Tiberius Caesar
Tiberius Caesar #22 – Partial Party
It's a very special episode! Cam is joined by hilarious fellow Aussies Dr Fiona Radford and Dr Peta Greenfield from The Partial Historians podcast to discuss the epic…
Tiberius Caesar #21 – Nice Guy Tibbo
More stories from the ancient sources about what a nice guy Tibbo was. Most of the time. In the early years. Before he went all sex-dungeon-y. And more…
Tiberius Caesar #20 – Tacco Is Backo
In the year 21 CE, Tacfarinas, the African Arminius, is still causing trouble for the poor old Romans. So Tibbo, who is busy, off building his sex dungeon,…
Tiberius Caesar #19 – The Tacfarinas Conundrum
We're still looking at stories showing how moderate Tiberius was in the early years – and how the Senate gradually became more and more useless. One great example…
Tiberius Caesar #18 – The Sensitive Clutorius
We look at some of the controversies that Drusus had to deal with when he was sole consul in the year 21 CE. For example – Caecina Severus…
Tiberius Caesar #17 – I, Claudius
Claudius, son of Drusus and Antonia Minor, grandson of Livia and Mark Antony, was born in 10 BCE. He’s so disabled, his mother refers to him as a…
Tiberius Caesar #16 – Edward J Watts Interview
Edward J. Watts is a professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, and author and editor of several prize-winning books, including The Final Pagan Generation,…
Tiberius Caesar #15 – 'Pisoff'
Abandoned by everyone, Piso walks off the stage. Plancina gets a pardon. Tiberius pulls a Trump and says Piso betrayed his trust. And then there's this how thing…
Tiberius Caesar #14 “Do Your Farking Job!”
Agrippina and Piso arrive (separately) back in Rome. And the trial of Piso begins. HOW TO LISTEN If you're seeing this message, it means you aren't logged in…
Tiberius Caesar #13 – "Infected"
Meanwhile in Rome, people are just getting news that Germs is ill and they are furious at Tibbo and Livia. Aha! They said. Now we know why he…
Tiberius Caesar #12 – Tears for Germanicus
Why did Germanicus go to Egypt? To get to the other side. His real motive, according to Tacitus, was tourism HOWEVER a couple of papyrus fragments discovered in…
Tiberius Caesar #11 “Father of the Legions”
To Germanicus, Piso’s appointment will have been clear proof that Tiberius still did not trust him. To some extent it followed the pattern whereby a tried and trusted…
Tiberius Caesar #10 – Piso Shit
Problems in the East. It had started back in 15, when the Parthians expelled their king, Vonones. Although I’ve also read 12. Vonones was the eldest son of…
Tiberius Caesar #9 – Happy Fish
The other problem Tibbo had in 16 was a belated consequence of the removal of Agrippa Postumus. As soon as he heard of Augustus’ death, Clemens, one of…
Tiberius Caesar #8 – The Libo Shuffle
Meanwhile, while Germs was off in Germany fighting Germans… Tibbo had major problems to deal with. SILK CLOTHING. CASSIUS DIO: Tiberius forbade any man to wear silk clothing…
Tiberius Caesar #7 – Lindsay Powell, Germanicus
We are very excited to welcome back to the show our favourite history detective Lindsay Powell, author of several terrific books on Agrippa, Augustus and Germanicus. HOW TO…
Tiberius Caesar #6 – Pulling Out
Germs got a FULL triumph and a triumphal arch, which was erected the following year only 150 yards from the arch erected by Augustus to celebrate the return…
Tiberius Caesar #5 – Lèse-majesté
After witnessing the Varus killing fields, They were furious and wanted revenge against Arminius and the Cherusci. Maybe Germs had calculated this? Or maybe it was an accident?…
Tiberius Caesar #4 – The Return of Herman
Remember Arminius, the leader of the Cherusci tribe of Germans? The complete bad-ass who took down Quinctilius Varus at the Varian Disaster aka the Clades Variana aka The…
Tiberius Caesar #3 – The Troops Are Revolting
Poor Tiberius has to live up to Augustus! He’s already rich. He’s inherited Augustus’ fortune. He could just retire, get a nice little house by the beach, with…