain became Spain, it was part of the Roman province of Hispania. To understand the language, and geography of not just Spain but […]
Episode – 0101 : Number One at Being Number Two
Episode – 0101 : Number One at Being Number Two Transcript History remembers the rulers and the leaders. We know of Napoleon, Caesar, Elizabeth, Ghengis Khan, and Captain Picard.However, for […]
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Episode – 0093 : Who is the Current Roman Emperor?
Episode – 0093 : Who is the Current Roman Emperor? While the question I pose for this episode might not be relevant as there is no Roman Empire, it isn’t […]
Episode – 0065 : The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Episode – 0065 : The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Transcript People didn’t travel much in the ancient world. But, for those who did they developed the ancient equivalent […]