Vespasian
Vespasian #9 – Blessed Are the Cheesemakers… and the Siege Engines
In this episode we veer joyfully between kung fu bloodletting, the perils of super-semen, and the siege tactics of first-century Jerusalem. Once the digressions slow down enough to…
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…
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…
Vespasian #6 – Bitumen, Blood, and Bias
In this episode, Cameron and Ray continue their exploration of Tacitus’ account of the Jews and the Dead Sea. They riff on bitumen bubbling up from the “Asphalt…
Vespasian #5 – Circumcision, Sabbath, and Salt
In this episode of *Life of Caesar*, Cameron and Ray dive deep into Tacitus’ *Histories* and his account of the Jews during the First Jewish-Roman War. The conversation…
Vespasian #4 – Marc Hyden, author, "Emperor Titus"
In this episode, Cameron is joined by historian and author **Marc Hyden** to explore the life and times of Emperor **Titus Flavius Vespasianus**. They trace the rise of…
Vespasian #3 – The Sticky Wicket
In this chaotic and bloody conclusion to the Year of the Four Emperors, Cameron and Ray chart the political chess game that followed Vitellius’ fall. Mucianus arrives in…
Vespasian #2 – Big Dick Imperium: Vespasian’s Real Power Brokers
In this episode of _Life of Caesar_, Cam and Ray reunite for a characteristically wild ride through ancient Roman history, personal chaos, and philosophical side quests. The boys…
Vespasian #1 – Welcome to Vespasian
In this first episode covering the reign of Vespasian, Cameron and Ray arrive (finally!) at the end of the chaotic Year of the Four Emperors. They dissect the…