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Emperors of Rome

Episode LXXXIX - A Man the World Could Not Hold

Determined to end his time as Emperor on a high note, Septimius Severus sets his sights on what...

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Episode LXXXVIII – Severan Stories II

Three completely different events in the reign of Septimius Severus. Act I – If you build it...

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Episode LXXXVII – Severan Stories I

Three different events in the reign of Septimius Severus. Act I - A hair of the beard Gaius...

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When in Rome Episode XXVI - The Arch of Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus is fresh from a victory at the Parthian front lines, and the senate and the...

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Episode LXXXVI – Ascent to Greatness, However Steep and Dangerous

Septimius Severus is now ruler or Rome without opposition, had been all things, and all was of...

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Episode LXXXV - Black and White

Septimius Severus is proclaimed the new Emperor of Rome, but doesn’t have time to rest on his...

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Episode LXXXIV – The African Emperor

The Roman Empire shudders in the wake of Commodus’ death, which if you recall, was a matter of...

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Episode LXXXIII – Didius Julianus

Enraged at the lack of a decent bonus, the Praetorian Guard cut down the newly installed Emperor...

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Episode LXXXII - Pertinax

Many saw Pertinax as a safe pair of hands to hold the empire - an old general and close advisor...

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Episode LXXXI - Livy

Livy was an historian writing during the Augustan age of Rome, who wrote one of the empire’s most...

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Episode LXXX - Dio Cassius

For much of our journey through the Antonine dynasty we’ve had Dio Cassius as our guide. As both...

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Episode LXXIX - Epicureanism

Epicureanism was an ancient philosophy founded in Athens which became popular throughout the...

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Episode LXXVIII - Borders of the Roman Empire

The borders of the Roman Empire grew and shrank throughout its history, reaching its greatest...

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Announcement: The Status Quo

One thing you can say about the reign of Commodus is that it must have been an interesting time...

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Episode LXXVII - Such was the End of Commodus

One thing you can say about the reign of Commodus is that it must have been an interesting time...

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Episode LXXVI - It's Good to be the King

Commodus took a hands-off approach to ruling Rome, but what was he doing with all that free time?...

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Episode LXXV - Flying Too Close to the Sun

Commodus wasn't the most attentive emperor to rule Rome, preferring to dedicate his time to...

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Episode LXXIV - Iron and Rust

With the passing of Marcus Aurelius, his son Commodus is made emperor. The 19 year old youth had...

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Episode LXXIII - From a Kingdom of Gold

Marcus Aurelius faced many threats to Rome during his time as Emperor and spent more time at war...

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Episode LXXII - On Behalf of the State

"For it is on behalf of the State that I continue to toil and to undergo dangers and that I have...

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