Latest Emperor Podcast Episodes
Episode CCXXX - The Exile of Cicero (The Catiline Conspiracy VI)
Emperors of Rome - June 06, 2024 12:28 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCicero may have won the battle against Catiline but he wouldn’t win the war. With too many enemies in the senate he makes a tactical retreat, leaving his beloved Rome for the safety of the coast of Greece. Part VI of The Catiline Conspiracy Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics ...
Episode CCXXIX - Indomitable Spirit (The Catiline Conspiracy V)
Emperors of Rome - May 10, 2024 01:57 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCatiline and Cicero now wage very different wars. Cicero on the floor of the senate, arguing for the protection of the legacy of Rome. Catiline on the battlefield, fighting with a bravery that would make any hero proud. Part V of The Catiline Conspiracy Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Eva...
Episode CCXXIII - The Championship of the Oppressed (The Catiline Conspiracy IV)
Emperors of Rome - April 26, 2024 05:28 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCatiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute. But his attacks on Cicero, directly or indirectly, earn him many enemies, and he is forced to flee the city of Rome. Part IV of The Catiline Conspiracy Gue...
Episode CCXXII - A Stolen Election (The Catiline Conspiracy III)
Emperors of Rome - April 11, 2024 02:20 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCatiline attempted to become consul of Rome more than once, and its a position he believes he deserves. When he fails in his efforts and Cicero is elected he attempts to force the issue, conspiring with all those who have a grudge against the state. Part III of The Catiline Conspiracy Guest: ...
Episode CCXXI - An Entire Farrago (The Catiline Conspiracy II)
Emperors of Rome - March 28, 2024 11:16 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCatiline doesn't have the best reputation in Rome, and in the years after his failed conspiracy he has been implicated in every failed plot of that time. Was he involved in them? Possibly. Part II of The Catiline Conspiracy Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient Histo...
Episode CCXX - A Disordered Mind (The Catiline Conspiracy I)
Emperors of Rome - March 15, 2024 04:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCatiline is a notorious figure of the Roman republic, a longtime rival of Cicero who, after repeated attempts at the consulship decided to push the matter by force. In this episode we look at his character, his role in the social wars of Rome and his early attempts at office. Part I of The Cati...
Episode CCXIX - Hispala Faecena and the Bacchanalia Conspiracy
Emperors of Rome - February 21, 2024 06:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHispala Faecena was instrumental in bringing the cult of Bacchus to the attention of Roman authorities, ending a conspiracy that was threatening lives and the rule of law. Guest: Dr Emma Southon (Author of 'A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women') Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Clas...
Episode CCXVIII - Martial on the Emperors
Emperors of Rome - February 08, 2024 03:17 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMartial was a Roman poet primarily writing during the reign of Domitian, and while primarily known for his commentary on Roman life, his takedowns, his insults and vulgarity, in this episode we look at how he toes the careful line of praising the Emperor. Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Ev...
Episode CCXVII - Angeronalia
Emperors of Rome - December 15, 2023 03:23 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsYes, it’s that festive time of year again, when you gather all ye merry people with sore throats, stand around a statue with its mouth covered, and keep the sacred name of Rome safe. Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).
Episode CCXVI - A Roman Haunting in Three Parts
Emperors of Rome - October 27, 2023 08:19 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsA dire warning from the spirit of Africa! A Haunting in Athens! And someone cuts the hair of Pliny's freedman. Pliny the Younger presents a Roman Haunting in Three Parts. Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).
Episode CCXV - The Unconquered Sun
Emperors of Rome - September 27, 2023 02:54 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsAurelian is known as a conqueror, a general and a restorer, and his reputation is based on those achievements. But in his short rule of five years, he was also an Emperor, and made efforts to leave his mark on Rome. Part IV of 'Aurelian' Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of th...
Episode CCXIV - Aurelian, Restorer of the Age
Emperors of Rome - August 25, 2023 06:27 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsAurelian has seen off vandals, goths, and conquered the forces of Zenobia to reclaim the east. But to the west lies the Gallic Empire, once firm territory of Rome, awaiting his attention. Part III of 'Aurelian' Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Stud...
Episode CCXIII - Zenobia
Emperors of Rome - August 04, 2023 02:44 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsThe weakness of Rome was the strength of Palmyra, and the east came to be be ruled by the Queen Zenobia. Cultured and ambitious, her empire stretched from Egypt to Turkey, which made her a formidable challenge for Aurelian. Part II of 'Aurelian' Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (He...
Episode CCXII - Aurelian, the Restorer of the World
Emperors of Rome - July 14, 2023 03:18 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsAurelian became Emperor of a fractured empire. To the west the Gallic Empire had been established ten years earlier, the eastern provinces were now controlled by Zenobia, and there were threats from the vandals in the North. To unite an empire, this will be his first priority. Part I of ‘Aureli...
Episode CCXI - Claudius Gothicus
Emperors of Rome - June 23, 2023 13:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsThe treacherous death of Gallienus saw the rise of a man of war. Claudius Gothicus definitely earned his title, but with a reign of only two years perhaps he made the right kind of impact without the time to leave a bad impression. For an emperor in the third century that was more than enough, a...
Episode CCX - A Lesson in Latin III
Emperors of Rome - June 08, 2023 12:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhat Latin words and concepts for time are still with us today? Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).
Episode CCIX - A Diminished Rome
Emperors of Rome - May 12, 2023 05:49 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhile much of the Roman Empire was lost during the rule of Gallienus, We don't really know how much of that is his fault, or really get a sense of his reign. Was he responsible for the loss of territory, or was he just a victim of the time? Part IV of 'Gallienus' Guest: Associate Professor Cai...
Episode CCVIII - Odaenathus, King of Kings
Emperors of Rome - April 28, 2023 03:59 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsAs the Roman empire lost the western provinces something very different was happening in the east. Odaenathus remained on the side of Rome, but assumed the title of King, building his influence throughout the region, to the point where it became a problem for Gallienus. Part III of 'Gallienus'...
Episode CCVII - The Gallic Empire
Emperors of Rome - March 29, 2023 05:21 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsA challenge to the imperial authority was hardly unusual in the third century, but for whatever reason, Postumus decides to do things differently. Rather than marching an army on Rome he shaves off the western provinces, declaring Gaul, Germania, Hispania and Britannia the independent, but sti...
Episode 19: The life of Camillus
Plutarch's Greeks and Romans Podcast - March 22, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFurius Camillus, whom many historians, Plutarch included, say is the second founder of Rome and in my opinion is one of the greatest Roman leaders at least up until the Empire, and even then, still holds his own! Support the show
Episode 19: The life of Camillus - Part 1
Plutarch's Greeks and Romans Podcast - March 22, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFurius Camillus, whom many historians, Plutarch included, say is the second founder of Rome and in my opinion is one of the greatest Roman leaders at least up until the Empire, and even then, still holds his own! Support the Show.
Episode CCVI - Rome Crumbles
Emperors of Rome - March 17, 2023 02:02 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhen the Emperor Valerian was captured by the enemy what the empire needed was a trusted, capable, firm set of hands to take on the imperial mantle. In retrospect, that probably wasn’t his son Gallienus. For the next eight years Gallienus would rule as sole emperor and proceed to lose two thir...
Episode CCV - Cleopatra Selene
Emperors of Rome - March 03, 2023 02:02 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsCleopatra Selene was the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, and was destined for greatness. Following the death of her parents she became a prisoner of Rome, survived into adulthood, and became a queen of the ancient world. Dr Draycott is the author of ''Cleopatra’s Daughter: Egyptian Princ...
Episode CCIV - Octavian's Illyrian War
Emperors of Rome - February 03, 2023 02:58 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsPart of the making of Octavian was the victories he had early in his career. He defeated his rivals, conquered territory, and united the senate behind him whether they liked it or not. One of those territories was Illyria, in which he conducted campaigns during the quiet years before his final ...
Episode CCIII - Augustan Egypt
Emperors of Rome - January 09, 2023 03:41 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsEgypt was a valuable province to Rome, with natural wealth and successful agriculture. Thanks to an arid climate there’s also a number of preserved papyri from that era, providing modern scholarship with an invaluable paper-trail on the administration at the time. One papyri has led to the beli...
Episode CCII - The Death of Cleopatra and Antony
Emperors of Rome - December 09, 2022 03:47 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWith Octavian triumphant at the Battle of Actium the scene is finally set for a dramatic showdown in Alexandria. Cleopatra and Antony, a couple famous for their strategy and volatility will pay the ultimate price for resisting Rome, leaving Octavian free to assume a role of undisputed power. Gu...
Episode CCI - Actium
Emperors of Rome - November 10, 2022 04:23 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn 31 BCE one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took place—more than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one woman. The forces of Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra would square off for control of the mediterranean, and ultimately the Roman empire. Guest: Barry Strauss (Bryce and Edi...
Episode CC - Cleopatra and Antony (Live in Melbourne)
Emperors of Rome - October 27, 2022 06:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhen Cleopatra and Antony stood side by side they were at the pinnacle of power. Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was the queen of an ancient civilisation, and heir to the unmatched cultural achievements of Greece. Marcus Antonius of Rome contended for control of the empire. Together they fought a...
Episode CXCIX - Sextus Pompeius
Emperors of Rome - October 12, 2022 00:04 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsSextus Pompeius was the youngest son of Pompey the Great, and was responsible for leading the last great resistance of the Roman republic against Octavian and Mark Antony. While he made the most of his late father’s reputation, Sextus was a leader in his own right, and to many a forgotten aspect...
Episode CXCVIII - Octavia
Emperors of Rome - October 04, 2022 02:27 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsOctavia was, in many ways, the very model of a modern Roman matron. As the older sister to Octavian, later Augustus, and a wife of the powerful figure Antony, she was respected and admired by her contemporaries for her loyalty, nobility and humanity, as well as for maintaining traditional Roman ...
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