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“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.” - Tacitus. A podcast series looking at the rulers of the ancient Roman empire, by Dr Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith.
In 305 CE, a carefully staged transition took place: the emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired, handing power to a new generation of rule...
In the early fourth century the emperors of the Tetrarchy initiated what later Christians would call the “Great Persecution.” Under Diocleti...
With the tetrarch system still taking shape, Diocletian and his Caesar Galerius come under growing pressure in the East, facing rebellion fr...
Constantius was elevated to Caesar with one primary mission - retake Britannia for the Roman empire. In the later half of the fourth century...
Diocletian and Maximian have established themselves as co-Emperors, working together to amicably administrate a sprawling Roman Empire. But...
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Rhiannon Evans, Caillan Davenport, Matt Smith and special guest William Dalrymple share items of Roman interest! You will hear: - A phoenix...
Viriathus was a Lusitanian leader who rose from humble beginnings to become one of Rome’s most formidable enemies. A skilled tactician and m...
Arria, and her daughter of the same name, were celebrated in Roman literature for their virtues, piety, and devotion to family. Remembered a...
Being the daughter of Cato and wife of Brutus came with certain expectations from the ancient world. Embody her father’s principles, be a fi...
In times of antiquity, alongside the Via Appia, stood the Laudatio Turiae, a funerary inscription praising the life of an exceptional Roman...
When Nero took his own life in 68CE it was the end of an era for Rome. The Julio-Claudians had ruled for close to 100 years, and with the en...
Plague getting your people down? Suffering from a mysterious ailment? Perhaps a festival of Apollo is what you need. A simple festival with...
After the death of Crassus his powerful name, his fortune, and his family’s honour survived. In this episode we’ll trace the life of the Cra...
Crassus had power, he had money, but he still felt something was missing. With an army and a province in the east, he sets off to win the gl...
As Crassus gathered more power and wealth his success was aided by two allies. One, Julius Caesar, had received financial aid from Crassus f...
In the tales of Hollywood Crassus will always be the antagonist to the slave hero Spartacus, but is that how would he see himself? A war aga...
Marcus Licinius Crassus was an influential politician in the late Roman republic, famous for the wealth he accrued and the power that he hel...
Pompeii has been excavated for hundreds of years, and in that time techniques, practices and philosophies have changed. We’re now finding ou...
The simple act of dinner took on a new dimension for the Emperors. In an place where every meal could be a performance, an Emperor used the...
For the Romans the simple act of dinner was so much more than a meal. It was an opportunity to socialise and do business, to see and be seen...
To celebrate the 10th year of the Emperors of Rome podcast, Rhiannon Evans and Matt Smith convened a screening of the epic movie Gladiator s...
The Roman festival of Faunalia Rustica was celebrated in rural areas in honour of the god Faunus, a god who according to epic poetry was the...
Diocletian and Maximian must be doing something right - keeping the borders of Rome safe, and ruling the Empire in harmony. They even have a...
The man who would be the Emperor Diocletian was of unremarkable origins. Quick to recognise the challenges of Rome, he moved to set it up as...
As the wild and crazy experiment of the 3rd century winds to a conclusion, a man named Carus steps into the purple, with an imperial dynasty...
Probus had a fairly long reign for this time in the history of the Empire. Keeping the barbarians in check is one thing, seeing off usurpers...
We now return to the late third century, where the Emperor Aurelian has finally reunited the Roman empire and been murdered for the trouble,...
The Bona Dea was a goddess of Rome, whose celebrations were the secret domain of elite women. To our male Roman sources they were mysterious...
Caesar was a man who was careful of his image, and in his accounts of the Gallic Wars he records his skill and competence on the battle fiel...
Throughout our examination of the Catiline conspiracy we have avoided the urge to make comparisons between the events in Ancient Rome and mo...
Catiline’s name is often used as a byword for villainy, and over the years has been told and retold by different authors with different agen...
Cicero 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...
Catiline and Cicero now wage very different wars. Cicero on the floor of the senate, arguing for the protection of the legacy of Rome. Catil...
Catiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute. Bu...
Catiline attempted to become consul of Rome more than once, and its a position he believes he deserves. When he fails in his efforts and Cic...
Catiline doesn't have the best reputation in Rome, and in the years after his failed conspiracy he has been implicated in every failed plot...
Catiline is a notorious figure of the Roman republic, a longtime rival of Cicero who, after repeated attempts at the consulship decided to p...
Hispala Faecena was instrumental in bringing the cult of Bacchus to the attention of Roman authorities, ending a conspiracy that was threate...
Martial was a Roman poet primarily writing during the reign of Domitian, and while primarily known for his commentary on Roman life, his tak...
Yes, 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 cover...
A 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...
Aurelian 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...
Aurelian has seen off vandals, goths, and conquered the forces of Zenobia to reclaim the east. But to the west lies the Gallic Empire, once...
The 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...
Aurelian became Emperor of a fractured empire. To the west the Gallic Empire had been established ten years earlier, the eastern provinces w...
The 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...
What Latin words and concepts for time are still with us today? Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La...
While 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 se...
As the Roman empire lost the western provinces something very different was happening in the east. Odaenathus remained on the side of Rome,...