Nov 2, 2022
Nero didn’t visit Athens or Sparta while in Greece because he was scared of religious and political retribution. Besides, he was too busy trying to become the periodonikes, the Grand Slam champion of all of the Games. But things weren’t going well back at Rome, so he...
Oct 22, 2022
The year is 67 CE. Nero is still on his 14 month tour of Greece. He dropped into the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and tickled the Omphalos. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the premium episodes of...
Sep 30, 2022
It’s 67 CE. Before he sets out for his World Tour of Greece, Nero first needs to insult the Senate, then he needs to deal with a new conspiracy, this one involving Corbulo. While Greece, he becomes unhappy with Vespasian who apparently doesn’t clap loudly enough at...
Sep 17, 2022
Nero gets, not one, but TWO new wives. One of them is a dude. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the premium episodes of the series - hundreds of episodes on the lives of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius,...
Aug 30, 2022
Nero’s first attempt at building a single property that covered his estates on the Palatine Hill and the Esquiline Hill was The Domus Transitoria, the House of Passage. It burned down in the Great Fire. He replaced it with the Domus Aurea (Golden House), designed by...
Aug 20, 2022
Nero built his Domus Aurea between 64-68 and, in doing so, revolutionised Roman architecture. He also built a massive statue of himself, because, hey, why not? If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the...
Aug 12, 2022
Nero was a lover, not a fighter. Not a great leader of armies. He thought of himself as an artist. He wanted to be on stage, not on horseback. He was very proud that he closed his Janus. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If...
Jul 23, 2022
If you want to marry a woman, remember to kill her husband first If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the premium episodes of the series - hundreds of episodes on the lives of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius,...
Jun 20, 2022
The Stoics Thrasea and Soranus go on trial. And we run out of Tacitus. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the premium episodes of the series - hundreds of episodes on the lives of Julius, Augustus,...
Jun 11, 2022
When you’ve been up to no good, and you get caught out, you have two options. Nero, like Ray, is a Number 2 kind of guy. In this episode, he goes after two significant Stoics, Thrasea Paetus and Barea Soranus, with trumped up charges. And we farewell one of our fans...
May 24, 2022
A family commits suicide together to escape Nero’s prosecution, while others just get stabbed to death. But Tacitus’ explanations for Nero’s behaviour still leave us scratching our heads. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber....
May 14, 2022
Nero launches a series of attacks that result in the demise of certain members of the Roman elite. But why these particular people? And why now? We tease apart Tacitus to try to work out what’s really going on. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged...
Apr 28, 2022
This is the second and final part of our interview with philosopher Michael Tremblay, talking about Seneca and stoicism. Check out the Stoa Meditation app that Michael has been working on. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber....
Apr 16, 2022
With the recent demise on our show of Nero’s favourite Stoic, Seneca, we wanted to go balls deep on Stoicism. To help us out, our guest Michael Tremblay, who has a PhD in philosophy, where he studied Stoic ethics and education, came on and talk to us about the...
Mar 31, 2022
In the year 66, Nero gets taken on a wild goose chase, performs some lovely poetry and harp concerts… oh yeah, and he kicks his wife to death. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the premium episodes of...
Mar 19, 2022
This episode is brought to you by – legal weed!The Pisonian Conspiracy is over. Rewards are handed out to those who remained loyal. The Senate wants to make Nero a living god. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want...
Mar 2, 2022
Next on the chopping block is Seneca, Nero’s old tutor and adviser and leading Stoic. Historians seem to think he wasn’t directly involved in the conspiracy – but he probably knew about it. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a...
Feb 19, 2022
Nero hunts down the main conspirators. Some of them are captured, while others help execute their own colleagues without betraying their allegiance to the cause. Piso is urged to mount the rostra in the Forum and make a case to the people, but decides to take the easy...
Feb 8, 2022
The plot against Nero continues to gather momentum but is finally betrayed by a freedman, a day before shit was about to go down. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen to the premium episodes of the series -...
Jan 23, 2022
When one of the praetorian prefects joins the conspirators, they decide it’s time to act. But they can’t agree on a plan. It takes a woman to move things along. If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen...
