Julius Caesar #41 – The War Is Over

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 his big balls to take on Pompey’s brat sons and his old mate Labienus. According to Plutarch, Caesar...
Julius Caesar #40 – The Spanish Campaign 46 BCE

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 Labienus. It quickly turns into a bloody and brutal affair – people are getting slaughtered, beheaded,...
Julius Caesar Consul #17 – Jim Miller, Economist

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 and decision theory as they relate to Caesar’s life and Roman history, Republican...
Julius Caesar #39 – Caesar’s Reforms

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 program, reforming the grain dole, building a great library, and reforming the calendar.
Julius Caesar #38 – It’s Business Time

Julius Caesar #38 – It’s Business Time

Even while the Greatest Party Everâ„¢ is going on, Caesar is getting down to the business of changing the way Rome works – forever. He’s rewarding his supporters with positions in the Senate, forgiving more of his enemies, creating new settlements in far off...
Julius Caesar #37 – Caesar’s Four Triumphs

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 cut them up into three episodes. Listen to the show for an explanation. On this episode, we see Julius Caesar...