Emperors of Rome

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Emperors of Rome

Episode CLXII - Anthology of Interest III

Rhiannon Evans, Caillan Davenport, Gillian Shepherd and Matt Smith each share three items of...

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Episode CLXI - Syrian Matriarchy

The Severan dynasty was founded in 193CE by Septimius Severus, but in many ways it was his wife...

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Episode CLX - Faustina

As the daughter of the previous Emperor, Faustina provided her husband, Marcus Aurelius, with a...

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Episode CLIX - Sabina

Sabina bought some much needed legitimacy to the rule of Hadrian. As a grand-niece of Trajan she...

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Episode CLVIII – Plotina

When Trajan came to the big city he bought his provincial wife with him. Plotina stood on the...

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Episode CLVII – Domitia

Domitia was princess of the Julio-Claudians who caught the attention of a young Domitian. As...

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Episode CLVI – Agrippina, Mother of Nero

As the wife to the Emperor and daughter of Germanicus, Agrippina had grown accustomed to being a...

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Episode CLV – Agrippina, Wife of Claudius

In many ways Agrippina can be associated with the worst qualities of Livia – a scheming,...

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Episode CLIV – Messalina

Messalina, third wife of Claudius, is likely one of the Roman Empresses with the worst...

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Episode CLIII - Livia (with Sian Phillips)

Livia is often known by association - the wife of Augustus and the mother of Tiberius - but she...

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Episode CLII - The Roman Empress

A Roman Empress could often be one of the influential individuals in Rome. Always close to the...

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Episode CLI - Ovid's Fasti

The Fasti is a poem about the Roman calendar, written by the poet Ovid during the reign of the...

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Episode CL - Q and A VI (Live)

For the sixth time, listeners provide questions and Rhiannon and Matt answer! In this episode:...

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Episode CXLIX - Herodian

Herodian was a Roman historian living and writing during the reign of the Severan dynasty. He is...

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Episode CXLVIII - The Always Unpredictable Outcome of War

During the civil war of 238CE no less than six Emperors were vying for the purple. When the dust...

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Episode CXLVII - The Vagaries of Chance

Maximinus Thrax was an unorthodox Emperor, a man of lowborn status who kept to the frontlines...

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Episode CXLVI - The Sun is Getting Real Low (Maximinus)

The Roman Empire was unprepared for the rule of the Emperor Maximinus. Regarded by many as a...

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Episode CXLV - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

In 9CE three Roman legions were walking through Germany when they were ambushed in what would...

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Episode CXLIV - Ulpian

Ulpian was a Roman jurist, who became quite influential during the rule of the Severan Dynasty....

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