Vespasian #8 – Batavians Dance, Romans Sink, Goodbye Tacitus

Vespasian #8 – Batavians Dance, Romans Sink, Goodbye Tacitus

This episode picks up the Roman story on two fronts at once: Cameron and Ray debate Schrodinger’s cat, Minecraft physics and the metaphysics of Tylenol, before steering the ship back into Tacitus’ account of the Batavian revolt. The Rhine frontier is in chaos, the...
Gallienus: The Pragmatist Who Kept Rome Alive

Gallienus: The Pragmatist Who Kept Rome Alive

In this special Life of Caesar episode, Cameron and Ray step out of their usual Roman timeline to talk with Matthew and Matteo Storm from The Lost Roman Heroes Podcast about Emperor Gallienus — one of the most underrated rulers of the Roman Empire. Together, they...
Vespasian #7 – Birds, Betrayal, and the Birth of Christianity

Vespasian #7 – Birds, Betrayal, and the Birth of Christianity

In this episode, Cameron and Ray explore Vespasian’s campaign in Judea — a bloody and chaotic chapter that reshaped both Judaism and Christianity. Cameron recounts the revolt’s absurd beginnings — a land dispute, a sacrificed bird on a chamber pot — and follows it...
Vespasian #6 – Bitumen, Blood, and Bias

Vespasian #6 – Bitumen, Blood, and Bias

In this episode, Cameron and Ray continue their exploration of Tacitus’ account of the Jews and the Dead Sea. They riff on bitumen bubbling up from the “Asphalt Lake,” how vinegar and menstrual blood supposedly affect it, and why the ancients found this both useful...
Vespasian #5 – Circumcision, Sabbath, and Salt

Vespasian #5 – Circumcision, Sabbath, and Salt

In this episode of *Life of Caesar*, Cameron and Ray dive deep into Tacitus’ *Histories* and his account of the Jews during the First Jewish-Roman War. The conversation explores the cultural, religious, and political context surrounding the Jewish people at the time...