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Julius Caesar – 2000 Likes Special Edition
Well we have FINALLY hit the milestone of 2000 likes on our Facebook page! And to celebrate, I put together something a little special for you. Have you…
Julius Caesar #43 – The Divine Julius
As we near the end of our little tale, Caesar is being granted unprecedented honours, including being declared a GOD and the SAVIOUR of Rome. We also talk…
Julius Caesar #42 – The Conspiracy, Part I
It’s the beginning of 44 BCE. Caesar is 56. He's planning to leave in three months to campaign against the Dacians and the Parthians. The Senate and the…
Julius Caesar #41 – The War Is Over
Four years of bloody Civil War, with 100,000 Romans dead, all comes down to this place, this day, this battle – The Battle of Munda. Julius Caesar uses…
Julius Caesar #40 – The Spanish Campaign 46 BCE
Caesar realises that he has to go to Spain in person to deal with Pompey's two brat sons – Cnaeus and Sextus – and his old bottom bitch…
Julius Caesar Consul #17 – Jim Miller, Economist
Our guest this time is James Miller, game theorist and associate professor of economics at Smith College. He invited himself onto the show to talk about game theory…
Julius Caesar #39 – Caesar's Reforms
As dictator, Julius Caesar initiates a sweeping range of political and social reforms that even his enemies have to concede make a lot of sense, including a colonisation…
Julius Caesar #38 – It's Business Time
Even while the Greatest Party Ever™ is going on, Caesar is getting down to the business of changing the way Rome works – forever. He's rewarding his supporters…
Julius Caesar #37 – Caesar's Four Triumphs
Well we are back with episode 37 and we're also back to one hour episodes (more or less). Even though we recorded 3.5 hours today, we're going to…
Julius Caesar Consul #16 – Sam Wood: Archaeologist, TV Star, Bike Nut
Our guest on our 16th Consul show is Aussie Sam Wood! Sam is an archaeologist who now is also one of the people behind the Ride And Seek…
Julius Caesar #36 – AFRICA
Nearly three hours of mayhem sees Caesar sail to Africa to finish off Metellus Scipio, Labienus, Cato and the rest of the Pompeians.
Julius Caesar #35 – VENI VIDI VICI
Caesar leaves Cleopatra and Alexandria behind to return to Rome. But before he can deal with Rome, he has to pay some debts, borrow some funds and deal…
Julius Caesar #34 – Alexandria & Cleopatra
Father forgive us, we have sinned! It's been nearly 4 weeks since our last episode (Ray took his family to Disney World!) but we're back with 3 1/4…
Julius Caesar #33 – The Battle Of Pharsalus
Whew. Another 2.5 hours of mayhem! In this episode, Caesar and Pompey finally face off in the battle to determine the fate of Western civilization. Two men enter…
Julius Caesar #32 – Caesar Goes To Greece
Julius Caesar resigns his dictatorship after a mere 11 days in Rome and chases Pompey to Greece! Bibulus blockades half of fleet so Caesar spends a few months…
Julius Caesar CONSUL #15 – Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins is the author of many books about Ancient Rome including THE IDES. We had a great chat with him about Caesar's assassination and the civil war.…
Julius Caesar CONSUL #14 – Barry Strauss, Cornell University
Barry Strauss is a military historian with a focus on ancient Greece and Rome. Strauss is editor of The Princeton History of the Ancient World, a series of…
Julius Caesar CONSUL #13 – Steven Saylor
Steven Saylor is a writer of historical fiction centered around the late Roman republic and early empire. He's been called "a modern master of historical fiction" by USA…
Julius Caesar #31 – The Rain In Spain
This. Show. Is. Insane. 2.5 hours. A crazy opening courtesy of Jessica Robles. More songs than ever. Caesar lays siege to Massalia (modern Marseilles). Then he heads to…
Julius Caesar #30 – Run Away, Pompey
Julius Caesar tries to block Pompey's departure from Italy but fails. So he heads to Rome for the first time in 9 years. Cicero laments that Pompey is…