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...
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...