Episode 42: Emperor Honorious
We Effed Up
English - August 08, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHistory Society & Culture history historic ancient commentary historic figures famous people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Next Episode: Episode 43: Thomas FitzStephen
Yet another in the long line of incompetent Roman Emperors, Honorius, is the subject of today’s episode, as Theresa and Cody make an important announcement about the future of the show.
Podcast to recommend: Passed (https://shows.acast.com/passedpod)
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