Podcast
The History of Rome
Hosted by Mike Duncan · EN
A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Now complete!
31episodes
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056- The King is Dead, Long Live the King
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →054- All in the Family
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeAugustus promoted his steps sons Tiberius and Drusus to high office long before they were technically eligible. He hoped they would share power with him until Gaius and Lucius Caesar came of age, but Drusus died young and Tiberius went into self-imposed exile.
Transcribe →032- The Social War
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →029- Tiberius Gracchus
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →025- The Syrian War
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →023e- The War With Hannibal
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →023d- The War With Hannibal
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →023a- The War With Hannibal
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →020b- The First Punic War
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscribe →018- A History of Rome Christmas
Feb 28, 2010Tap to summarizeMany of the traditions that surround modern Christmas have their roots in Saturnalia and the Feast of Sol Invictus.
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