Tacfarinas with Dr Jo Ball

Dr Jo Ball returns as a guest on the podcast to talk about Tacfarinas, the subject of her latest book. In the early 1st century AD Tacfarinas led a rebellion against Rome in north west Africa. Listen to find out how Rome responded, what we know about Tacfarinas and much, much more. The problems with triumphs, nepotism, psychology and how dangerous this rebellion was are amongst some of the other areas covered. You'll also get to hear what made the emperor Tiberius angrier than he had ever been. Find Dr Ball on TikTok, Instagram and X as @drjeball. Find me as @ancientblogger on TikTok, Instragram, X, Bluesky and the Ancient Blogger YouTube channel Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental). If you can leave a reivew please do and check out the Ancient History Hound subreddit

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Tacfarinas with Dr Jo Ball is an episode from Ancient History Hound by Ancient Blogger.

This episode is 01:04:56 long.

This episode was published on Dec 1, 2025.

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