Vespasian #13 – Titus Likes It Tight

Vespasian #13 – Titus Likes It Tight

In this episode of *The Life of Caesar*, Cameron and Ray navigate a brain-bending “red yarn” conspiracy board that connects the dots between James Bond’s *Moonraker*, Nazi rocket scientists, and the ancient naturalist Pliny the Elder. Once they finally...
Vespasian #12 – Three Walls and a Funeral

Vespasian #12 – Three Walls and a Funeral

It’s 70 CE, and the noose is tightening around Jerusalem. In this episode, we follow Titus as he turns the siege into a masterclass of Roman engineering and psychological warfare, deploying 23-meter-tall siege towers and massive battering rams to systematically...
Vespasian #11 – The Siege That Crawled

Vespasian #11 – The Siege That Crawled

In Episode 11, the focus tightens on Titus as the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE moves from positioning to execution. Drawing heavily on Josephus’ rare eyewitness account, the episode walks listeners onto the northern walls of the city to watch Roman engineering...
Vespasian #10 – Miracles, Madness, and the Art of Siege Warfare

Vespasian #10 – Miracles, Madness, and the Art of Siege Warfare

In Episode 10, Cameron and Ray pick up the siege of Jerusalem at a critical moment, with Titus narrowly escaping death yet again during reckless reconnaissance near the city walls. Using Josephus as their primary source, they explore how first-century historians...