Episode Ten: Make Rome Great Again!
Myth Dynamite
English - October 11, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBArts History mythology ancient archaeology fantasy art storytelling history literature art history Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode, Myth Dynamite gets political (gasp!) as we delve into the world of the Emperor Augustus and his manipulation of myth in one of the boldest and most drastic political overhauls of all time. A big claim and we’re sticking to it. In 27 BCE, Augustus became the first Emperor of Rome and dragged it from warring Republic into “peaceful” and “harmonious” autocracy. And he used myth *cough* Fake News *cough* to do it. We’ve started to wonder if there is a little more of Donald Trump in the Augustus we’ve known and loved (or at least respected).
There's nothing new under the Sun.